PT-CNA

Clear Choice Health Care•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

Provides routine daily nursing services to assigned residents in a caring, compassionate, customer-oriented manner and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and facility guidelines. The role is based in the nursing department and includes work in resident rooms and shower rooms. The CNA works scheduled shifts, with possible weekends, holidays, and other hours based on resident needs. The position involves frequent movement, bending, lifting, sitting, and standing; interruptions; and interaction with residents, families, visitors, government personnel, supervisors, and other departments. The work may involve exposure to odors, falls, burns, infectious diseases, waste, and other hazards. The CNA supports residents’ daily care and well-being by assisting with personal hygiene, meals, hydration, toileting, mobility, transfers, and other routine needs; monitoring and reporting changes in condition; and documenting care and observations. The role also requires protecting resident rights and confidentiality, following safety and infection-control practices, maintaining an organized work area, and contributing to teamwork and positive customer service. Participation in required continuing education is expected.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Successful completion of a state-approved Certified Nursing Assistant program.
Current CNA certification in good standing, or ability to obtain certification within four months of employment if allowable by the state.
CPR certification.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to communicate resident conditions to others and make independent decisions as needed.
Common working knowledge of state rules, laws, and regulations related to skilled nursing.
Patience, friendliness, courtesy, and respect when interacting with residents, including in difficult situations.
Ability to handle sensitive situations concerning residents’ emotional well-being with patience, dignity, and respect.
Ability to move frequently throughout the workday and assist with resident call lights, bathing, toileting, feeding, and grooming.
Ability to lift 40 pounds from floor to waist, lift 10 pounds from waist to shoulder, lift and carry 40 pounds, and push or pull 40 pounds.

Nice To Haves

At least six months of experience in a long-term care or other geriatric care environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide quality nursing care and communicate with residents and families to build positive relationships.
Make routine rounds and promptly provide appropriate resident care and service.
Observe residents for changes in condition or behavior and report them to the nurse supervisor.
Answer resident call lights promptly and courteously.
Deliver meals, assist residents with feeding, and provide hydration.
Monitor and chart vital signs.
Assist residents with showers and baths, toileting, bed pans, and personal grooming, including oral care, hair care, and shaving.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, transporting, and transferring residents.
Monitor incontinent residents and ensure their clothing and bed linens are clean and dry.
Collect urine, stool, sputum, and other specimens as directed or appropriate.
Change bed linens and make beds.
Provide skin care and promptly report skin breakdown or pressure areas.
Communicate changes, follow the plan of care, and record changes in resident charts.
Follow facility admission, discharge, and transfer policies and prepare resident rooms for arrivals.
Label, organize, and store residents’ personal belongings and clothing.
Support dying residents and provide post-mortem care.
Receive reports from the off-going shift or supervisor regarding resident needs and changes.
Promote teamwork across departments and maintain a calm, caring, warm, and friendly atmosphere.
Keep residents’ water pitchers clean, filled with fresh water, and within reach; refill as needed.
Provide training to new CNAs upon request.
Transfer residents to and from the dining room, activities, therapy, and other locations.
Rotate residents on a two-hour schedule.
Monitor dressings and bandages and change them as directed.
Arrive as scheduled and make rounds with the previous shift.
Participate in required continuing education programs, staff meetings, in-services, and committees as assigned.
Promptly report resident grievances, accidents, incidents, and unsafe or hazardous conditions to supervisors.
Maintain resident confidentiality and provide care in a manner that protects privacy and dignity.
Follow safety, infection-control, universal-precaution, and emergency and evacuation guidelines.