KC - CMT/L1MA (Part Time) See Job Description for Hours

McCrite Plaza•Kansas City, KS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant provides basic resident care under the direction of nursing staff. Duties include assisting residents with feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral hygiene, mobility, and repositioning; changing linens; and documenting care and resident responses. In the CMT capacity, the position administers medications as directed. The role also includes laundry duties, maintaining linen supplies, helping with meals, and using computers and office equipment to document or produce resident-related information. The position works a rotating two-week schedule: Week 1 Saturday, 7 a.m.–3 p.m.; Week 2 Sunday, 3 p.m.–11 p.m. The employee must be able to work any shift as directed by the Charge Nurse and Director of Nursing.

Requirements

Certificate as a Nurse Aide or Medication Technician in the State of Missouri.
Must be listed as a Nurse Aide or Medication Technician in the Missouri Department of Health and Environment Registry.
Must be CPR certified.
Ability to understand, observe, and enforce infection-control procedures related to facility services.
Ability to observe facility safety policies and procedures and take accountability for regulatory compliance within the assigned unit and span of control.
Ability to recognize potential physical, chemical, and electrical hazards and take appropriate immediate corrective action.
Ability to safeguard the privacy of residents’ health information.
Ability to speak and read English and follow oral and written directions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, residents, and staff.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, stoop, stretch, crawl, crouch, kneel, balance, finger, grasp, push, pull, reach, and walk.
Ability to lift and carry people or objects weighing 35 to 50 pounds, move them between positions, and exert sustained force to draw, drag, or tug objects.
Must be able to work any shift as directed by the Charge Nurse and Director of Nursing.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a similar working environment is preferred but not required.
Poised, professional demeanor and positive attitude.
Resourcefulness, initiative, and ability to adapt to changing workplace requirements and needs.

Responsibilities

Provide direct resident care as assigned and conduct daily resident rounds.
Answer call lights within the designated timeframe; check soiled linens and side rails; change and wash soiled or incontinent residents.
Assist residents with walking, bathroom use, baths or showers, oral hygiene, toileting, and feeding as assigned.
Turn and reposition residents in beds and chairs, and place bedpans, linens, washbasins, and soiled linens in their designated areas.
Complete resident charting, food percentage records, intake and output records, bowel and bladder records, and urinary drainage records.
Review care plans and update and document nurse aide flow sheets and notes with care provided and resident responses.
Identify and report resident problems or concerns promptly to the Charge Nurse and Director of Nursing; initiate corrective action or seek assistance as appropriate.
Participate in resident care conferences and facility meetings as assigned, and contribute to individualized resident care plans.
Maintain the safety of residents under the employee’s supervision.
Participate in required facility continuing education programs and follow admission, discharge, and transfer procedures.
Listen to resident, family, or physician concerns and take corrective action or report concerns to nursing leadership.
Operate washers, dryers, and the automated laundry solution dispensing system; select appropriate wash temperatures and cycles, clean machine filters, and handle detergents and other solutions as directed.
Sort, hang, fold, stack, and distribute garments and linens; return clean linen to storage areas, maintain adequate supplies, and report damaged items to social services.
Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
Use computers and standard office equipment, including copy, fax, and printer machines, to record, store, analyze, send, or produce information.
Perform other related duties as directed by the Charge Nurse and Director of Nursing.
For day duties, take residents to the dining room, serve breakfast and/or lunch trays, assist residents who cannot feed themselves, return trays to the dishwashing area, offer nourishment, and roll beds down.
For evening duties, take residents to the dining room, serve evening meal trays, assist residents who cannot feed themselves, return trays to the dishwashing area, offer nourishment, and prepare residents for bed.