C.N.A.

Nursing Assistant

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care in accordance with our established nursing care procedures, and as may be directed by your supervisors.

Every effort has been made to keep your job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that they are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is a logical assignment to the position.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS

Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative and descriptive manner.

Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering care, serving meals, etc., as necessary.

Report all accidents/incidents you observe on the shift that they occur.

Use only authorized abbreviations established by this facility when recording information.

Report all changes in the resident's condition to the Charge/Staff Nurse as soon as practical.

ADMISSION, TRANSFER, AND DISCHARGE FUNCTIONS

Ensure that the resident's room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.)

Greet and escort residents to their rooms.

Introduce resident to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate.

Make resident comfortable, (i.e., put to bed, get water, etc.)

Inventory and mark the resident's personal possessions.

Store resident's clothing.

Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room or when being discharged.

Transport residents to new room or to the receiving area.

Assist residents with loading/unloading as necessary.

PERSONNEL FUNCTIONS

Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks.

Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors.

Notify the facility when you will be late or absent from work.

Report all complaints and grievances made by the residents.

Cooperate with inter-department personnel, as well as other facility personnel to assure that nursing services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.

Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.

Meet with your shift's nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services.

PERSONAL NURSING CARE FUNCTIONS

Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.

Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.)

Give or assist resident with bath functions (i.e., bed bath, tub or shower bath, etc.)

Give backrubs as instructed.

Assist residents with dressing/undressing as necessary.

Assist residents with hair care functions (i.e., combing, brushing, shampooing, etc.)

Assist residents with nail care (i.e., clipping, trimming, and cleaning the finger/toenails).

Shave male residents.

Keep hair on female residents clean shaven (i.e., facial hair, under arms, on legs, etc., as instructed).

Keep residents dry (i.e., change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled).

Make beds (occupied and unoccupied).

Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable position.

Change bed linens. Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles forming under the resident.

Put extra covers on beds as requested.

Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bedpan/urinal, portable commode, etc.)

Maintain intake and output records as instructed.

Keep incontinent residents clean and dry.

Check and report bowel movements and character of stools as instructed.

Collect specimens as instructed (i.e., urine, stools, etc.).

Assist residents in preparing for medical tests (i.e., lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental, etc.).

Assist residents in preparing for activity and social programs (i.e., church services, parties, visitors, etc.).

Assist in transporting residents to/from appointments, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary.

Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.

Answer resident calls promptly.

Assist residents to work with or without self-help devices as instructed.

Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.

Provide eye and ear care (i.e., cleaning eye glasses/hearing aides, etc.).

Measure and record temperatures, pulse, and respirations (TPRs), as instructed.

Weigh and measure residents as instructed.

Assist in preparing the resident for a physical examination.

Assist with the care of the dying resident.

Provide post-mortem care as instructed.

Check residents routinely to assure that their…