Nurse Assistant Certified - Transitional Care

Certified Nursing Assistant

Under the direction of a Licensed Nurse, supports the Nursing Staff by performing basic nursing care to the resident. Assist and maintains a safe and clean work environment. Maintains resident privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and respects resident's rights.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Hourly Rounding including: Pain, Position, Personal needs, and Possessions
• Assist residents in and out of bed and into a wheelchair using the correct lifting and transferring technique.
• Gives residents baths.
• Assists residents in dressing and undressing.
• Assists residents in using the bathroom and giving personal care.
• Assists residents to dining area for meals. Helps feed residents.
• Strips beds and replaces with clean linens.
• Turn the resident intermittently if bedridden due to illness.
• Assist with toileting via bedpan, urinal, bedside commode, or to the bathroom, following toileting schedules.
• Document information regarding resident's health.
• Clean residents' closets and bedside cabinets.
• Transfer residents according to prescribed transfer technique.
• Rinse soiled linen/handle soiled linen in accordance with Infection Control Policy/Standard Precautions.
• Position residents in bed, using a lift or manually, lifting from chair to bed. Assist in and out of shower and routinely assist resident in range of motion exercise. Follow turning and OOB schedules.
• Bend, twist and stoop on a regular basis and be able to lift a minimum of 75 pounds. Assist residents with exercises, walking and encourage self help progress.
• Wash bed pans, urinals, commodes and wheelchairs.
• Pass feeding trays and assist residents in eating and picking up trays.
• Pass juice and snacks as required.
• Continuously make resident care rounds, placing side rails, reposition residents, encouraging and alleviating distress using proper methodology.
• Change and clean up an incontinent resident.
• Answer all resident calls and lights not just those on your assignment. Assist residents with activities during shift.

Qualifications:

• Required:
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Successful completion of a Michigan State Certified Nurse Aide training program & current State of Michigan certification
• BLS Certification within 3 months of hire
• Preferred:
• Previous experience as a Nurse Aide