CNA

About the Role

The Memory Care Center Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) is responsible for maintaining quality resident care in accordance with the Communities Policy and Procedure and federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines while maintaining the resident’s highest quality of life. This role operates under the direct supervision of the charge nurse.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nursing care to residents in an environment that promotes resident rights, dignity, individuality, and freedom of choice.
• Answer resident’s pull cords promptly and courteously.
• Assist with all ADLs (grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, transferring, etc.) per ISP and/or as needed.
• Ensure resident concerns and/or grievances are reported immediately to the charge nurse.
• Assist residents to activities and social programs and engage as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality of all pertinent resident information.
• Recognize changes in resident condition and promptly report to the charge nurse.
• Obtain vital signs and weights as ordered/assigned.
• Report all accidents/incidents promptly and complete required paperwork.
• Ensure that safety regulations and precautions are followed at all times.
• Perform any task as delegated within their scope of practice.
• Maintain a professional image at all times.
• Utilize problem-solving skills to obtain appropriate resolutions.
• Develop and maintain open/trusting professional relationships with others.
• Show support for other team members and the facility through appropriate communication.
• Attend required continuing education as designated by licensure.
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel and other departments within the facility.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the department.
• Participate in and assist with departmental studies and projects as assigned.
• Assist new employees and be open to new ideas and changes in the department and/or facility.
• Conform to expected ethical and legal standards, including compliance with laws, regulations, and facility policies related to resident abuse and neglect.

Requirements

• Active C.N.A. License in the state of Missouri.
• Registered on the Family Care Registry.
• No inclusion on the Employee Disqualification List.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Courteous, considerate, and cooperative in dealing with all community personnel.
• Pass a drug screen urinalysis.
• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with staff, residents, and visitors.
• Maintain CPR certification.
• Provide care while maintaining residents' dignity, privacy, and quality of life.

Skills

• Advanced customer service skills.
• Ability to contribute to a positive team environment.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Attention to detail and mistake-free work.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to follow established performance standards and perform duties according to nursing services policies and procedures.
• Ensure safety regulations and precautions are followed at all times.

Physical Demands

• Lifting up to 50 pounds unassisted, with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand, sit, and walk for extended lengths of time.
• Function independently, with flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Meet general health requirements set forth by facility policies, including a medical and physical examination.
• Relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times, hostile people within the facility.

Sensory and Environmental Requirements

• Manual Dexterity: Medium, related to computer use, completion of reports, and use of adding machines.
• Vision: Must possess the sense of sight or use prosthetics that enable this sense to function adequately.
• Oral Communication: Adequate to perform essential functions such as customer service, answering overhead pages, and answering telephones.
• Hearing: Must possess the sense of hearing or use prosthetics to enable communication with residents, family members, answering overhead pages, and telephones.
• Environmental: Exposure to adverse environmental factors, including infectious waste, diseases, and conditions such as TB, AIDS, and HEP B viruses.
• Hazardous: Moderate to high risk of exposure to blood, tissue, or bodily fluids, including infectious waste, diseases, and conditions such as TB, AIDS, and HEP B viruses.
• Mental: Adequate to perform the essential functions of the Nursing Department.

Equipment Used

• Gate Belts
• Wheelchairs
• Dynamaps
• Computers
• Other medical equipment necessary to perform duties