CNA Training

Responsibilities

As a Resident Assistant, you will support residents in a person‑centered environment, ensuring safety, dignity, and quality of care while assisting with daily activities and health promotion.

• Become familiar with the facility’s administrative structure as introduced in the pre‑training orientation session.
• Use wristband or photo card to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, or conducting any activity.
• Report all accidents and incidents observed during shifts and record changes in residents’ conditions to the Nurse Supervisor or Charge Nurse as soon as practicable.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, and other documentation in an informative, descriptive manner and use only authorized abbreviations established by the facility.
• Maintain confidentiality of protected health information and report suspected or known violations to the Administrator.
• Report any suspected unauthorized attempts to access the facility’s information system.
• Perform only those nursing care procedures for which you have received training.
• Ensure residents’ rooms are prepared for arrival (bed made, name tags up, admission kit available).
• Greet residents, escort them to their rooms, and introduce them to roommates and staff.
• Inventory and mark residents’ personal possessions, store clothing, and assist with packing when transferring to a new room or during discharge.
• Transport residents to new rooms or the receiving area and assist with vehicle loading/unloading.
• Participate in and receive the nursing report as instructed.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood or body fluids.
• Make beds, add extra covers when requested.
• Measure and record temperatures, pulses, and respirations (TPRs) of residents as instructed.
• Weigh and measure residents as instructed.
• Ensure residents who cannot call for help are checked frequently and answer resident calls promptly.
• Check residents routinely to ensure their personal care needs are met.
• Assist residents in identifying food arrangements, record food/fluid intake, and keep water pitchers clean and filled.
• Perform after‑meal care, including removing trays and cleaning resident’s hands, face, and clothing.
• Follow work assignments, schedules, and coordinate with inter‑departmental and facility personnel to maintain nursing services.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of information, allegations of abuse, or misappropriation of resident property.
• Honor residents’ refusal of treatment requests and report such requests to your supervisor.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum 8th‑grade education required. Additional skills and abilities:

• Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Reason practical problems and deal with varied situations with limited standardization.
• Interpret a variety of written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule instructions.

Successfully perform essential functions of this job, including:

• Lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Prolonged use of desktop or laptop computers.
• Regular tasks of sitting, standing, walking, talking, reading, and hearing.
• Frequent use of office equipment such as copier, scanner, fax, telephone, and calculator.
• Assistance with evacuation of residents during emergencies.

Typical noise levels are low to moderate. The environment is safe and supportive but may require occasional exposure to the duties listed above.

Nothing in this job specification restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above and may be subject to change for reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements strictly describe the general nature and level of work performed and are not intended as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required.