CNA ALL SHIFTS FULL-TIME
Company: Kern River Transitional Care
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: October 26, 2024
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Job Description:
CNA 12 Hrs shifts available
Kern River Transitional Care Center is a special nursing facility
and fosters a wonderful working environment. Our leadership
understands the importance of honoring, appreciating, and
prioritizing the staff. When staff love their jobs, residents
receive superior care.
Our goal is to wonderfully enrich thousands of lives, one person at
a time. We are dedicated to providing person-centered health care
services and are passionate about serving our residents and their
families in a nurturing, transitional environment between hospital
and home. Our RNs, LVNs and CNAs are passionate, committed,
knowledgeable and caring. Most importantly, they love what they do.
Our nurses are experts in their field. That's why we look to our
nurses to provide leadership that helps us achieve our vision of
the highest quality of care on the market.
We love our employees and work hard to ensure our team members
enjoy flexible scheduling, career stability, and opportunities for
growth.
EOE - M/F/Disabled/Veterans
JOB DESCRIPTION
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
DEPARTMENT: Nursing
POSITION:
The Certified Nurse Assistant provides nursing and nursing related
services to residents consistent with each resident's comprehensive
resident assessment and plan of care. All resident care is provided
in a manner that meets the resident's physical, mental and
psychosocial needs and enables the individual to attain or maintain
the highest practicable level of functioning. The Certified Nurse
Assistant maintains a homelike environment for the residents,
protects and promotes resident rights and assists the person to
maintain independence and control to the greatest extent
possible.
REPORTING:
This position is responsible to the Charge Nurse and Director of
Staff Development.
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Sufficient education to demonstrate functional
literacy
License: Current CNA certification issued by the local Department
of Health Services or proof of successful completion of an approved
OBRA certification program from another state to submit for
certification. No findings in the State Nurse Aide Registry
concerning physical, mental and/or verbal abuse, neglect,
mistreatment of residents or misappropriation of resident's
property. (The state registry must be the state issuing the
certification).
Work Experience: Prior experience giving personal care to impaired
individuals in a health care setting preferred.
_ Language Skills: _
! Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific
and technical information, and to be easily understood through
verbal communication in the English language.
Mathematical Skills:
! Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units
of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and
decimals.
! Ability to perform these operations using units of weight
measurement, and volume.
_ Communication Skills: _
! Must have exceptional communication and customer service skills,
and be empathetic.
! Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families,
responsible parties, staff and outside resources and agencies.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
! Provide direct care to residents to improve or maintain the
resident's abilities according to the resident's plan of care
! Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) - Assist with bathing,
grooming, oral care, dressing, mobility, transferring, and feeding
of assigned residents by providing set-up assistance, verbal
prompts, physical support or more extensive assistance, or who are
totally dependent as more fully described below:
Bathing- Assist with transport of resident to tub or shower; Adjust
water temperature; Wash and rinse resident.
Dry body thoroughly with clean towels. Maintain privacy for
resident at all times
Revision Date: 03/01/14 1
Dressing- Locate, select and obtain clothing for resident. Assist
residents with snaps, zippers, buttons after donning clothes or
removing them. Recognize clothing in need of repair and communicate
clothing needs to resident and Charge Nurse
Restorative Care- Assist the resident to maintain functioning at
his/her highest independent level to prevent decrease in
functioning unless clinically unavoidable through ambulation, range
of motion exercises, use of assistive devices and maintaining
proper body alignment to prevent contractures and deformities
Elimination/Toileting- Promptly assist residents to bathroom
according to toileting schedule or, promptly bring clean bedpan or
urinal. Open, remove clothing in preparation, clean residents if
resident is unable to clean self, adjust clothing, clean residents
and own hands. Measure and record output as directed by Charge
Nurse and plan of care. Provide catheter care according to facility
procedure and infection control policies
Mobility- Assist residents or provide range of motion exercises to
all joints. Provide weight-bearing assistance or physical support
for ambulating. Push wheel chair or geri-chair if needed. Maintain
safe environment for mobile resident by removing obstacles,
inspecting equipment and reporting defects to Charge Nurse. Monitor
resident progress toward treatment goals and report responses to
Charge Nurse.
Transfer- Position residents for transfer. Use correct transfer
technique and equipment according to plan of care, resident ability
and self-ability. Obtain assistance of another staff member if
needed before starting to transfer a resident
Eating- Provide set-up assistance for meal tray. Open, pour,
unwrap, and cut food if residents unable to help self.
