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Certified Nursing Assistant - LTC - New Sign-on Bonus / Increased Rates!

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Allentown, PA

Looking for a new career that offers excellent benefits, tuition reimbursement, low CNA to resident ratios, and endless opportunities for career growth? Then join the Good Shepherd family! The Raker Center at Good Shepherd is a 99-bed long-term care facility that offers intermediate, heavy, or skilled nursing care for persons with physical disabilities ages 12 years and older. We are looking for a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant to join our family! JOB SUMMARY To provide and participate in the delivery of basic nursing care such as grooming, oral feeding, transfers, toileting, oral care, weight taking, vital signs, etc., as well as maintenance of the unit environment, all under the supervision of a licensed nurse. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS MAINTAINS PROVISION OF QUALITY CARE Renders basic nursing care in compliance with Residents’ Rights, under the supervision of a licensed nurse Responds professionally and anticipates resident need Complies with individualized care plans of residents Receives reports regarding assigned residents as beginning of shift Reports off to supervising nurse at end of shift and whenever leaving unit Assists residents to attain or maintain their highest practicable level (physically, mentally, and psychologically) Utilizes resident specific information as conversation topics Assists residents to receive care in a timeframe and manner according to their preferences Reports changes in resident status, resident response to care, equipment and supply needs, repairs and maintenance needs, safety hazards, unusually occurrences or observations, and completion of assignments to licensed staff Documents resident care accurately and in a timely manner Respects residents’ rights Contributes to the residents care plan by providing resident-specific physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual information derived through care giving activities Assists with resident admissions, transfers, and discharges Prepares rooms for new admissions Provides supportive care to residents as end of life Demonstrates knowledge of working with persons with cognitive loss MAINTAINS CONFIDENTIALITY Complies with all aspects HIPAA Conforms with organizational policies and procedures with regard to maintaining confidentiality of resident and organizational information ATTENDS TO RESIDENT PHYSICAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS Educates self and utilizes knowledge of resident preferences, needs, competencies, history, and cultural background through resident interaction, conversation, interview , and observation, in planning and provision of care Incorporates and implements strategies to include psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual components into resident’s daily life Communicates information pertaining to residents’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual characteristics/preferences, to the interdisciplinary team ASSISTS AND/OR RENDERS ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING TO RESIDENTS Performs direct and indirect resident care activities as per the plan of care and consistent with LTC policies and procedures including, but not limited to: bathing (bed bath, tub, shower), feeding, toileting, perineal care, grooming (hair, nails, foot care), shampooing residents’ hair, oral /denture care, measuring intake and output, transfers from bed, chair, and wheelchair, assisting residents in use of assistive devices, positioning residents in chairs, beds, wheelchairs, gericharis, turning and changing resident position, lifting residents with mechanical lifts, performing both passive and active range of motion exercises, making occupied and unoccupied beds, obtaining resident weights, taking vital signs, providing post-mortem care, practicing universal precautions and special isolation techniques, monitoring devices as per plan of care Transporting and escorting residents as needed ENSURES RESIDENT SAFETY Demonstrates knowledge of all organizational emergency codes and participates effectively Demonstrates knowledge and skill in resident transfers, oral feeding, and provision of personal hygiene Protects residents from compilations and injuries Responds to the concerns, potential or actual injury, and/or distress of all residents, visitors, and staff Protects residents from abuse and neglect and reports suspected and/or actual abuse to supervisor MAINTAINS A SAFE & CLEAN WORKING ENVIROMENT Complies with Infection Control policies, procedures, and regulations Complies with organizational / Infection Control standards on storage and disposal of toxic and non-toxic chemicals and other wastes Coordinates with health care support personnel as necessary Keep equipment, supplies, and residents furniture clean Keeps environment clean ENSURES OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT Demonstrates knowledge and skill on appropriate usage of equipment according to manufacture’s instructions Participates in the evaluation and recommendation of new equipment DEMONSTRATES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY Utilizes equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results Demonstrate time management skills through prioritization of tasks Maintains organizational policy in regard to meal and break time Reports to duty on time MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE Maintains certification and abides by renewal time frame Identifies professional education needs and opportunities Completes 12 units of mandatory education requirements for certification renewal Shares new knowledge and learned skills to team members Participates in committees, projects, and performance improvement activities Attends staff meetings and development activities to improve knowledge, skill, and competency MAINTAINS COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG HEALTH CARE TEAMS Demonstrates knowledge of the organizational structure through compliance with chain of command to present issues and concerns regarding resident care Participates in team problem-solving methods Demonstrates positive conflict resolution skills with all associates Participates in team meetings and recommends suggestions for improvement Treats all associates with dignity and respect Participates in development, implementation, and evaluation of resident care plans Directs resident / visitor complaints to licensed staff Maintains organizational dress code expectations CONTRIBUTES TO ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM EFFORT Accomplishes related results Attends meetings as requested Represents the profession and organization both at work and outside the facility, in a positive manner Promotes and participates in organizational goals QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education High School Diploma required Work Experience Previous rehabilitation or LTC experience preferred Licenses / Certifications Certified Nursing Assistant certification required Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required within 30 days of employment. Certification must be maintained throughout employment.

