Certified Nursing Assistant CNA Weekends Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Certified Nursing Assistant CNA Weekends to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Assists in the preparation for admission of patients;
- Restrains patients properly when ordered. Understands reason for restraint and suggests less restrictive measures if possible;
- Accompanies patients to appointments as directed;
- Familiar with Nursing Care Plans and contributes when new information available;
- Prepares patients for meals and services, removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients;
- Answers patients’ call lights, anticipates patients’ needs, and makes rounds to assigned patients;
- Collects and transports specimens as directed;
- Practices careful, efficient and non-wasteful use of supplies and linen, and follows established charge procedures for patient charge items;
- Provides reality orientation in daily care;
- Participates in socialization activities on the unit and assists patients to activities;
- Adheres to policies and procedures of the center the Department of Nursing;
- Performs all tasks/procedures included on assignment or reports to charge nurse any tasks not completed;
- Attend in-service education programs and participates in Silver Chair Training, as assigned, to learn new procedures, develop skills, etc;
- Participates in socialization activities on the unit and assistspatients to activities;
- Adheres to policies and procedures of the Center and theDepartment of Nursing.
Requirements:
- Capable of charting accurately in the Patient Care Record or other similar form;
- Sensitive to our patients’ physical and psychosocial needs;
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions;
- Treat all patient information as confidential material;
- Tactful and courteous approach with patients and visitors;
- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary setting;
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form;
- Ability to work efficiently and professionally under pressure with time constraints;
- Understanding of Hospice philosophy and the needs of the terminally ill;
- Knowledge of the assisted living care industry;
- Compliance with accepted professional standards and practices;
- Minimum of one year direct patient care experience in an institutional or home care setting required. Hospice experience preferred;
- Capacity to work effectively with different types of people;
- Flexible and cooperative in fulfilling all obligations;
- Demonstrate organizational capabilities.