Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Company: Vero Health & Rehab of Sylva
Location: Sylva
Posted on: March 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Now offering a $3,000 -Sign On Bonus -COMPETITIVE PAY RATES! -We
are a beautiful 106-bed skilled nursing facility looking for
-Certified Nursing Assistants -to join our team! If you are looking
for a self-fulfilling job in health care then look no further.
Apply today to take the first step in joining our family-like
atmosphere! -Now -offering a Baylor Plan.Purpose of Your Job
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. - -Delegation of
Authority - -As a Certified Nursing Assistant, you are delegated
the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability
necessary for carrying out your assigned duties. - -Job Functions -
-Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of
this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these
are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission
of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the
position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential
function of the position. - -Duties and
ResponsibilitiesAdministrative FunctionsUse the wristband or photo
card file to identify residents before administering treatments,
serving meals, etc., as necessary.Record all entries on flow
sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative and descriptive
manner.Use only authorized abbreviations established by this
facility when recording information.Report all changes in the
resident's condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon
as practical.Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the
shift that they occur.Agree not to disclose assigned user ID code
and password for accessing resident/facility information and
promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to
the Administrator.Agree not to disclose resident's protected health
information and promptly report suspected or known violations of
such disclosure to the Administrator.Report any known or suspected
unauthorized attempt to access facility's information system.
-Admission, Transfer, and Discharge FunctionsEnsure that the
resident's room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed
made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).Greet residents
and escort them to their room.Introduce resident to his/her
roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as
appropriate.Make resident comfortable (i.e., put to bed, get water,
etc.).Inventory and mark the resident's personal possessions as
instructed.Store resident's clothing.Assist residents with packing
their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new
room, or when being discharged.Transport residents to new rooms or
to the receiving area.Assist with loading/unloading residents from
vehicles as necessary.Other duties as assigned. -Personnel
FunctionsPerform all assigned tasks in accordance with our
established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your
supervisors.Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in
completing and performing your assigned tasks.Cooperate with
inter-departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel
to ensure that nursing services can be adequately maintained to
meet the needs of the residents.Create and maintain an atmosphere
of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a
calm environment throughout the unit and shift.Meet with your
shift's nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to
assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the
improvement of services.Report all complaints and grievances made
by the resident.Notify the facility when you will be late or absent
from work.Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids,
infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to your
supervisor.Report known or suspected incidents of fraud to the
Administrator.Ensure that departmental computer workstations left
unattended are properly logged off or the password protected
automatic screen-saver activates within established facility policy
guidelines.Other duties as assigned. - -Personal Nursing Care
FunctionsParticipate in and receive the nursing report upon
reporting for duty.Follow established policies concerning exposure
to blood/body fluids.Assist residents with daily dental and mouth
care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth
care, etc.).Assist residents with bath functions (i.e., bedbath,
tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed.Give backrubs as
instructed.Assist residents with dressing/undressing as
necessary.Assist residents with hair care functions (i.e., combing,
brushing, shampooing, etc.).Assist residents with nail care (i.e.,
clipping, trimming, and cleaning the finger/toenails). (Note: Does
not include diabetic residents.)Shave male residents.Keep hair on
female residents clean shaven (i.e., facial hair, under arms, on
legs, etc.) as instructed.Keep residents dry (i.e., change gown,
clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled).Change bed
linens. Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the
resident.Make beds (occupied and unoccupied).Put extra covers on
beds as requested.Position bedfast residents in correct and
comfortable position.Assist resident with bowel and bladder
functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bedpan/urinal, portable
commode, etc.).Maintain intake and output records as
instructed.Keep incontinent residents clean and dry.Check and
report bowel movements and character of stools as
instructed.Prepare and give enemas. Report results as
instructed.Collect specimens as instructed (i.e., urine, sputum,
stools, etc.).Assist residents in preparing for medical tests
(i.e., lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental, etc.).Assist residents in
preparing for activity and social programs (i.e., church services,
parties, visitors, etc.).Assist in transporting residents to/from
appointments, activity and social programs, etc., as
necessary.Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and
transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs,
wheelchairs, lifts, etc.Assist residents to walk with or without
self-help devices as instructed.Perform restorative and
rehabilitative procedures as instructed.Change dressings, bandages,
binders, etc., as instructed.Provide eye and ear care (i.e.,
warm/cold compresses, eye/ear instillation, cleaning
eyeglasses/hearing aides, etc.) as instructed.Assist with the
application of nonsterile (moist and dry) warm/cold
compresses.Assist in preparing the resident for a physical
examination.Weigh and measure residents as instructed.Measure and
record temperatures, pulse, and respirations (TPRs), as
instructed.Answer resident calls as promptly as feasible.Ensure
that residents who are unable to call for help are checked
frequently.Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her
personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her
wishes.Assist with the care of the dying resident.Provide
post-mortem care as instructed.Other duties as assigned. -Special
Nursing Care FunctionsObserve and report the presence of pressure
areas and skin breakdowns to prevent pressure injuries.Report
injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.Provide daily
indwelling catheter care.Provide daily perineal care.Perform
nonsterile (clean) vaginal irrigation/douches.Assist with the
application of slings, elastic bandages, binders, etc.Give tepid
sponge baths.Provide daily Range of Motion Exercises. Record data
as instructed.Turn bedfast residents at least every two (2)
hours.Perform diabetic urine testing as instructed.Provide physical
and respiratory therapy as instructed.Perform special treatments as
instructed.Observe disoriented and comatose residents. Record and
report data as instructed.Turn all medications found in the
resident's room/possession over to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge
Nurse.Provide residents with Reality Orientation as
instructed.Watch for and report any change in room temperature,
