Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - The Manor of Farmington Hills

Cares for residents under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical/vocational nurse.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct resident care, including assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, incontinent care as applicable, oral hygiene and feeding.
• Measure and record vital signs, weight, percentage of meal consumed, intake/output as directed.
• Assist residents with mobility, transfers, and positioning using proper body mechanics and lift equipment as applicable.
• Respond promptly to call lights, resident needs, and changes in condition; report observations to licensed nursing staff.
• Support residents’ independence and dignity, while ensuring safety and comfort.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with facility procedures.
• Follow infection control, safety, and universal precaution guidelines at all times.
• Provide emotional support and companionship to residents, fostering a positive living environment.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
• Provide postmortem care.
• Make routine rounds on each assigned resident every two hours.
• Provide skin care and observe residents’ skin when giving care; report changes to licensed nurse.
• Modify own behavior in response to residents’ behaviors.
• Be aware of developmental tasks associated with the aging process.
• Contribute to the residents’ assessment (MDS/CAA’s) and the plan of care.
• Provide nursing rehabilitation/restorative nursing services.
• Promote residents’ ability to adapt and adjust to living as independently as possible.
• Assist the resident in self-care according to the resident’s abilities.
• Assist residents in the use of assistive devices for transferring, walking and mobility, dressing and grooming, eating and swallowing.
• Maintain range of motion, proper turning and positioning in bed and chair.
• Assist with bowel and bladder retraining.
• Instruct the resident on the care and use of prosthetic and orthotic devices.
• Incorporate training and skill practice activities, which include repetition, physical or verbal cueing, and task segmentation.
• Care for residents with Dementia:
  • Know how to respond to residents’ behaviors.
  • Allow residents to make personal choices.
  • Provide and reinforce other behavior consistent with residents’ dignity.
  • Use the resident’s families as a source of emotional support for the resident.
  • Demonstrate a basic understanding of behavior and functional symptoms associated with dementia by providing interventions and treatments to help reduce these symptoms.
  • Use modification in the presentation of activities of daily living to maintain and maximize resident functions.
  • Use effective intervention techniques to address behavioral concerns.
  • Assist with transporting residents to activities.
  • Demonstrate effective communication techniques for residents with dementia.
• Provide non-resident care including but not limited to:
  • Wash wheelchairs.
  • Clean soiled utility areas.
  • Clean shower and whirlpool rooms.
  • Clean kitchen areas on the nursing unit.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Graduate/GED.
• Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant in good standing with the certification board or a graduate of a state-approved nursing assistant training program and passed a state-approved competency examination (written and skills) within 120 days of employment; name entered into state nurse aide registry.
• Computer skills are required.
• Meets all state and federal criminal background check requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K with matching funds
• Life Insurance
• Employee discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Reimbursement