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Long-Term Care Nurse Assistant
Cherokee Indian Hospital
Cherokee, KSA
Full Time
Entry
Onsite
3 weeks ago
Patient CareVital Signs MonitoringCNACPRDocumentationInfection Control
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About the Role
Cherokee Indian Hospital is offering a $5,000 hiring bonus for a Long-Term Care Nurse Assistant at Tsali Care Center. The role provides personal care and routine tasks for facility residents, requiring CNA certification or willingness to obtain it within 4 months.
Key Skills for This Role
Patient CareVital Signs MonitoringCNACPRDocumentationInfection Control
Responsibilities
- Implement the plan of care for residents in the assigned caseload and schedule
- Take vital signs as specified in CNA Plan of Care and report abnormal results to nurse supervisor
- Organize daily schedule to make good use of time and care of residents
- Demonstrate safe practices by using proper body mechanics and following policies for sharp/dangerous material handling
- Clean and restock CNA supplies daily
- Maintain current CPR certification, TB test, and CNA certification without lapse
- Attend mandatory agency in service/education programs and at least 12 hours/year of work related educational programs
- Participate in QA and Performance Improvement projects as assigned
- Attend monthly staff meetings and scheduled case conferences
- Assist/orient new employees in following established facility policies and procedures
- Complete documentation accurately, timely, and following facility policies
- Provide resident care within state scope of practice regulations
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- Must already be a Certified Nursing Assistant or have previous medical experience with willingness to obtain CNA certification within 4 months after hire
- Must maintain specified certifications
- Must have CPR Certification or obtain within first 6 months of employment
- Valid driver's license preferred
- Sufficient written and verbal skills to communicate with residents and health care providers
- Experience providing care to ill or elderly preferred
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Primary Function
- Provides personal care and performs routine tasks for facility residents of the Tsali Care Center as assigned by supervisor, and all related duties of Certified Nursing Assistants as certified by the State of North Carolina.
Job Description
- Implements the plan of care for residents in the assigned caseload and schedule.
- Is required to work on weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.
- Takes vital signs as specified in CNA Plan of Care, understands normal parameters and reports results outside of normal parameters to residents' primary Nurse supervisor immediately if indicated.
- Organizes daily schedule to make good use of time and care of residents.
- Demonstrates safe practices by using proper body mechanics, following policies for sharp/dangerous material handling and disposal, reporting and/or acting to correct unsafe or costly conditions.
- Cleans and restocks CNA supplies daily and as needed to maintain current and complete nursing assistant supplies.
- Maintains current CPR certification, TB test, and CNA certification without lapse and provides copies to supervisor.
- Attends all mandatory agency in service/education programs as scheduled during the evaluation period.
- Attends at least 12 hours/year of work related educational programs.
- Participates in QA and Performance Improvements projects as assigned.
- Attends monthly staff meetings and scheduled case conferences involving assigned residents, unless excused by Supervisor.
- Performs other duties assigned by supervisor to promote efficient operation of the facility.
Education / Experience
- A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
- Must already be a Certified Nursing Assistant or have previous medical experience with the willingness to obtain CNA certification within 4 months after being hired to qualify for this position.
- Three to six months would be necessary to become proficient in most phases of this position.
- Experience providing care to ill or elderly would be preferred.
- Must possess sufficient and legible written and verbal skills in order to communicate with residents and health care providers.
- Must maintain specified certifications.
- Valid driver’s license preferred
- Must have CPR Certification or must obtain within the first 6 months of employment.
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