CNA - Full Time

About the Role

Provide each assigned resident with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident's assessment and care plan, under the direction of supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Use wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc.
• Use only authorized abbreviations when recording information.
• Report all changes in the resident's condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative, descriptive manner.
• Report all accidents and incidents observed during the shift.
• Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and report suspected violations.
• Report any unauthorized attempt to access the facility's information system.
• Perform only those nursing care procedures for which you have been trained.
• Prepare resident's room for admission (bed made, name tags up, admission kit available).
• Greet residents, escort them to their room, and introduce them to roommates and personnel.
• Inventory and mark resident's personal possessions; assist with packing/unpacking during transfers or discharges.
• Transport residents to new rooms or receiving areas; assist with loading/unloading residents to/from vehicles.
• Maintain a warm, personal, and calm environment for residents.
• Meet with nursing personnel to identify and correct problem areas or improve services.
• Report all resident complaints and grievances.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Make beds, measure and record vital signs (temperatures, pulses, respirations), and weigh residents as instructed.
• Check on residents unable to call for help frequently; answer resident calls promptly.
• Assist residents with meals (informing about food arrangements, recording food/fluid intake).
• Keep residents' water pitchers clean and filled; perform after-meal care.
• Assist residents with daily functions (dental/mouth care, bathing, dressing, combing hair).
• Keep residents dry by changing gowns, clothing, and linens when wet or soiled.
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests (lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental).
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents.
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Check residents routinely to ensure personal care needs are met.
• Observe and report pressure areas, skin breakdowns, and injuries of unknown source.
• Observe disoriented and comatose residents; record and report data as instructed.
• Perform special treatments as instructed.
• Report any resident leaving or missing from the facility immediately.
• Use only equipment you have been trained to use; report defective equipment.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information; report unauthorized disclosures.
• Report allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
• Honor resident's refusal of treatment and report such requests to your supervisor.
• Follow work assignments and schedules to complete assigned tasks.
• Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel to maintain nursing services.
• Notify the facility when late or absent from work.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals.

Requirements

• Minimum 10th grade education.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts (fractions, percentages, ratios, proportions).
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with state laws.
• CPR certification preferred.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear.
• Frequent use of office equipment (copier, scanner, fax, telephone, calculator).
• May assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.

Work Environment

The work environment is usually low to moderate noise. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.