Nurse Aide

Nursing Assistant

certified or uncertified

Revised 09/24

Availabilities 2pm to 10 pm and 10pm to 6am

Responsible to:

Director of Nursing

Job Summary:

Care for sister residents’ physical, emotional and social needs. Helps sisters by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs, monitoring vital signs. A nursing assistant will be required to work every other weekend and alternating holidays.

Essential Functions:

• · Physical care of sisters includes shower, oral care, hair care and toileting
• · Emotional care of sisters includes encouraging independence, showing them respect, taking time with them, frequent visits to check on them
• · Care for sisters’ social needs includes talking with them at mealtime, visiting them stroll outside or in the hall with them, engaging sisters in conversations and activities.
• · Assist in transporting sisters to any activities
• · Answer call lights
• · Practice good hygiene and hand washing techniques after each patient contact
• · Change bed linens and keep rooms neat and orderly, maintain a clean, neat and orderly work environment
• · Deliver meals and snacks to sisters in the am and pm
• · Feed or assist sister to eat, giving them individual attention
• · Give range of motion exercises when indicated
• · Prepare sisters for trips to doctors, bathing and dressing in clean clothing
• · Clean sisters’ desktops, bedside tables and cabinets in the sister presence.
• · Empty and clean commodes or bedpans after use.
• · Rinse soiled c-pads and diapers as necessary
• · Stock sisters’ rooms and supply area as needed
• · Report changed to charge nurse concerning each sister
• · Responsible for sisters’ personal laundry
• · Responsible for cleaning up food spills or accidents immediately
• · May be required to transport sisters to physician in convent vehicle or in your own vehicle with reimbursement
• · Other duties may be assigned by Administrator or Lead Charge Nurse

Requirements:

• · Must have a valid driver’s license
• · Must be able to pass a drug screening and background check
• · Lift without restrictions 25-50lbs, bending and stooping
• · Ability to work well with others and be able to multi-task
• · Dependability
• · Have good communication shills
• · Demonstrate compassion toward sister residents
• · Be able to take instruction from others