Van Transporter/CNA, SNC (FT Days)

About the Role

The Van Transporter assists nurses in carrying out routine assignments, transporting and preparing residents and equipment, and maintaining a clean, hygienic environment. This role requires demonstrating the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to patients.

Responsibilities

• Assists with physical care of residents, including oral hygiene, weighing residents, bathing/showering, transferring and repositioning, dressing, grooming, and restorative nursing procedures.
• Cares for residents' clothing and property as needed.
• Passes trays and feeds residents.
• Offers fluids to residents to maintain hydration.
• Monitors routine vital signs.
• Changes linens and makes beds.
• Keeps licensed staff informed of unit-related or resident-related problems, including changes in resident condition.
• Reports and/or responds to unsafe environmental conditions and infractions of safety and infection control policies.
• Helps maintain supplies and equipment.
• Transports residents to and from nursing areas and medical appointments via van.
• Assists in admission procedures and regulates visits.
• Applies prosthetics, orthotics, and splints as necessary.
• Participates in shift change report.
• Documents care rendered to residents daily.
• Assists physicians and nurses as directed.
• Collects urine and stool specimens as needed.
• Assists in the resident dining room as required.
• Transports residents to and from the van, secures them with seat belts, and assists them at appointments.
• Assists residents with toileting, position changes, and clothing at appointments.
• Communicates resident information from outside appointments to licensed staff and reports any issues.
• Assists with resident meals, bed-making, and keeping residents' rooms neat and tidy.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Completion of Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Program required.
• Previous experience driving a multi-passenger vehicle preferred.
• Six months of experience as a Nurse Aide in a geriatric setting preferred.