RNA - Sandridge

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with exercise to improve or maintain mobility and independence
• Encourage residents to be active and out of bed unless contraindicated
• Assist residents with transfers, ambulation, and range of motion
• Provide clean clothing and linens that are in good repair to residents
• Assist residents with bathing and dressing
• Change positions of residents to prevent skin care issues
• Assist residents in being free of offensive odors
• Assist the Therapy Department with active/passive range of motion exercises
• Complete charting of care
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, positive emphasis, and calmness
• Report significant findings or changes in condition and potential concerns to the Charge Nurse, RN Supervisor, Director of Nursing, and/or Therapy Department
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests, activities, social programs, appointments, and daily meals
• Assist with elimination, including emptying catheter bags and providing and sanitizing bedpans, urinals, and bedside commodes
• Assist residents with good personal hygiene, including care of skin, bathing, shampooing and grooming of hair, oral hygiene, shaving or beard trimming, and cleaning and cutting of nails
• Provide pressure-relieving devices and skin protective measures
• Serve in a maintenance capacity in the therapist's or consultant's absence

Supervisory Requirements

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent. Current certificate as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Restorative Aide Training. Current CPR certification. One year of experience in a long-term care facility preferred.

Skills

• Ability to read technical procedures
• Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to solve practical problems
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
• Current CPR certification
• Restorative Aide Certificate
• Knowledge and experience with PCC preferred
• Must maintain all required continuing education/licensing
• Must remain in good standing with the Department of Public Health License and Certification Division at all times

Physical Demands

• Standing and/or walking very frequently
• Sitting occasionally
• Reaching with hands and arms frequently; pushing/pulling very frequently
• Talking and/or hearing very frequently
• Tasting and/or smelling very frequently
• Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently
• Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling occasionally
• Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision; ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.