Shower Aide CNA

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Certified Nurse’s Aide

Department: Nursing  

Reports to:  Director of Nursing

SUMMARY

The primary purpose of the position is to provide assigned residents with quality routine daily nursing care in accordance with current regulations, established nursing procedures and as directed by your supervisors while delivering on the company core values of wellness, compassion, experience, and results. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:  

Adherence to Policies –   

• Must perform duties in a timely fashion, and within the prescribed sequences and schedules. 

• Must perform assigned tasks with minimum supervision with an awareness for and a willingness to perform other tasks, as needed. 

• Must respect all resident rights, including the confidentiality of resident care information. 

• Follow all established safety precautions when operating equipment and must report hazardous and defective equipment or conditions to your supervisor. 

• Must be cooperative with other departments and be courteous and respectful in dealing with them at all times. 

• Participate in and respond professionally to surveys (inspections) conducted by government agencies. 

• Report on time to work and work the full scheduled shift. Check with the charge nurse for any schedule concerns or variances. 

• Must always maintain a professional, positive, efficient and friendly demeanor when dealing with residents. 

Patient Care -   

• Assume the authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary to carry out the assigned duties. 

• Assist residents as needed with activities of daily living.  This includes bathing, hair care, nail care, oral care, shaving, dressing, eating, pericare, assisting to and from bed, toileting, turning, transferring, lifting, changing when needed, etc. 

• Bathe each resident according to schedule.  Change bed linens completely on bath days, more often as needed.  Clean showers and tub rooms thoroughly before and after each use. 

• Make rounds regularly on each shift and assist each resident as needed, making sure they are safe, clean, and comfortable. 

• Always respect resident privacy and confidentiality including all details of resident care.  Refer all questions regarding patient's status to the Charge Nurse and all questions regarding operation of care center to the Administrator. 

• Safeguard and use appropriately all resident belongings and appliances:  hearing aids, eye glasses, dentures, clothing, personal property, etc. 

• Escort residents to scheduled activities (recreational, religious, etc.) according to care plan. 

• Bring residents to the dining area, serve trays, feed residents as needed, and provide assistance to those not totally independent.  Pick up trays and replace in kitchen cart for depository.  Document meal intake percentage. 

• Fill resident water pitchers with ice water at least once a shift. Offer fresh water routinely to each resident, and consistently upon entrance of the patient room. 

• Perform restorative and rehabilitative nursing tasks as assigned.  This includes turning and massaging bedfast residents every two hours, giving exercises as instructed, ambulating, toileting every two hours or as ordered or needed. 

• Inform the Charge Nurse of any observed change in resident's condition.  This includes decrease in level of response, alteration in bowel function, skin issues, changes in skin color or temperature, bruises, rashes, falls or other accidents, altered behavior, etc. 

• Accurately document all duties performed on the appropriate records.  This includes meal intake and snack charting, TPR & BP, weights, ADL’s, bowel movements, accident reports, etc. 

• Use proper body mechanics and proper use & maintenance of lifts. 

• Complete ADL’s according to resident care plan goals. 

• Give accurate report to nurse and to on-coming C.N.A.’s 

• Observe safety rules, policies and procedures. 

• Wear the proper uniform including scrubs according to policy, name tag and gait belt at all times. 

• Chart appropriately and completely. 

• Instill positive relationships among the staff, with residents and with the families of residents. 

• Assume ownership of problems and facilitate solutions. 

Laundry and Cleaning -   

• Ensure all resident clothing is properly marked and returned to the resident after being laundered. 

• Take or send soiled linen and clothing to the laundry in properly secured laundry bags as soon as the bag is full, at scheduled times, and at the end of each shift, whether the bag is full or not.  Linens soiled with feces, vomit, blood, or any other bodily waste products must be thoroughly rinsed in the hopper room before being sent to the laundry. 

• Keep resident rooms clean and orderly.  (This includes night stands, dressers, over-bed tables and closets.)  Mop up spills and clean messes made by residents as needed. 

• Help maintain cleanliness of work areas, break areas, and linen closets.  Make sure that equipment and supplies are properly stored before leaving for breaks and at the end of each shift. 

• If a resident has been discharged, have the cleaning staff completely clean and disinfect the area and ready resident room for re-occupancy.  

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: 

• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Charge Nurse or the Director of Nursing. 

• Complete required duties respecting the dignity of the resident always and attending to the personal comfort of the resident beyond required procedures. 

• Answer call lights when lit throughout building. 

• Professionally represent Eduro Healthcare at all times 

Qualifications:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function 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. 

Educations and Experience

Previous experience as a CNA and experience in working with geriatric residents is preferred and may be required 

Language Skills  

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret basic documents in English. Bi-lingual language skills welcome 

Reasoning Ability  

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant as required by state and federal law. 

If applicant is an Aide in Training, certification must be obtained within 120 days of hire 

Physical Demands  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must be able to perform the essential job functions without posing a direct threat to residents, self, or others. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Must be able to sit, walk, run, lift and carry in excess of 40 pounds, bend, climb, kneel, squat, stoop, push, pull, grasp, reach arms above head, and have hand and finger dexterity. 

• Ability to rapidly assist in the evacuation of all residents from the building in case of emergency. 

• Ability to cope with the mental and emotional stress of working daily with geriatric residents and dealing with emergency situations. 

• Must be able to see, hear, and smell sufficiently to ensure the personal comfort, dignity, health, and safety of the residents, and to assure that the requirements of this position can be fully met. 

Equipment  

Must be able to operate the following equipment:  fire extinguisher, blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, weight chair, Hoyer lift, thermometer, restraints, whirlpool bath, gait belt, hair dryer, rollers, curling iron, and other equipment as required to do the job. 

Work Environment  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.