Certified Nursing Assistant CNA

About the role

This facility provides direct resident care under the supervision of licensed nursing personnel. The role includes promoting a compassionate physical and psychosocial environment for residents.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care (grooming, bathing, dressing, oral care, etc.) of residents daily and as needed.
• Change bed linen and maintain appropriate grooming supplies in resident rooms on a regular basis.
• Ambulate and transfer residents, utilizing appropriate assistive devices and body mechanics.
• Record resident vital signs, weights and measurements, intake and output, food consumption, and other information as assigned.
• Routinely turn and position residents as necessary.
• Observe residents carefully and report changes in condition to Charge Nurse.
• Recognize a resident’s ability to make choices and support these within the constraints of the caregiving environment.
• Participate in collecting data needed for the accurate completion of the MDS and the plan of care.
• Provide input to the nurses for development of the plan of care.
• Prepare residents for each meal and transport to dining room (unless resident on bed rest) making sure that food tray is accessible, self-help devices are available (if needed), and assistance is provided to those residents who cannot feed themselves.
• Keep an accurate record of food intake and output, as directed.
• Assist nursing staff with the basics of aseptic and sterile techniques to avoid infection of residents and self-contamination of equipment and supplies.
• Take TPR, blood pressure, weighing of residents, etc. as directed.
• Promptly answer call lights and other resident needs.
• Utilize proper body mechanics when lifting or transporting residents.
• Assist in the orientation and training of other staff, as requested.
• Attend in-service education programs in order to meet facility educational requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident and facility records/information.
• Protect residents from neglect, mistreatment, and abuse.
• Protect the personal property of the residents of the facility.
• Maintain established housekeeping standards within assigned duty areas.
• Others as directed by the supervisor or administrator.

Requirements

• CERTIFIED: Current Nursing Assistant Certification from state.
• Maintain CPR Certification.
• High School Graduate or GED.
• NON-CERTIFIED: Currently attending a CNA class working toward certification (may not work non-certified for more than four (4) months).
• Organized and detailed in work performance.
• Good communication skills with excellent self-discipline and patience.
• Genuine caring for and interest in elderly and disabled people in a nursing facility.
• Comply with the Resident' Rights and Facility Policies and Procedures.
• Perform work tasks within the physical demand requirements as outlined below.
• Perform Essential Duties as outlined above.

Physical And Sensory Requirements

• Sitting: 10-25%.
• Walking: 60-85%.
• Standing: 10-30%.
• Lifting: 1-10 lbs: Constantly; 11-20 lbs: Frequently; 21-35 lbs: Occasionally; 51-75 lbs: None; 75+ lbs: None.
• Carrying: 1-10 lbs: Constantly; 11-20 lbs: Frequently; 21-35 lbs: Occasionally.
• Bending: Constant.
• Squatting: Constant.
• Kneeling: Constant.
• Climbing: Occationally.
• Reaching: Constant.
• Grasping: Constant.
• Fine Manipulation: Continuously.
• Driving: Rarely.
• Pushing: Frequently.
• Pulling: Frequently.

Working Conditions

• Subject to frustrations in meeting work demands due to frequent interruptions.
• Fast paced, required to make decisions quickly.
• Involves residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• May work beyond normal duty hours, on weekends, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
• Subject to call-back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).
• Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
• May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.