RNA/CNA

PACS

3d • $23 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide each of your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your supervisors. This role involves ensuring residents receive quality care, maintaining a safe and comfortable environment, and adhering to all facility policies and procedures. The position requires a commitment to resident well-being and the ability to work collaboratively with a nursing team.

Requirements

• Must possess, as a minimum, an 10th grade education.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with laws of the state.
• CPR certification required.

Nice To Haves

• CPR Preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide routine daily nursing care and services to assigned residents according to their assessment and care plan.
• Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals using wristbands or photo cards.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, and charts in an informative and descriptive manner using authorized abbreviations.
• Report any changes in resident condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse promptly.
• Report all observed accidents and incidents as soon as they occur.
• Maintain resident confidentiality and report any suspected or known violations of protected health information.
• Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempts to access the facility’s information system.
• Perform only trained nursing care procedures.
• Ensure resident rooms are ready for new admissions, including making beds and preparing admission kits.
• Greet residents, escort them to their rooms, and introduce them to staff and other residents.
• Assist residents with packing personal possessions for transfers or discharges.
• Transport residents to new rooms or receiving areas.
• Assist with loading/unloading residents to/from vehicles as necessary.
• Create and maintain a warm, positive, and calm environment.
• Participate in nursing report at the beginning and end of shifts.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Make beds, put extra covers on beds as requested.
• Measure and record resident temperatures, pulses, and respirations (TPRs).
• Weigh and measure residents as instructed.
• Ensure residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Answer resident calls promptly and check personal care needs.
• Assist residents with identifying food arrangements and recording food/fluid intake.
• Report changes in resident eating habits to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
• Keep resident water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach.
• Perform after-meal care, including cleaning residents' hands, face, and clothing.
• Follow work assignments and schedules.
• Cooperate with inter-departmental and facility personnel.
• Notify the facility when late or absent.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals.
• Assist residents with daily functions such as dental care, bathing, hair combing, and dressing/undressing.
• Keep residents dry by changing gowns, clothing, and linens when soiled.
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and examinations.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents.
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Observe and report skin breakdowns and pressure areas to prevent bedsores.
• Report injuries of unknown source, including skin tears.
• Observe disoriented and comatose residents and record/report data.
• Perform special treatments as instructed.
• Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any resident leaving or missing from the facility.
• Use only trained equipment and report defective equipment.
• Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
• Honor resident refusal of treatment requests and report them to the supervisor.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer status
• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
• Access to a national network of support and resources.
• Local decision making.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED