Certified Nursing Assistant, CNA
Company: Georgetown Operations
Location: Georgetown
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Welcome Home! We have a great team at Elderwood, and we am
looking to add a few more people. You owe it to yourself to come
and check us out. We have new owners and a great staff. Come by and
see for yourself. Call me at 843-546-4123, ext. 102. Ask for Molly.
I would love to meet you and take you on a tour to meet the staff.
Great Benefits, Daily Pay, Great Staff and NO Drama! Night and
Weekend shift diffs. added to base hourly Benefits: Medical,
Dental, Vision, Prescription, Life, FSA, Disability, Supplemental
and 401K. PTO: PTO is earned for day one of employment. Perform
direct resident care duties in accordance with the resident’s
assessment and care-plan. Assist with promoting a compassionate,
physical and psychosocial environment, as directed and under
supervision by your supervisors. Is subject to exposure to
infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB, and the
AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS General
Skills Observe and practice safety according to facility policy and
procedure. Able to explain and demonstrate fire/emergency
procedures. Properly use and maintain facility equipment. Show
respect for facility property. Demonstrate and be able to explain
infection control and isolation procedures. Demonstrate and able to
explain proper body mechanics. Ensure residents are clean and
comfortable. Ensure residents are given correct diet. Use proper
feeding techniques while respecting personal dignity and meeting
the residents’ needs for socialization. Make beds correctly and
wrinkle free. Maintain resident rooms in neat, orderly and
clutter-free manner. Support resident participation in activity
programs. Maintain ability to present a professional appearance and
attitude. Must be able to perform the tasks of the job without any
restrictions. Customer Service Skills Promote and maintain positive
relationships with Service Skills coworkers, residents, visitors,
volunteers, and regulators. Directly respond, within your scope of
practice, to needs and concerns of residents and family members.
Work with the care-giving team to identify and resolve resident and
family issues. Promptly respond to call lights and other resident
needs. Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal
interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment
throughout the unit and shift. Report complaints and grievances
immediately. Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition and
enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult
residents. Resident Rights Treat residents with compassion and
dignity. Establish effective communication/interaction with
residents and families. Ensure residents right to privacy (visual
and auditory). Maintain confidentiality of resident and facility
records/information. Show respect for residents’ personal property.
Ensure residents are dressed appropriately, consistent with weather
conditions, and according to their wishes. Recognize a resident’s
ability to make choices and support these within the constraints of
the care-giving environment. Communicate with members of the
care-giving team about residents’ personal choices. Communicate and
is sensitive and appropriately responsive to residents’ end-of-life
concerns and wishes to the Charge Nurse. Ensure you treat all
residents fairly, and with kindness, dignity, and respect. Always
knock prior to entering a room. Report any allegations of resident
abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property immediately.
Honor residents’ refusal of treatment and report such requests to
your supervisor. Nursing Care Implementation Perform the following
according to policy and procedure: Take and record temperature,
pulse, respiration and blood pressure. Ambulate residents. Apply
proper lifting and transferring techniques. Provide proper
positioning and use of postural support. Maintain residents
positioning as needed. Weigh residents on schedule and record
weights accurately. Provide restorative and rehabilitative nursing.
Provide active and passive range of motion. Implement bowel and
bladder program. Collect certain specimens for cultures pursuant to
facility policy and within your scope of practice. Check and
report/record bowel movements and character of stools as
instructed. Ensure residents comfort while assisting them in
achieving their highest practicable level of functioning as
follows: Assist residents with their daily activities. Provide oral
care and hygiene pursuant to the plan of care. Provide nail care
pursuant to the plan of care. Assist residents with dressing and
grooming according to their needs, wishes and desires. Bathe
residents with attention to privacy, respecting dignity, and
providing a safe and relaxing experience. Making beds appropriately
using the proper linen. Always identify your resident prior to
performing any task or procedure. Performs work safely by
consistently using gait belts, back supports and lifts. Check
residents routinely to assure their personal care needs are met.
