Cna Jobs in Reno, TX

About The Position

Requirements

• Must possess at least a 10th-grade education.
• Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state laws.
• 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 present information effectively and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions in situations with limited standardization.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear regularly and use office-related equipment frequently.

Nice To Haves

• CPR certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify residents before administering treatments or serving meals, as necessary.
• Use authorized abbreviations and record information accurately and descriptively in flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records.
• Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries, suspected abuse, and suspected misappropriation of property to the appropriate supervisor or facility representative.
• Protect residents’ confidential and protected health information and report suspected unauthorized disclosure or access to information systems.
• Perform only nursing care procedures and use only equipment for which the employee has been trained; report defective equipment.
• Prepare rooms for incoming residents; greet and escort residents; introduce them to roommates and facility personnel; and help make them comfortable.
• Inventory, mark, store, pack, and transport residents’ personal possessions as instructed, including during room transfers or discharge.
• Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment; participate in nursing reports and scheduled meetings; and cooperate with facility and inter-departmental personnel.
• Follow work assignments, schedules, facility policies, and procedures; notify the facility when late or absent; and report occupational exposures as required.
• Make beds and add covers as requested; keep residents dry by changing wet or soiled clothing and linens; and keep water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach.
• Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights, and measurements as instructed.
• Frequently check residents who cannot call for help, answer calls promptly, and routinely check that personal care needs are met in accordance with residents’ wishes.
• Assist residents with meals, identify food arrangements when needed, record food and fluid intake, report changes in eating habits, and provide after-meal care.
• Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, grooming, dressing, and undressing.
• Assist residents with preparation for medical tests and physical examinations; perform special treatments and restorative or rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, and other equipment.
• Observe disoriented and comatose residents; record and report data as instructed; and observe and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, and injuries of unknown source.
• Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse if a resident leaves or is missing from the facility.
• Honor residents’ refusals of treatment and report refusal requests to a supervisor.
• Assist with loading and unloading residents from vehicles when necessary and assist with evacuation of residents during emergencies when necessary.