Feed individuals that require total assistance according to their
plans of care. Actively encourage residents to chew, eat, and
swallow if indicated. Assist or clean residents after meals. Serve
nourishments and snacks as ordered. Document and report food and
fluid intake accordingly
! Provide care in a manner that protects and promotes resident
rights, dignity, self-determination and active participation. Offer
and respect resident choices in matters of daily routine. Refer to
residents by proper names unless resident requests otherwise. Avoid
use of all pet names. Handle all residents' property with
respect
! Observe and report patterns of decreased social interaction,
angry or sad behaviors and refusals of treatment to
Unit Charge Nurse
! Assist with the planning, implementation and evaluation of plans
of care for assigned residents and report information about
conditions, responses to interventions and suggestions for
alternative approaches to the Unit
Charge Nurse
! Assist with preparation for state inspections as directed. Attend
survey training and interact with state surveyors as directed by
immediate supervisor
! Follow all facility policies and procedures including those
related to infection control. Use personal protective equipment
properly whenever indicated
! Record accurate, legible information about resident care and
condition in appropriate sections of resident's records
! Communicate with Charge Nurse about assigned residents regularly
throughout shift
! Demonstrate competence in use of proper body mechanics for both
upper and lower body. Safely and correctly use equipment such as
back belts, gait belts and mechanical lifting equipment for
lifting, pulling and turning residents who may range in weight from
less than 80 pounds to over 300 pounds
! Monitor physical environment for safety or fire hazards and
correct or report potential problems immediately to
Charge Nurse. Promptly report housekeeping and maintenance problems
to Charge Nurse
! Report injury to resident or self to Charge Nurse immediately
! Attend 12 hours of in-service education provided by the facility
annually. Apply information to job tasks
! Participate in fire and disaster drills. In the event of an
emergency, carry out assigned duties to assure resident safety
JOB FUNCTIONS:
! Demonstrate knowledge of, and respect for, the rights, dignity
and individuality of each resident in all interactions
! Appreciate the importance of maintaining confidentiality of
resident and facility information
! Demonstrate honesty and integrity at all times in the care and
use of resident and facility property
! Able to understand and follow written and verbal directions. Able
effectively to communicate with staff members and residents through
verbal and/or written means
! Able to interact effectively with individuals who are cognitively
and/or physically impaired
! Knowledge of emergency and disaster procedures of facility. Able
to locate nearest exit, to understand and respond to written or
oral instruction in case of emergency
! Sufficient mobility, and strength to move freely through the
building, to assure resident safety at all times and to assist,
transfer or otherwise move residents of facility out of danger in
case of emergency
! Demonstrate respect for co-workers and responds to needs of
residents by complying with facility policies on attendance and
punctuality and dress code. Able to arrive and to begin work on
time
! Working knowledge and ability to comply with facility policies
and procedures for workplace safety including infection control
procedures, application of standard precautions for blood borne
pathogens, use of personal protective equipment and handling of
hazardous materials
! Demonstrate ability to prioritize tasks/responsibilities and
complete duties/projects within allotted time
! Able to respond to change productively and to handle additional
tasks/projects as assigned
! Able to carry out the essential functions of this job (with or
without reasonable accommodation) without posing specific, current
risk of substantial harm to health and safety of self and
others
! Demonstrate competence in performing all services required of a
nursing assistant including providing nursing and nursing-related
services to individuals with cognitive impairments
! Able to recognize changes in resident's conditions as evidenced
by physical symptoms, verbal expression or observation of change in
mental or psychosocial status
! Other duties as assigned
PHYSICAL CAPACITIES: (With or without Mechanical devices)
! 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.
! Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the
policies of this facility which includes an annual TB screening and
physical examination.
! Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 pounds.
! Must be able to lift up and over 100 pounds with assistance
according to resident's abilities.
! Must be able to move intermittently during working hours.
! Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
! Must be able to bend, squat, push, stoop and pull as needed
especially in fulfilling resident care activities.
! Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the
position.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
Inside work, normal temperatures, some noise, occasional
fumes/odors, chemical exposure and potential exposure to blood-
borne pathogens.
This job cannot be performed without exposure to the stresses
associated with an intimate, 24 hour skilled care environment that
delivers care and services primarily to disabled and cognitively
impaired residents in an aging population. Examples of these
stresses include, but are not limited to: emergency health or
safety response, weekend and holiday duty, unusual or impaired
behavior by residents, family reactions to having a loved one in a
nursing home, death and dying, oversight of state surveyors,
ombudsmen and federal officials, presence of consultants and
attorneys, and variable involvement of medical staff.
HIPAA is a law that must be followed by all healthcare personnel at
every level. This position is a Mandated Reporter regarding the
suspicion of elder abuse and may have access to Protected Health
Information (PHI).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of
this position. However, this 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 this
position.
I have read this job description and fully understand the
requirements. I understand that proprietary information remains the
property of the company and confidential information must remain
within the confines of the company during and after employment. I
hereby accept the position of Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and
agree to perform this position in a safe manner and in accordance
with the facility's established procedures. I understand that as a
result of my employment, I may be exposed to blood, body fluids,
burn, infections diseases, air contaminants (including tobacco
smoke), hazardous chemicals, and to the Hepatitis B virus, and that
I will be responsible for following company policies and procedures
when in contact with any of the situations described above.
I understand that my employment is at will. My employment is for no
definite or determinable period and may be terminated at any time
with or without prior notice at the option of either myself or the
company. No promises or representations contrary to the foregoing
are binding on the company unless made in writing and signed by me
and the facility Administrator.
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