CNA - Day Shift at USPI

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Jun, 26

Salary

18.0

Posted On

12 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Resident Care Plan Implementation, Activities Of Daily Living Assistance, Vital Signs Monitoring, Specimen Collection, Incident Reporting, Emergency Response, Documentation, Teamwork, Approachability, Composure, Listening, Patience, Time Management, Valuing People, Work Standards

Industry

Description

Certified Nursing Assistant SUMMARY: The Caregiver is responsible for providing professional, compassionate, and quality care for all residents. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Implements and supports resident care plan. Assists residents with activities of daily living (ADL’s). Promptly responds to all resident care needs. * Provides for the residents’ physical care including transferring in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, and/or automobiles, bathing, performing hygiene tasks, toileting, assisting with meals, and other tasks. * Changes bed linens, washes and irons resident’s laundry, and maintains tidiness of residents’ bedrooms, closets, and dresser drawers. Assists with resident room, bathroom, and common area cleanliness, overall facility, and other housekeeping duties as needed. * Takes and records, at predetermined intervals, vital signs such as temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, and blood pressure and measures intake as needed. Collects sputum, urine, and stool, discharge drainage and other specimens as ordered. Monitors residents for changes in condition and reports changes to leadership, if delegated to do so by licensed nurse. * Facilitates and/or participates in resident group activities and resident care conferences. Supports new resident welcome and assimilation process. * Engages residents in meaningful conversation and activities related to their individual interests. * Completes incident reports for any incidents occurred on assigned shift. * Responds to all emergency situations. * Performs other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. * High school diploma or equivalent. * 6-12 mos. experience in the Healthcare industry preferred. * Experience in Memory Care preferred. * Must complete 12 hours of continuing education – provided through community in-services. * Must be fluent in English and have the ability to read and interpret documents such as resident care plan, safety rules, operating procedures, policies and employee manuals. * Ability to complete incident reports and basic documentation as needed. * Must work with other staff towards overall resident care. * Ability to report to work at least 15 minutes early to conduct a “walk-through” with previous shift personnel. COMPETENCIES: * Approachability - Is easy to approach and talk to. Spends the extra effort to put others at ease – can be warm, pleasant and gracious; displays sensitivity and patience with the interpersonal anxieties of others, builds rapport well; demonstrates effective listening; is an early knower getting informal and incomplete information in time to do something about it. * Composure - Remains cool under pressure. Does not become cynical, moody, or hostile when times are tough; is considered mature; holds things together during tough times – manages personal stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn’t show frustration when resisted or blocked – is a settling influence in a crisis. * Listening - Hears people out. Seeks understanding; practices attentive and active listening; accurately restates the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees; demonstrates empathy; creates a conducive, open environment. * Patience - Demonstrates tolerance with people and processes. Listens and checks before acting; tries to understand the people and the data before making judgments and acting; implements change well; waits for others to catch up before acting; sensitive to due process and proper pacing; keeps composure under stress; follows established process. * Time Management - Uses time effectively and efficiently. Values time; separates the critical few from the trivial many; concentrates efforts on the more important priorities. * Valuing People / Passion to Serve - Treats people fairly with dignity and integrity. Compelled to make the lives of seniors comfortable and more enriching; focuses on meeting residents / families stated or unstated needs and expectations. * Work Standards - Assumes responsibility for successfully completing assignments. Sets high standards of performance for self and others; self imposes standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed; ensures high quality; takes responsibility and encourages others to do the same.

Responsibilities

The Caregiver is responsible for providing professional, compassionate, and quality care for all residents by implementing care plans and assisting with activities of daily living, including physical care tasks like bathing and toileting. Duties also involve maintaining resident room cleanliness, recording vital signs, collecting specimens, and engaging residents in meaningful conversation and activities.