Nurse Assistant

Asbury Village•Hilton Head Island, SC

10d•$19

About The Position

The Nurse Assistant supports professional nursing staff by providing routine nursing care and assisting residents with activities of daily living in accordance with established policies and procedures. Care includes feeding, bathing, dressing, exercising, toileting, and promoting residents’ general comfort. The role also embraces The Cypress Club’s hospitality promises, including treating residents, employees, and guests with respect, anticipating needs, responding promptly, maintaining professionalism, and attending to details. This position is offered as full-time, part-time, or PRN (as needed), with a stated salary of 19.00 and 12-hour shifts. The listed schedule is a day shift from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Nurse Assistant provides direct resident care, monitors and reports residents’ conditions and safety, documents care in the Electronic Medical Record, assists residents with activities and transportation, and helps maintain clean, orderly service and resident areas. The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, CNA certification, and South Carolina certification on hire. CPR certification is preferred. Previous nursing assistant experience in a long-term care facility is preferred.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Must be able to read, write, speak, and communicate in English.
CNA certification.
South Carolina certification on hire.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including resident transport and assistance, frequent standing and other movement, and lifting and carrying specified weights.
Ability to access confidential patient information electronically as required for patient care.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification preferred.
Previous experience as a nursing assistant in a long-term care facility preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide personal hygiene, oral care, bathing, grooming, and dressing assistance.
Make beds, collect residents’ personal laundry, and keep personal belongings organized.
Provide skin care and turn and position residents.
Assist with toilet training and care for incontinent residents.
Take vital signs and provide nourishment, fluids, and feeding assistance.
Answer call lights as timely as possible and fill and pass water pitchers each shift.
Lift, transfer, turn, and position residents as needed.
Accurately obtain temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration rate as directed.
Maintain a positive rapport with residents, families, and visitors.
Monitor resident safety and observe and report changes in condition or symptoms to the nurse.
Document care provided, food consumed, bowel movements, and intake and output when pertinent in the Electronic Medical Record.
Provide catheter and perineal care.
Transport residents to activities and functions and supervise or assist them at functions as needed.
Encourage residents to participate in activities.
Report emergency situations to the DON or charge nurse as they occur.
Maintain service areas in a clean and orderly condition and keep written notes of pertinent information and observations on flow sheets.
Report suspected violations of The Cypress Code of Conduct through the designated reporting channels.
Take precautions to avoid work-related injuries, follow injury reporting guidelines, participate in safety programs, comply with policies and procedures, and seek ways to improve safety.
Embrace The Cypress Hospitality Promises daily.
Observe and report equipment requiring repair or service.
Use utilities economically; maintain and clean resident closet areas and drawers.
Report items needing requisition to the charge nurse or designee.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information and protect resident rights.
Perform additional duties as assigned.