Full-Time Day CNA

About the Role

Provide routine daily nursing care and services to assigned residents in accordance with each resident's assessment and care plan, under the direction of supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Identify residents using wristbands or photo cards before administering treatments or serving meals.
• Use only authorized facility abbreviations when recording information.
• Report all changes in resident condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse promptly.
• Record entries on flow sheets, notes, and charts in an informative and descriptive manner.
• Report all accidents and incidents observed during the shift.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident protected health information and report suspected violations.
• Report unauthorized attempts to access the facility’s information system.
• Perform only nursing care procedures for which you have been trained.
• Prepare resident rooms for new admissions (e.g., made bed, name tags, admission kit).
• Greet residents, escort them to their rooms, and introduce them to roommates and staff.
• Inventory and mark resident personal possessions as instructed.
• Assist residents with packing/unpacking personal possessions during room transfers or discharges.
• Transport residents to new rooms or receiving areas and assist with loading/unloading from vehicles.
• Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment for residents.
• Participate in shift meetings to identify and address problem areas or service improvements.
• Report all resident complaints and grievances.
• Follow established policies for exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Perform routine tasks such as making beds, measuring vital signs (TPRs), and weighing residents.
• Check on residents unable to call for help frequently and answer resident calls promptly.
• Assist residents with meals, including identifying food arrangements and recording intake.
• Keep residents’ water pitchers clean, filled, and within reach.
• Provide after-meal care (e.g., removing trays, cleaning residents).
• Perform daily care functions (e.g., dental/mouth care, bathing, dressing, combing hair).
• Keep residents dry by changing gowns, clothing, and linens when wet or soiled.
• Assist residents with medical tests (e.g., lab work, x-rays, therapy).
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents.
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Prepare residents for physical examinations.
• Monitor and report pressure areas, skin breakdowns, and injuries of unknown origin.
• Observe and report on disoriented and comatose residents.
• Perform special treatments as instructed and record/report data as required.
• Report any resident leaving or missing from the facility immediately.
• Use only equipment you have been trained to operate and report defective equipment.
• Report allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of property.
• Honor resident refusal of treatment and report such requests to supervisors.
• Follow work assignments and schedules to complete assigned tasks.
• Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel to maintain nursing services.
• Notify the facility of late arrivals or absences.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, or hazardous materials.

Requirements

• Minimum 10th grade education.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts (fractions, percentages, ratios) to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Licensed Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in accordance with state laws.
• CPR certification preferred.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Prolonged use of desktop or laptop computers.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear.
• Frequent use of office equipment (copier, scanner, fax, telephone, calculator).
• May assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.

Work Environment

• Noise level is usually low to moderate.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.