What are the responsibilities and job description for the CNA Full-Time Day shift M-W-Th-Sat position at PINERIDGE?
Reports to : Assistant Director of Nursing Full Wage Range : $23 - $33 USD per hour depending on experience and education. Full Job Description : General Purpose : 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. Essential Duties :
- Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc., as necessary.
- 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.
- Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative, descriptive manner.
- Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur.
- 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.
- Perform only those nursing care procedures that you have been trained to do.
- Ensure 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.
- 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' to / from vehicles as necessary.
- 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.
- Participate in and receive the nursing report as instructed.
- Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood / body fluids.
- Make beds as instructed.
- Put extra covers on beds as requested .
- Measure and record temperatures, pulses, and respirations (TPRs) of residents, as instructed.
- Weigh and measure residents as instructed.
- Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently .
- Answer resident calls promptly.
- Check residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met.
- 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 to the Nurse Supervisor / Charge Nurse.
Record and report data as instructed
Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.
Report such requests to your supervisor. Supervisory Requirements :
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Critical features of this job are described under various headings above.
They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed.
They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position. Summary of Benefits : We are proud to offer our staff low monthly premium payments for employees and dependents will be as follows :
It is a philosophy of caring based on our core values Excellence, Trust, Accountability, Mutual Respect, and Love, that are at the center of all that we do.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints.
Inclusion is the way we treat one another and how we celebrate what makes us different. Pay : $23 - $33 USD per hour depending on experience and education. The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby / on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Salary : $23 - $33