Cna/Med Tech ~ Assisted Living

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Job Type

Full-time, Part-time

Description

INTRODUCTION

The Davis Community is a vibrant senior living neighborhood and has been a proud corporate citizen of Wilmington, NC for over 60 years. Established as a skilled nursing facility in the early 1960s, Davis quickly became the premier healthcare center for senior care, and while they have grown and evolved, adding to services offered, we continue to be highly regarded in the region as a community that emphasizes compassion, care, and show of respect and dignity for residents.

COMMUNITY CULTURE

At The Davis Community, deliberate and diligent efforts are made to emphasize and focus on an underlying culture of respect and service that can be seen and felt by all. Employees, residents, and guests of the community are treated with respect and personalized care to the best of the organization's ability. The desire to continue to elevate all aspects of services is preeminent so that Davis can provide an empowering and caring retirement atmosphere filled with friends, enjoyment, and a fulfilling sense of community.

• State-of-the-art Facilities
• On-demand Pay
• Benefits begin after 30 days
• Low-cost lunches
• Free Membership to our gym and indoor pool
• Shift differential
• Work-life Balance
• Growth
• Competitive Wages

We spend about 2,000 hours per year at work. Why not make that time matter! For us, 'work that matters' is less about what you do, and more about how you do it.

The Davis Community requires that all current and new employees, including contract staff, receive an annual influenza vaccination and TB skin test unless a reasonable or disability accommodation is granted.

BASIC PURPOSE:

A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides direct personal care for the residents and routine, daily upkeep of the residence. The role of the CNA is to guide or assist geriatric residents with those activities of daily living ("ADLs") that they are unable to perform without guidance, while fostering at all times residents' independence and freedom of choice. This position also plays an integral part in the daily upkeep of the residents' rooms. The CNA who is certified as a Med Tech is responsible for the administration of medication, coordinating services to geriatric residents and floor staff direction under the supervision of the Clinical Director. All responsibilities will be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the assisted living philosophy.

MAJOR WORK ACTIVITIES:

1. Provides personal care and assists with the following ADLs including but not limited to shaving, oral hygiene, bathing, nail care, dressing, grooming and toileting.

2. Performs daily tidying and upkeep of the resident rooms.

3. Provides assistance or guidance to residents for any/all appropriate activities.

4. Observes residents for any changes in condition and reports to the Clinical Director or the Administrator.

5. Serves meals and assists residents during the dining activity.

6. Delivers meal trays to residents who are unable to join us in the dining room and assists residents with eating and the clearing of all tables after each meal. Provides meal nourishments (snacks) when directed.

7. Participates in, transports residents and assists with resident-centered activity program.

8. Provides other personal services to residents under Supervisor In Charge direction.

9. Under Title 10 NCAC 42D.1410 I 1-13, at least a CNA certification is needed to perform the following tasks:

• Assist with feeding residents with swallowing difficulties
• Assist with gait training using assistive devices
• Assist with or perform range of motion exercises
• Empty and record drainage of catheter bag
• Bowel and bladder retraining to regain continence
• Collect urine and fecal specimens
• Use of physical or mechanical devices attached to or adjacent to the resident which restrict movement or access to one's own body used to restrict movement or enable or enhance functional abilities
• Non-sterile dressing procedures
• Force and restrict fluids
• Care for non-infected pressure ulcers
• Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration, routine height and weight
• Apply or assist with applying ace bandages, TEDs and binders for stable residents

If performing responsibilities as Med Tech, is to perform the following major work activities:

1. Performs medication administration to residents and documentation including ordering, returning medications and maintaining MARs.

2. Participates in planned in-service and staffing sessions; obtains at least 12 continuing education units per year or as mandated by the State.

3. Answers call bells promptly in the absence of an available CNA or PCA when primary duties are done and documented.

4. Performs the following procedures with instruction including but not limited to:

• Temperatures, pulses, respirations, weights and blood pressures
• Diabetic testing and insulin injections
• Postmortem care
• Catheter care
• Collecting urine and fecal specimens
• Douches, enemas
• Routine range of motion
• Ambulation
• Records intake and/or output on designated residents

5. Works toward maintaining each resident's self-respect, personal dignity, and personal safety.

6. Reads daily assignment sheets and carries out or delegates tasks. Assures that all shift documentation is completed.

7. Assists PCAs and CNAs as needed and whenever primary supervisory tasks are completed.

8. Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Must be able to operate office equipment, including but not limited to the copier and fax machines, and all appropriate nursing equipment.
• Must be able to work in a well-lighted, office area and/or neighborhood.
• May stand, stoop, bend and walk intermittently during the workday.
• Must be able to lift at least 45 pounds.
• Must be able to read and write the English language.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and experience dealing with the elderly population.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: High School diploma or GED preferred.

Licensure/ Certification: Must be a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA I) of an accredited program and

possess a current nurse aide certificate for the state of North

Carolina. Must be certified as a Medication Technician in the state of North Carolina.

Experience: Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as

experience in dealing with the older adult.