CNA LTC, CNA, Skilled Nursing (SNF)
ICONMA, LLC
Our Client, a Healthcare company, is looking for a CNA LTC, CNA, Skilled Nursing (SNF) for their Janesville, WI location. Responsibilities:
+ Provides resident care as assigned and per individual resident routine, according to standards of care, under CMS Federal and State Regulations for Skilled Nursing Facilities, and facility policies and procedures.
+ The ability to identify and document in the medical record the resident’s usual and current cognitive patterns, mood and behavior, and whether these present a risk to the resident or others, identifying and documenting how the resident typically displays personal distress such as anxiety or fatigue, recognizing a change in the resident and the resident’s functioning and the ability to describe and report such changes to the nurse such as negative verbalizations and vocalizations, facial expressions of grimacing, frowning, or fright, changes in gait, skin color, vital signs, behaviors such as resisting care, distressed pacing, irritability, depressed mood, and or decreased participation in usual physical and/or social activities, loss of function or inability to perform Activities of Daily Living, difficulty eating or loss of appetite and difficulty sleeping according to CMS RAI requirements.
+ Performs and documents daily range of motion exercises, assisting the resident to transfer from bed to wheelchair, assisting residents daily with bathing, dressing, grooming, transfers and ambulating through the facility, toileting, and eating.
+ Assists residents to attend activities of their choice
+ Grooming residents as they wish to be groomed (e.g., removal of facial hair for women, maintaining the resident’s personal preferences regarding hair length/style, facial hair for men, and clothing style.)
+ Matching activities for a resident with dementia to his/her individual cognitive and other abilities and tracking the specific behaviors in that resident based on the assessment.
+ Answers call lights in a timely and appropriate manner ensuring that all of the residents needs to be provided by C.N.A. are met.
+ Documents all daily care provided according to Federal and State Regulations and standards of care
+ Maintains a clean work and patient environment.
+ Maintains supplies, including scanning, stocking and ordering new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies.
+ Floats to various units based on identified needs.
+ Participates in department Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement activities.
+ Provide leadership and training to new CNA’s
Requirements:
+ The ability to describe the care, services and expected outcomes of care they provide; have knowledge of the care and services provided by therapists; have an understanding of the expected outcomes of this care and understand the relationship to the care they provide.
+ The ability to identify and document , to the extent possible, factors that may underlie the resident’s expressions of distress, as well as applying knowledge of lifelong patterns, preferences, and interests for daily activities to enhance quality of life and individualize routine care.
+ The ability to identifying and understanding that the resident with dementia may be responding predictably given the situation or surrounding.
+ The ability to identifying and document how the resident communicates physical needs such as pain, discomfort, hunger or thirst, as well as emotional and psychological needs such as frustration or boredom; or a desire to do or express something that he/she cannot articulate
+ Minimum Years of Experience: Less than 1 year
+ Certifications: BLS/BCLS
Why Should You Apply?
+ Health Benefits
+ Referral Program
+ Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
As an equal opportunity employer, ICONMA provides an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or express, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability status, political affiliation, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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