Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA

Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement Come join our team and start making a difference! Are you craving to work in a healthcare setting where you're not only valued, but appreciated and have the respect from your supervisors and co- workers as well as patients / residents you're caring for? Then we are the place for you! 2 Certified Nursing Assistant Shift : Day available Full-time 6am -6pm. Licensure : Texas CNA license is required Specific duties for this Certified Nurse Assistant role include :

• Provide compassionate resident care as necessary or as directed by the licensed nurse
• Assists residents in activities of daily living (ADLs) and documents in medical record
• Answers resident call lights promptly
• Checks residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met
• Maintains the confidentiality of all resident information
• Communicates professionally with residents, families and staff
• 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.
• 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. Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement is a historic, Harlingen based Retirement Community, Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Services Facility. We are the only 4 star facility in Cameron County! Are you a CNA who is passionate about helping people? If you're looking to make a change to work at a truly remarkable place, we encourage you to apply. Benefits :
• Health / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life Insurance / 401k more
• Employee Discounts on Cell Phone service, Hotels, Movie Tickets, etc.
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• 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.
• Inventory and mark the resident's personal possessions as instructed.
• Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area and assist with loading / unloading residents from vehicles as necessary.
• Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
• Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor.
• 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.
• Assist residents with personal care.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent pressure ulcers (bedsores).
• Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.
• Turn bedfast residents at least every two (2) hours.
• Perform special treatment as instructed.
• 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.).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 excess supplies and equipment off the floor. Store in designated areas.
• Wash 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).
• Report all hazardous conditions and equipment to the Nurse Supervisor / Charge Nurse immediately.
• Report all safety violations.
• Follow established isolation precautions and procedures.
• Follow established procedures in the use and disposal of personal protective equipment.
• Use only the equipment you have been trained to use; operate all the equipment in a safe manner.
• 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.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care 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.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned. For benefit details check us out here http : / / ensignbenefits.com / Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status. EEO / Minorities / Females / Veteran / Disability