Check residents’ skin every shift and report any abnormalities
immediately. Provide indwelling care every shift. Provide perineal
care after each incontinent episode. Prepare residents for meals,
assist with feeding as indicated, provide after meal care, serve
between meal and bedtime snacks as ordered. Nursing Care Evaluation
Report the following to the Charge Nurse and the care-giving team
as appropriate and/or document according to policy and procedure: A
significant change in a residents condition, a change in a
residents vital signs or weight, any accidents or injuries, any
changes in a residents skin integrity, behavioral changes, signs of
resident depression or anxiety, changes in a residents ambulation
status, the level of the residents food consumption, and the
residents intake of food and liquids as well as the residents
output when indicated. Nursing Care Planning Participate in
collecting data needed for the accurate completion of the MDS and
the Plan of Care. Show understanding of information that is
provided by the ADL flow sheets. Provide input to the Nurses for
development or change of the plan of care. Provide information
gathered from care-giving activities to the Charge Nurse. Ensure
your documentation reflects that the care plan is being followed.
Continuing Education Assist in the orientation and training of
other staff. Attend orientation, mandatory in-service and education
programs and staff meetings to maintain current certification as a
Nursing Assistant. Safety Comply with all Company policies related
to safety and infection control procedures, including the proper
use of mechanical lifts, gait belts and personal protective back
supports. Report all accidents and incidents immediately. Report
exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous
materials immediately to your supervisor. Make sure locks on beds
and wheelchairs are locked prior to transferring residents. Answer
call lights promptly. Clean up spills immediately. Store equipment
properly. Use restraints only as instructed by your supervisor.
Check at least every 30 minutes and release every two (2) hours.
Immediately notify your supervisor if any resident is missing from
the building. Report any safety violations. Follow established
smoking regulations. Use your personal protective equipment
appropriately. Use only the equipment you have been trained to use,
and in a safe manner. Report on defective equipment. Operate all
equipment in a safe manner. Must not pose a threat to the health
and safety of other individuals. Follow all safety policies to
assure resident safety. Resident Understand, comply with and
promote all rules and regulations regarding resident’s rights,
promote positive relationships with residents, visitors, and
regulators, to include presenting a professional appearance. OTHER
JOB FUNCTIONS Corporate Compliance Must adhere to Medical
Management Concepts Code of Conduct and Business Ethics Policy,
including documentation and reporting responsibilities. Staff
Development Attend and participate in educational activities,
in-service training and staff meetings: assist in orientation and
training of other staff. Quality Improvement Participate in Quality
Improvement activities as assigned. Other Duties Other duties as
assigned or needed. This includes residents that you are not
familiar with. Requirements QUALIFICATIONS Must be a Certified
Nursing Assistant t in good standing with the state. Must maintain
a current certification in the state throughout employment. · Must
achieve 12 hours on in-service education annually as required by
federal regulation (as well as meet state requirements). · Must
have the ability to read and write in the English language, and
follow oral and written directions at a level necessary to
accomplish your job. · Must be at least 18 years of age and possess
a High School Diploma or equivalent. · Must be able to relate
positively and favorably to residents and families and to work
cooperatively with coworkers and supervisors. · Must be willing to
assist others, including co-workers. · Must maintain regular
attendance. · Must be in good health and demonstrate emotional
stability. Must meet all local health regulations, pass
post-employment physical exam if required. This requirement also
includes drug screening, criminal background investigation and
reference inquiry. · Must be capable of performing the essential
functions of this job. PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS
Walking/mobility, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, sit, climb, balance,
reaching, bending, grasping, pushing, lifting, transferring and
repositioning residents, pulling, fine hand coordination, finger,
handle, feel, ability to read and write, ability to understand and
follow written and oral instructions, ability to verbally
communicate with residents and others, ability to distinguish
smells and temperatures, ability to hear and respond to pages,
ability to understand and apply training and in-service education,
ability to instruct personnel during training, education and staff
meetings, and ability to remain calm in emergency situations and
when handling multiple tasks. Must be able to lift and carry 50
pounds using proper body mechanics. Must be able to cope with the
mental and emotional stress of the position. Must function
independently and have flexibility, personal integrity and the
ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support
agencies. Must be able to relate to and work with the ill,
disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people
within the facility. ENVIRONMENT The work environment
characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of
this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
frequently exposed to vibration, moving mechanical parts, fumes or
airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather
conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the
work environment is usually moderate. GENERAL INFORMATION Is
subject to frequent interruptions, hostile and emotionally upset
residents, family members, personnel and visitors. Works beyond
normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other
positions temporarily, when necessary. Is subject to call-back
during emergency conditions (severe weather, evacuation,
post-disaster, etc.). Is subject to injury from falls. Is subject
to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc.,
including TB, and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses. Must have the
ability to read a limited number of three-syllable words and
recognize the similarities and differences between words. Have the
ability to add and subtract three digit numbers and multiply and
divide with 10’s and 100’s. Salary Description 18.00 -20.00
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