Certified Nursing Assistant -OB PRN

Location: Tanaina

## Certified Nursing Assistant
-OB PRNApply:
Bethel:
PRN:
Posted Today:
JR100152

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The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation is a Tribal health care organization, serving nearly 30,000 people living across rural, southwest Alaska in villages with populations from about 10 to more than 1,000. Bethel, the regional hub and location of the only hospital in the region, has a population of nearly 7,000. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is home to thousands of lakes and two primary rivers—the Kuskokwim and Yukon.
We offer a broad range of employment opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the health of people in the region.
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* Position Summary:

** To provide direct personal care services to clients as indicated in client’s individualized Plan of Care developed by the RN Case Manager or delegate.
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* Position Responsibilities:

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Maintain established Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation and Home Care Department Policies and Procedures.
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Perform only services defined in the plan of care and permitted in the CNA scope of services. The Plan of Care should be developed and/or approved by YKHC Home Care RN Case Manager or delegate.
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Assist client with basic personal hygiene and grooming, including bathing and dressing and care of the mouth, hair, nail and skin.  No nail care should be provided to known diabetics.
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Assist client with bladder and bowel routines, which includes helping the recipient to and from the bathroom, assisting the recipient with a bedpan or other toileting procedures; providing general hygiene care of a colostomy, an ileostomy, or an external catheter; giving suppositories that contain no medication; providing digital stimulation; and providing routine care of an incontinent recipient, including use of diapers and protective sheets.
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Assist client with self-administered routine oral medication, eye drops, and skin ointments; this assistance may include reminding the recipient and placing a medication within the recipient’s reach.
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Assist client with eating, which includes meal preparation essential to meeting the recipient’s health needs.
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Assist client with light housekeeping tasks essential to the recipient’s health, including changing the recipient’s bed linens and laundering (only) recipient’s clothing.
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Assist client to a medical clinic or physician’s office or on other trips that are reasonably necessary for the purpose of obtaining medical diagnosis or treatment.  Prior authorization from RN Case Manger is required.
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Assist client with transferring in and out of bed, chair, or wheelchair, and helping the recipient walk with support of a walker, cane, or crutches.
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Assist client with simple recommended physical activities and exercises, including active and passive range-of-motion exercises that have been taught to the personal care assistant by a health care professional that is licensed or certified to perform those tasks.
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Assist client with positioning or turning of non-ambulatory recipients in a bed or chair.
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Assist client with the care of non-sterile dressings and, for uninfected post-operative or chronic conditions, the application of ace bandages and support hose.
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Check the client’s temperature (oral, auxiliary, rectal, or ear), pulse (apical and/or radial), blood pressure, and respiration.
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If indicated in the plan of care, may assist client with up to two hours a month of assistance with shopping in the vicinity of the recipient’s residence for prescribed drugs, medical supplies, groceries, and other household items required specifically for the health and maintenance of the recipient, including items required by the recipient but also used by other occupants of the recipient’s…