Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation in Corpus Christi, TX seeks a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide direct patient care and support daily living activities. You will assist with hygiene, mobility, feeding, and monitoring vital signs, while reporting observations to the nursing staff.

Maintain patient safety, confidentiality, and adherence to professional standards, policies, and local regulations. Join a care-focused team dedicated to compassion and quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• CNA-related care disciplines and patient handling.
• Ability to monitor patient conditions and respond to needs.
• Commitment to patient safety and privacy.

Responsibilities

• Assist with bathing, mobility, and daily hygiene tasks.
• Support with meals, hydration, and nutrition between activities.
• Check and document vital signs and intake/output.
• Record actions and maintain patient records per policy.
• Protect patient confidentiality and follow SNF policies.
• Follow professional standards and JCAHO guidelines.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Medical teamwork

Bedside manner

Infection control

Nursing skills

Health promotion

Safe environment

Informing others

Judgment

Pain management

Acute/critical care

Job description

The Shifts available for this position includes: 2-10, PRN

Job Duties:

• Provides patients' personal hygiene by assisting with baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths.
• Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Checking vital signs and weight; recording intake and output information. Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records. . Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
• Protects organization's value by keeping patient information confidential.
• Serves and protects the SNF community by adhering to professional standards, SNF policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and JCAHO standards.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; participating in professional organizations; maintaining licensure, Enhances nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments and any other duties asked by Management team

Certified Nursing Assistant Skills and Qualifications:

Multi-tasking, Medical Teamwork, Bedside Manner, Infection Control, Nursing Skills, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, informing Others, Judgment, Pain Management, Acute/Critical Care