Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Responsibilities

• Comply with the Community’s personnel, safety, and corporate policies and procedures.
• Comply with the nursing department’s policies and procedures.
• Report witnessed or reported allegations of resident abuse/neglect immediately to the Executive Director, RCC, or Unit Manager.
• Treat residents, family members, visitors, and team members with dignity and respect.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident and family information.
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with co-workers and other departments.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Assist in admission and discharge of residents.
• Assist residents in daily oral care, bathing (bed bath, tub, or shower), ear, eye, facial, hair, and nail care.
• Keep residents dry by changing clothing and linen when soiled or wet.
• Make beds and change linens as needed and per schedule.
• Assist residents in bowel and bladder functions; collect specimens (urine, sputum, stools, etc.).
• Assist residents in preparing for and transporting to activity and social programs, appointments.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.
• Assist residents in ambulation and mobility; proper use of gait belts.
• Perform and document resident temperature, pulse, respirations (TPR), weight, and height measurements.
• Answer resident call lights promptly.
• Report and document any observed changes in a resident’s condition or behavior to the Charge Nurse.
• Prepare residents for meals, serve and remove trays, and assist in feeding as required.
• Distribute drinking water, other fluids, and nourishments to residents.
• Assist in the care of dying residents; provide post-mortem care.
• Check assigned residents routinely to ensure personal care needs are being met.
• Organize and straighten resident rooms daily.
• Bag soiled linens in appropriate bags, linen bins, and trash cans.
• Complete required documentation of care and services as they are provided.
• Give report to oncoming shift per Community policy.

Requirements

• Regular worksite attendance.
• Valid CNA certification in good standing with the State.
• Basic computer skills.
• If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, must successfully complete the requirements contained in Company’s Motor Vehicles policy.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
• Ability to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
• Ability to perform the essential position functions of the job with, or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to meet the general health requirements set forth by State regulations and Company policy, which may include medical and physical examinations.
• Use a transfer/gait belt or obtain assistance when lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds.

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 10 lbs: Constantly
• Lift 11 to 25 lbs: Constantly
• Lift 26 to 50 lbs: Frequently
• Lift over 50 lbs: Frequently
• Carry up to 10 lbs: Constantly
• Carry 11 to 25 lbs: Occasionally
• Carry 26 to 50 lbs: Occasionally
• Carry over 50 lbs: Occasionally
• Reach above shoulder height: Frequently
• Reach at shoulder height: Constantly
• Reach below shoulder height: Constantly
• Push/Pull: Constantly
• Hand Manipulation: Grasping and handling constantly; torquing occasionally; fingering occasionally
• Other movements: Twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing, and balancing
• Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people within the Community.
• Ability to see and hear or use prosthetics to enable these senses to function adequately.