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Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Center Valley, PA

JOB SUMMARY Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and intermultidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; delegate and evaluate care assigned to LPNs and CNAs to meet patient care needs. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS IDENTIFIES PATIENT CARE REQUIREMENTS By establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements. Uses the nursing process as a framework to deliver care by establishing or contributing to a plan of care with the patient including a teaching plan, within 24 hours of admission establishing or contributing to prioritization of goals appropriate to the patient’s age and ability to learn estimated length of stay, medical diagnoses and discharge plan Identifying nursing care needs, writing nursing interventions and identifying educational objectives appropriate to care standards by reassessing and documenting the effectiveness of nursing actions and the patients progress toward goals as the patient’s condition changes by communicating the plan and patient progress to the interdisciplinary team delegating the plan of care to other licensed and unlicensed associates within their scope of practice. ESTABLISHES A COMPASSIONATE ENVIRONMENT By providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families. PROMOTES PATIENT'S INDEPENDENCE By establishing patient care goals educating patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills answering questions by applying rehabilitation principles to patients served by demonstrating competence in providing age specific care to pediatric patients, adult patients and geriatric patients. ASSURES QUALITY OF CARE By adhering to therapeutic standards measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards making or recommending necessary adjustments following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, State Nurse Practice Act, and other governing agency regulations by participating in performance improvement activities by directing and assessing care provided to assigned patients by LPNs, Nursing Assistants, agency personnel, students and other associates. RESOLVES PATIENT PROBLEMS AND NEEDS By utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies by utilizing established communication methods to ensure resolution of patient problems and needs by communicating patient status to the interdisciplinary team. DOCUMENTS PATIENT CARE SERVICES By documenting delivery of services, changes in the patient’s condition and the patient’s response to nursing interventions in the medical record according to policies and procedures. MAINTAINS PATIENT CONFIDENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY By keeping information confidential. MAINTAINS SAFE AND CLEAN WORKING ENVIRONMENT By complying with procedures, rules, and regulations calling for assistance from health care support personnel by maintaining a clean and safe unit environment keeping patient rooms, supply rooms and hallways free from clutter by complying with procedures, rules and regulations by adhering to infection control policies and procedures, medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substance regulations. By maintaining compliance with professional, regulatory and governmental standards of care. By demonstrating knowledge of responsibilities in an emergency situation (i.e., code blue, Dr. Wintergreen, etc.). ENSURES OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT By following manufacturer's instructions troubleshooting malfunctions entering work orders for equipment repairs evaluating new equipment and techniques. DEMONSTRATES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY By checking stock to determine inventory level anticipating needed supplies using equipment/supplies as needed to accomplish job results By minimizing overtime by work prioritization and delegation recognizes and complies with RN’s role in reimbursement for patient care services. By identifying and providing input to Nurse Managers on work methods that reduce the cost and/or time required to deliver patient care. By maintaining awareness of unit budget. MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE By identifying personal educational needs and opportunities attending educational workshops completing mandatory educational requirements reviewing professional publications establishing personal networks participating in professional organizations sharing new knowledge with teams attending unit meetings reading unit memos participating in committees, projects and PI activities. By maintaining responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs. MAINTAINS A COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP AMONG HEALTH CARE TEAMS By communicating information responding to requests building rapport participating in team problem-solving methods by communicating patient care or team issues to the nurse manager or supervisor holding each team member accountable for patient and team outcomes participate in team meetings offering suggestions for improvement to the program director utilizing the chain of command to present issues or concerns demonstrate positive conflict resolution skills with all associates treat all associates with dignity and respect. CONTRIBUTES TO ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM EFFORT By arriving on duty as scheduled, maintaining attendance, punching in and out as per Good Shepherd policy and maintaining etime sheet. By demonstrating flexibility in response to change by offering to assist team members with patient care needs and unit activities that arise throughout the shift participating in orienting new employees meeting dress code requirements. By attending meetings as requested by organizational leaders by positively representing the profession and organization at work and away from work promoting and participating in organizational goals. By mentoring channels of communication among nursing shifts, disciplines, departments, and external customers. By utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies, to assure resolution of patient problems and needs. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred Work Experience Prior med-surg experience or rehabilitation experience preferred Licenses / Certifications Registered Nurse license required Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required Certification in Rehabilitation Nursing preferred (must be acquired with 3 years of employment)