Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) - PACE of the Ozarks (Full-time, Monday - Friday)

Certified Nursing Aide

Our mission is to improve the health of people in the communities we serve through compassionate, high-quality care, prevention, and wellness education. Washington Regional Medical System is a community-owned, locally governed, non-profit health care system located in Northwest Arkansas in the heart of Fayetteville, which is consistently ranked among the Best Places to live in the country. Our 425-bed medical center has been named the #1 hospital in Arkansas for five consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. We employ 3,200+ team members and serve the region with over 45 clinic locations, the area's only Level II trauma center, and five Centers of Excellence - the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute; Washington Regional Walker Heart Institute; Washington Regional Women and Infants Center; Washington Regional Total Joint Center; and Washington Regional Pat Walker Center for Seniors.

The role of the Certified Nursing Aide reports clerically to the Center Manager. This position, under supervision of the Registered Nurse is responsible for assisting with living and safety needs of PACE participants. This position collaborates with various members of the participants care team to ensure safe quality care.

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Attend daily meetings and scheduled interdisciplinary team meetings to represent dayroom and direct care staff in participant discussions
• Meet participant's personal hygiene and basic care needs in a timely, safe and caring manner
• Assist participants with activities of daily living, such as showering, feeding, ambulation, toileting and other activities
• Respond to call lights promptly and fulfills participants' requests or obtains appropriate assistance
• Obtain vital signs and record in electronic medical record
• Collect data and record activity and participant care information within the electronic medical record and ensures information is accurate, timely and recorded according to established guidelines
• Observe participants for emotional, behavioral, physical changes in condition including but not limited to any changes in mood, skin integrity, bowel and bladder status, food and fluid intake, speech, ambulation and transfer ability and report changes in participant status to the clinic personnel according to policy requirements
• Assist with meal service in providing food and drink for participants, assisting with feeding as needed. Refer to and follow dietary orders for participant meals
• Follow and assist with emergency procedures of PACE center
• Assist with transfer and follows transfer and ambulation order of participants
• Ensure participants are comfortable and privacy is maintained in all interactions, including other participants and staff
• Function as a member of the interdisciplinary team and collaborate regarding care planning and service allocation decisions, as appropriate
• Complete all documentation requirements in the medical record in a timely fashion; according to policy
• Support quality improvement efforts
• Protect privacy and maintain confidentiality of employee, participant, and sensitive agency information

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Licensure and Certifications: CPR, required. Certification as Nursing Assistant, required. Valid Arkansas Drivers License and auto insurance, required.
• Experience: Minimum of one-year experience working with frail and elderly population, required. One-year experience within a hospital, home care or nursing facility preferred. "Comparable experience" should include skills such as 1) Temperature, Pulse and Respirations (TPR); 2) Blood pressure (BP); 3) bed baths/showers; and 4) Activities of Daily Living (ADL).

Work Environment: This position spends 80% of time standing and/or walking while pushing, pulling, lifting, and/or carrying up to 50 lbs. This position spends 20% of time sitting while performing work in a standard office environment. This position has exposure to communicable disease and body fluids.