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Certified Nurse Assistant

Certified Nurse Assistant

Grand Terrace Rehabilitation and Health Care • McAllen, TX, United States
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Grand Terrace

Come join our team and start making a difference!

Job Title : Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Schedule : 2pm - 10pm (Shift 2)

Duties and Responsibilities

Administrative Functions

  • Use 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.

Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Functions

  • 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 (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.

    • Personnel Functions

  • Perform 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.

    • Personal Nursing Care Functions

  • Participate 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 promptly.
  • 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.

    • Special Nursing Care Functions

  • Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent decubitis ulcers (bedsores).
  • Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.
  • Provide daily indwelling catheter care.
  • Provide daily perineal care.
  • Perform nonsterile (clean) caginal 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 (i.e., clinitest, acetest, etc.).
  • Provide physical and respiratory therapy as instructed.
  • Perform special treatment 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.

    • Food Service Functions

  • Prepare 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.).
  • Assist residents with basic activities of daily living (ADL's).
  • Promptly answer resident call lights.
  • Transport and assist residents throughout the facility.
  • Maintain safety of residents at all times.

    • Qualifications :

  • CNA license is required.
  • Prior experience preferred but new grads are welcomed!

    • Are you looking for a career that will make a difference in your lives and others? Come join our amazing team where you can help express your love, compassion, energy and creative skills for our patients!

    We are committed to providing an excellent clinical experience for our patients and an amazing work environment for our employees. Join a team that works together to ensure our patients receive the best care possible. We are looking for passionate, dedicated, and caring individuals that are ready to jump in and be a part of the industry change. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace welcoming applicant from all backgrounds and walks of life.

    Our company mission is to strive every day to be the skilled nursing facility of choice in our community. Our facility's successes depend upon our highly motivated team working to improve the daily lives of our residents and driven to provide extraordinary service by creating a team that is dedicated to upholding our facility's mission. You'll meet a team of innovators-Nurses, Therapists and other Clinicians, all professionals at the tops of their games, genuinely committed, remarkably caring and wholeheartedly compassionate. This feeling of Family and Caring permeates everything we do, and enables us to attract the most outstanding team members our community has to offer.

    C.A.P.L.I.C.O.

    C ustomer Second, Employee First

    A ccountability

    P assion for Learning

    L ove one Another

    I ntelligent Risk Taking

    C elebration

    O wnership

    Benefits :

  • Medical, dental, vision
  • 401K (Match)
  • DailyPay
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Scholarship Opportunities
  • Employee discounts on entertainment events, hotels, movies, theme parks, cell phones, and much more!

    • For benefit details check us out here

    Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status.

    Disclaimer : Pay rates are competitive and determined by various factors. Please note that any rates labeled as "estimated" are provided by third-party job boards and may not accurately reflect the actual pay rates.

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