STNA / CNA - Part Time

PACS•Westminster, CO

About The Position

The STNA/CNA provides assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessment and care plan, facility policies and procedures, and directions from supervisors. The role includes supporting residents with personal care, meals, mobility, admission and transfer needs, and comfort, while observing and reporting changes in condition and documenting care accurately. The employee must protect residents’ confidential health information, follow safety and exposure-control procedures, and perform only care procedures and equipment use for which they have been trained. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. A minimum of a 10th-grade education and a state-licensed Certified Nursing Assistant credential are required; CPR is preferred. The work involves occasional lifting or moving of up to 25 pounds, prolonged computer use, and regular sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, and hearing. The employee may need to assist with resident evacuation in emergencies. The work environment is usually low to moderately noisy.

Requirements

At least a 10th-grade education.
Licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state law.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems in situations with limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and regularly sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, or hearing.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals as necessary.
Use only facility-authorized abbreviations and record information on flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records in an informative, descriptive manner.
Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions, observed accidents and incidents, resident complaints and grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin tears, pressure areas, skin breakdown, suspected abuse or misappropriation of property, and residents leaving or missing from the facility to the appropriate supervisor.
Protect resident privacy and protected health information; report suspected or known unauthorized disclosures and attempts to access facility information systems.
Perform only nursing care procedures and equipment use for which the employee has been trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare rooms for incoming residents; greet and escort residents, introduce them to roommates and others as appropriate, make them comfortable, inventory and mark possessions, store clothing, assist with packing, and transport residents during room changes, discharge, or vehicle transfers as necessary.
Help maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment and participate in nursing reports and regularly scheduled shift meetings to identify and address problems or improve services.
Follow policies for exposure to blood and body fluids and report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals.
Make beds and add covers as requested; measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
Check residents frequently, answer calls promptly, and routinely ensure personal care needs are met in accordance with residents’ wishes.
Assist with food arrangements, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, keep water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water within residents’ reach, and provide after-meal care.
Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, hair care, dressing and undressing, and changing wet or soiled clothing and linens.
Prepare residents for medical tests and physical examinations; assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
Perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed; observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report them to a supervisor.
Follow assigned work schedules and tasks, cooperate with other facility departments and personnel, and notify the facility when late or absent.
Assist with evacuation of residents during emergencies when necessary.