TRAIN TO BE A CNA - Nursing Assistant

Posted: Thursday, 20 March 2025
Valid Thru: Saturday, 19 April 2025
Index Requested on: 03/20/2025 07:34:19
Indexed on: 03/20/2025 07:34:19

Location: Redding, CA, 96002, US

Industry: Healthcare
Occupational Category: 31-0000.00 - Healthcare Support
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME

Copper Ridge Healthcare Center is hiring!

Description:

Nurse Assist in Training: Get paid to train and be a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) in just 6 weeks!

Job Summary

Become familiar with the facility's administrative structure as introduced in the pre-training orientation session. Perform assigned nursing and administrative tasks while ensuring compliance with facility policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc., as necessary.
  • Report all accidents and incidents observed during the shift on the same day they occur.
  • Use only authorized abbreviations established by the facility when recording information.
  • Report all changes in a 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 and descriptive manner.
  • Maintain confidentiality of residents' protected health information and promptly report any suspected or known violations to the Administrator.
  • Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempts to access the facility's information system.
  • Perform only those nursing care procedures for which you have received training.


Resident Care Responsibilities
  • Ensure the resident's room is ready upon arrival (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).
  • Greet and escort residents to their rooms.
  • Introduce residents to their roommate, if applicable, and other personnel.
  • Inventory, mark, and store residents' personal possessions.
  • Assist residents in packing personal belongings when transferring to a new room or being discharged.
  • Transport residents to new rooms or receiving areas.
  • Assist with loading/unloading residents to/from vehicles as necessary.
  • Participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed.
  • Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
  • Make beds and provide extra covers as requested.
  • Measure and record temperatures, pulses, and respirations (TPRs) as instructed.
  • Weigh and measure residents as required.
  • Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
  • Answer resident calls promptly.
  • Routinely check residents to ensure personal care needs are met.
  • Assist residents with identifying food arrangements, such as describing tray contents for those with sight impairments.
  • Record resident food and fluid intake and report changes in eating habits to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
  • Keep residents' water pitchers clean, filled with fresh water, and within easy reach.
  • Perform after-meal care (i.e., remove trays, clean hands, face, clothing, etc.).
  • Complete all assigned tasks following established policies and supervisor instructions.
  • Follow work assignments and schedules.
  • Cooperate with interdepartmental personnel to ensure adequate nursing services.
  • Report occupational exposures to blood, bodily fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals per facility policies.
  • Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information, including protected health information.
  • Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure.
  • Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
  • Respect residents' refusal of treatment and report such requests to your supervisor.


Supervisory Requirements

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

Education and Experience
  • Must possess at least an 8th-grade education.

Language Skills
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

Mathematical Skills
  • Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Ability to interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.


Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

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Physical Demands
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  • Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer.
  • Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear.
  • Frequent use of office equipment, including copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.
  • May be required to assist in resident evacuation during emergencies.


Work Environment
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.


Additional Information
  • This job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.
  • The critical features of this job are described under various headings above and may be subject to change due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
  • The above statements describe the general nature and level of the work being performed and do not constitute a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for this position.


Copper Ridge Care Center is an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities:

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Educational requirements:

  • high school

Desired Skills:

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Benefits:

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