CNA/Medaide

About the role

Brookridge, a ThriveMore of NC Community located in Winston Salem, NC is seeking a qualified full-time C.N.A/Medaide to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Provides, or assists resident with personal care needs, including: bathing, dressing and undressing, eating, ambulation, oral care, hair and nail care, elimination needs, shaving, application of make-up.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure according to instructions.
• Observes and reports immediately any physical and/or behavioral changes in resident to Assisted Living Coordinator.
• Administers medications and treatments to residents according to doctor's orders, at times specified, and charting same immediately after medications and/or treatment.
• Absists residents with feeding as needed in dining room, or take tray of food to his/her room and assist him/her when he/she is unable to come to the dining room.
• Possess a working knowledge of how to operate the medicine cart, how to maintain security and safety of medicines in cart, and report immediately to Assisted Living Coordinator any losses or discrepancy in medicine count.
• Maintain a neat and orderly medicine cart and medicine room, Coordinate daily orders of drugs and related medical supplies with Assisted Living Coordinator.
• Transfers orders from Physician Order Form to MAR's and checks monthly MAR for accuracy.
• Maintains confidentiality of all resident care information.
• Works tactfully and cooperatively with resident, families, visitors, and other staff throughout the facility.
• Signs all Medical Administration Records and daily report sheets at the time the service is given.
• Keep all records up to date and signed.
• Absists with housekeeping items such as laundry, etc... and the cleaning of equipment.
• Absists with "making of the beds" for residents.
• Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Work history in caring for older adults preferred.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Completed high school or GED equivalent.
• C.N.A Certified and MedAide Certified, in good standing with the state of North Carolina and can be found on the NC Nurse Aide Registry.
• Able to use the English language to satisfy the communications and record keeping requirements involved in the performance of this job position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Able to safely perform all essential job functions without harm to self or others with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Able to comply with facility's drug testing and substance abuse program and policies.