CNA Certified Nursing Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Licenses

• CNA (Required)

Job details

MUST BE ABLE TO FOLLOW 4 DAYS ON 2 DAYS OFF SCHEDULE.

Job type

• Full-time

Shift and schedule

• Weekends as needed

• Rotating weekends

• Evening shift

Location

Job address

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Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)

• Dental insurance

• Health insurance

Full job description

• Personal Protective Equipment Provided

• Face Mask and Face Shields

• Change of scrubs provided for staff who work two jobs

• Hand sanitizer provided

• Record entries on flow sheets, notes, and charts when applicable.

• Report significant changes in the resident’s condition to an LVN/RN as soon as practical.

• Do not disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to your supervisor.

• Monitor a new resident’s room is ready for the resident, i.e., the bed is made, name tag in place, ect.

• Introduce yourself, roommates, and other staff as appropriate to new residents.

• Mark and inventory the resident’s personal possessions as instructed.

• Assist with transferring residents as necessary.

• Perform assigned duties in accordance with state, federal, and facility policies and procedures.

• Follow work schedules/assignments in performing and completing your assigned tasks.

• Cooperate with all facility personnel. Report problems to your supervisor.

• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment.

• Report complaints and grievances made by the resident to appropriate personnel.

• Notify your supervisor when you will be late or absent from work.

• Report occupational incidents, including near misses.

• Assist residents with daily oral care, i.e., brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, etc., as directed.

• Assist residents with bath functions, i.e., bed bath, tub or shower bath, sponge bath, etc., as directed.

• Assist residents with dressing/undressing as needed.

• Assist residents with grooming, i.e., hair shampooing/brushing, nail care for non-diabetics, shaving, ect.

• Change bed linens as needed or as schedules.

• Check and report bowel movements and stool condition as instructed.

• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests/appointments, activities/social programs, and with transporting to/from.

• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, ect.

• Assist residents to walk with or without self-help devices as instructed.

• Answer resident calls as promptly as feasible. Assure that residents who are unable to call are checked regularly.

• Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdown.

• Report all injuries including those of unknown cause, including skin tears.

• Turn bedfast residents as least every two hours.

• Turn over all medication found in resident’s room to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge, Nurse.

• Report environmental changes in room temperature, ventilation, lighting, etc.

• Prepare residents for meals, i.e., take to the bathroom, wash hands, comb hair, raise bed, position tables, place bibs, take to/from dining room etc.

• Serve food trays and assist with feeding as indicated.

• Record resident’s food/fluid intake as instructed. Report changes in residents’ eating habits.

• Perform after meal care, i.e., remove trays, clean resident’s face, hands, clothing, take to the bathroom, etc.

• Keep residents’ water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water and within easy reach.

• Serve between meal and bedtime snacks.

• Check rooms for food articles, i.e., food in proper containers, unauthorized food items, etc.

• Check rooms for unauthorized medications.

• Attend and participate in all scheduled training, educational and inservice classes to keep current with changes/issues and to maintain certificate.

• Restrain residents only as instructed by a nursing supervisor. Release residents at least every two hours.

• Wash hands before and after performing any service for a resident.

• Keep the call button within easy reach of the resident.

• Report any hazardous condition/equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse immediately.

• Follow established isolation precautions and procedures. Wash hands before entering and after leaving an isolation area.

• Report any communicable or infectious disease to the Director of Nursing and/or the Infection Control Coordinator.

• Wear and use safety equipment and supplies, i.e., back brace, gait belt, mechanical lift, etc. when lifting or transferring residents.

• Use only the equipment that you have been trained to use, operating the equipment in a safe manner.

• Report any defective equipment.

• Treat residents fairly, and with kindness, dignity and respect.

• Knock before entering a residents’ room and assure all nursing care is provided in privacy.

• Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.

• Honor and report the resident’s refusal of treatment request.

• Perform other duties as deemed appropriate by your supervisors.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

BLS CARD REQUIRED

• Must be a currently certified as a Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with the laws of this state.

• Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served.

• Must be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example of team work and team concept.

• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.

• Must possess the ability to lift, push or pull 50 lbs. Also, must possess the ability to bend, kneel or stoop.

Job Types: Full-time,

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• Dental insurance

• Health insurance

• PAID Holidays

Work Location: In person