Certified Nursing Assistant

JOB REQUIREMENTS This position provides personal care for residents to assure the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times within a safe environment; assists with activities of daily living, offers emotional and social support, and attends to residents overall. Physical Comfort. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS – Assists With Implementing Each individual's Service Plan, therapeutic physical/ psychological care, and increasing independent vocational and leisure skills. Assists with carrying out restorative plans. Maintains documentation of behavioral Symptoms And Other Data Collection Requirements In Accordance With Service Plan . Assists and promotes independence with cares (including personal hygiene), ambulating, preparation of meals, doing personal laundry and doing household tasks. Functions as an integral member of the team providing appropriate interventions during medical, behavioral, and/or facility emergencies. Provides personal hygiene including bathing (tub, shower, bed bath), oral care, skin and nail care and hand washing. Completes resident grooming including hair care, shaving, dressing and weighing. Encourages residents toward independent personal care. Assists with toileting including bowel and bladder retraining and perinea care. Performs and assists with mobility, transferring, ambulation, positioning and range of motion per the care plan. Documents accurately all cares given, including dietary intake and output, temperature, weight, , using approved abbreviations and descriptive terms. Serves residents their meals; motivates and assists them with intake of nourishment and fluids. Reports to supervisor for written and verbal assignments which include daily use of care plans for assigned residents before initiating care. Participates in the planning of resident care through shift reports and resident care staffing meetings when assigned. Informs verbally and/or submits in writing any observations and changes in a resident for the licensed nurse or supervisor to evaluate, including dietary intake. Answer all call signals and requests of residents immediately. Encourages/assist residents in keeping their rooms clean and orderly; assists with making beds. Maintains unit in a clean and orderly manner. Keeps all resident's personal belongings and equipment clean. Escorts residents to appointments and/or therapy departments as scheduled. Participates in unit activity programs planned for residents as needed. Performs a total inventory of all resident's possessions on admission, discharge, or transfer. Ensures all resident's possessions are properly labeled. Responds to resident emergency including bleeding, falls, seizures, and performance of Heimlich maneuver. Assists with post-mortem care as assigned. Perform housekeeping and laundry responsibilities as needed. Assists with the training and orientation of new Household Assistants. Provides backup assistance to other department personnel as needed. Other duties as assigned. OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Must be 16 years of age or older. Successful completion of CNA training course. #J-18808-Ljbffr The ClearView Group - Solutions for Health