About this role
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!
Certified Nursing Assistant Shift: Day 2 available Full Time 6am-6pm Shift: Night 2 available Full Time 6pm-6am
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 3-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. • Opportunities for growth!
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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. • For benefit details check us out here http://ensignbenefits.com/
Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status.
Disclaimer: Pay rates are competitive and determined by various factors. Please note that any rates labeled as "estimated" are provided by third-party job boards and may not accurately reflect the actual pay rates.
EOE disability veteran