ventilation, lighting, etc.Other duties as assigned. - -Food
Service FunctionsPrepare residents for meals (i.e., take to
bathroom, wash hands, comb hair, raise bed, position tables, place
bibs, take to/from dining room, etc.).Serve food trays. Assist with
feeding as indicated (i.e., cutting foods, feeding, assist in
dining room supervision, etc.).Assist residents with identifying
food arrangements (i.e., informing resident with sight problem of
foods that are on his/her tray, where it is located, if it is
hot/cold, etc.).Record the resident's food/fluid intake. Report
changes in the resident's eating habits.Keep residents' water
pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift), and
within easy reach of the resident.Serve between meal and bedtime
snacks.Perform after meal care (i.e., remove trays, clean
resident's hands, face, clothing, take to bathroom, brush teeth,
clean dentures, etc.).Check rooms for food articles (i.e., food in
proper container, unauthorized food items, etc.).Other duties as
assigned. -Staff DevelopmentAttend and participate in scheduled
training and educational classes to maintain current certification
as a Nursing Assistant.Attend and participate in scheduled
orientation programs and activities.Attend and participate in
facility in-service training programs as instructed.Other duties as
assigned. -Safety and SanitationRestrain residents in chair/bed
only as instructed by your supervisor. Inform supervisor if
resident refuses to be restrained.Check restrained residents at
least every thirty (30) minutes.Release restraints at least every
two (2) hours for range of motion exercises, taking to bathroom,
etc.Maintain a record of restrained residents, the times restraints
were released, and how long the restraints were
released.Participate in appropriate in-service training programs
prior to performing tasks that involve potential exposure to
blood/body fluids.Wash hands before and after performing any
service for the resident.Keep the nurses' call system within easy
reach of the resident.Immediately notify the Nurse
Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any resident leaving/missing from the
facility.Follow established safety precautions in the performance
of all duties.Keep residents' personal possessions off the floor
and properly stored.Keep floors dry. Report spills immediately.Keep
excess supplies and equipment off the floor. Store in designated
areasWash wheelchairs, walkers, etc., as instructed.Clean,
disinfect, and return all resident care equipment to its designated
storage area after each use.Perform routine housekeeping duties
(i.e., clean bedrails, overbed table, night stand, etc., that
relate to nursing care procedures).Before leaving work area for
breaks, or at the end of the workday, store all tools, equipment,
and supplies.Report all hazardous conditions and equipment to the
Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse immediately.Report all safety
violations.Follow established smoking regulations. Report all
violations.Report any communicable or infectious disease to the
Director of Nursing Services and/or to the Infection Control
Coordinator.Follow established isolation precautions and
procedures.Wash hands before entering and after leaving an
isolation room/area.Follow established procedures in the use and
disposal of personal protective equipment.Wear and/or use safety
equipment and supplies (e.g., back brace, mechanical lifts, etc.)
when lifting or moving residents.Report missing/illegible labels
and MSDSs to your supervisor.Other duties as assigned. -Equipment
and Supply FunctionsUse only the equipment you have been trained to
use.Operate all equipment in a safe manner.Use only the equipment
and supplies necessary to do the job. Do not be wasteful.Report
defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.Inform the
Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of your equipment and supply
needs.Other duties as assigned. - -Care Plan FunctionsReview care
plans daily to determine if changes in the resident's daily care
routine have been made on the care plan.Inform the Nurse
Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any changes in the resident's condition
so that appropriate information can be entered on the resident's
care plan.Ensure that your notes reflect that the care plan is
being followed.Other duties as assigned. -Budget and Planning
FunctionsReport suspected or known incidence of fraud relative to
false billings, cost reports, kickbacks, etc.Other duties as
assigned. -Resident RightsMaintain the confidentiality of all
resident care information including protected health information.
Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of
such information.Ensure that you treat all residents fairly, and
with kindness, dignity, and respect.Ensure that all nursing care is
provided in privacy.Knock before entering the resident's
room.Report all grievances and complaints made by the resident to
the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.Report all allegations of
resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.Honor
the resident's refusal of treatment request. Report such requests
to your supervisor.Other duties as assigned. - - - - - -Working
Conditions -Works throughout the nursing service area (i.e., drug
rooms, nurses' stations, resident rooms, etc.).Moves intermittently
during working hours.Is subject to frequent interruptions.Is
involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government
agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.Is
subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members,
personnel, and visitors.Communicates with nursing personnel and
other department personnel.Works beyond normal working hours, on
weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily, when
necessary.Is subject to call back during emergency conditions
(e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).Attends and
participates in continuing educational programs.Is subject to
injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout
the workday, as well as to reactions from dust, disinfectants,
tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.Is subject to exposure to
infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the
AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.May be subject to the handling of and
exposure to hazardous chemicals. -Education -Must possess, as a
minimum, a 10th grade education. -Experience -Must be a licensed
Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with laws of this state.
-Specific Requirements -Must be able to read, write, speak, and
understand the English language.Must demonstrate the knowledge and
skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related
needs of the residents served.Must be a supportive team member,
contribute to and be an example of team work and team concept.Must
possess the ability to make independent decisions when
circumstances warrant such action.Must possess the ability to deal
tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors,
government agencies/personnel, and the general public.Must possess
the ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other
personnel.Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and
enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult
residents.Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles
and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing
practices.Must be able to relate information concerning a
resident's condition.Must not pose a direct threat to the health
and safety of other individuals in the workplace. -Physical and
Sensory Requirements(With or Without the Aid of Mechanical Devices)
-Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.Must be
able to speak and write the English language in an understandable
manner.Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of
the position.Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that
will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the
requirements of this position can be fully met.
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