Cna Jobs in Milwaukee, NC

About The Position

Requirements

• Certified Nursing Assistant certification in good standing with the state.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current CPR/BLS certification.
• No disciplinary action in effect against the CNA certification.
• At least one year of experience as a certified nursing assistant in long-term care.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
• Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, families, visitors, government agencies or personnel, and the general public.
• Patience, tact, and willingness to work with difficult residents, family members, and staff.
• Ability to relay information concerning a resident’s condition.
• Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.
• Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.
• Meet facility general health requirements, including medical and physical exams and checks of immunity status to infectious diseases.
• Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and complete other physical movements required for the position.
• Strong listening skills and ability to handle conflict professionally and courteously.
• Basic computer skills, including ability to navigate electronic medical record systems.
• Positive interpersonal relationship skills with people of all ages and cultures.
• Ability to walk, stand, sit, bend, and stoop for extended periods.
• Hand and finger dexterity to perform resident care.
• Ability to lift, move, push, or pull a minimum of 35 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive services to nurses and other staff and perform assigned duties.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living in accordance with care plans and established policies and procedures.
• Lift, turn, move, position, and transport residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts.
• Coordinate dining-room services at assigned mealtimes, including setup and cleanup, meal-tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake.
• Deliver nutritional supplements at assigned times, assist residents as needed to ensure intake, and document intake.
• Assist with weighing residents, record weights in designated locations, and report weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
• Track residents’ skin condition and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, or skin tears to the nurse and supervisor.
• Assist nursing staff with toileting-program activities.
• Complete daily flow sheets and document resident progress as directed by the supervisor.
• Inform the nurse and supervisor of factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment to a nursing unit.
• Report changes in residents’ conditions to their nurse and supervisor.
• Treat residents with dignity and respect and promote and protect their rights.
• Follow facility policies and procedures, standards of business conduct, and applicable state and federal regulations and guidelines.
• Follow safety, hygiene, and infection-control practices; use proper lifting and body mechanics.
• Maintain confidentiality of protected health information and report confidentiality breaches or policy noncompliance to appropriate personnel.
• Report retaliation or discrimination to HR or the compliance officer.
• Report allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property, exploitation, or mistreatment; protect residents and cooperate with investigations.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.
• Participate in life-safety and emergency drills and training and fulfill assigned responsibilities during facility emergency-plan activation.
• Immediately report work-related injuries and illnesses to the supervisor.
• Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements.
• Attend care-plan meetings for assigned residents and participate in QAPI or facility-assessment activities as needed.
• Accept CNA assignments as staffing needs require and perform assigned CNA duties in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
• Assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.