Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) - Skilled Nursing Facility

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist professional nursing staff by performing duties in caring for residents at facility; work under supervision of professional nurses; transport, bathe, and dress residents; comb hair, clean teeth, and care for nails; provide bedpans and urinals; make beds and feed residents; execute resident assessment and care plans; provide for safety, comfort, and well-being of resident.
• Follow direction as delegated by licensed nurses.
• Receive oral reports and written assignments from charge nurse at beginning of each tour of duty.
• Provide maximum resident-care services to assure well-being of resident to greatest degree.
• Perform related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates.
• Ambulate and transfer residents utilizing appropriate assistive devices and body mechanics.
• Foster self-respect and esteem by recognizing, accepting, and respecting those entrusted to his/her care.
• Routinely turn and position residents.
• Make beds every day, changing linens per facility policy and as needed.
• Measure and record residents’ heights and weights.
• Take temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure as directed by the nurse.
• Care for incontinent residents.
• Measure and record residents’ intake and output.
• Collect sputum, urine, and stool specimens.
• Assist residents in all activities of daily living.
• Pass out trays and feed/assist residents as needed.
• Observe and document food, nourishment, and fluid intake of each resident.
• Keep assigned resident bedside area clean at all times and personal belongings in orderly arrangement.
• Assist with development and review of the resident care plans in conjunction with nursing and other disciplines.
• Ensure resident privacy, respect, and dignity.
• Assist in orientation of new nursing assistants.
• Participate in in-service programs.
• Exhibit and perform proper handwashing techniques.
• Maintain proper infection control procedures when handling clothing and linens.
• Detect, correct, and report to the charge nurse any unsafe conditions which may result in bodily injury or fire.
• Execute duties and responsibilities in conformance with established routine.
• Assure physical comfort, safety, and mental well-being of residents.
• Detect and correct situations that have a probability of causing accidents or injuries to residents.
• Observe and report symptoms, reactions, and changes of residents.
• Possess knowledge of procedures and techniques.
• Understand standard techniques in personal service-care of residents.
• Be aware of sterile (Universal Precautions) procedures and avoid contamination.
• Encourage and motivate residents to participate in recreational, occupational and physical therapies and other rehabilitative measures to promote activity of mind and body.
• Clean used equipment and return to proper place after using, such as wash basins, bed pans, urinals, enema cans, gloves, colon tubes and any other equipment that may be used.
• Record bowel movements and kidney output of assigned residents as directed by the charge nurse.
• Check residents frequently and before going off duty.
• Empty waste baskets and liners to rid odors as often as necessary to prevent odors.
• Clean razors after use. (i.e. after meals)
• Mop commons areas and rooms as needed when Environmental Services is not available.
• Straighten rooms, fill H20 at shift end.
• Clean wheelchairs, walkers, stands, medication carts and high risers as needed (night shift).
• Strip the beds as required by housekeeping/laundry, as needed for cleaning whether routine or a specific situation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a state-approved CNA certification program.
• Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant in the state of North Dakota.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Empathetic and patient-centered approach to resident care.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Basic knowledge of long-term care principles and practices.