Agency RI CNA Warren, Bristol, Tiverton, and Newport

Agency RI CNA Warren, Bristol, Tiverton, and Newport County

JOB DESCRIPTION

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)

Reports to:

Nursing Supervisor or Director

Position:
Provides basic nursing care to clients within the scope of nursing assistant responsibilities; performs basic nursing procedures under the direction of a licensed nurse.
CNA will mostly work independently in a private client’s home.
We will do our best to assign you the most convenient location.

• State certification/registration or graduation from a state-approved nursing assistant training program required.
• Knowledge and experience in bedside nursing required.
• Full use of hands, arms, and legs (e.g., washing, feeding, dressing residents; writing notations; operating bed wheel locks, etc.)
• Ability to read thermometers and charts.
• Basic reading and writing skill; ability to speak English.
• Ability to push/pull objects and lift/carry up to 20 lbs., unassisted on a frequent basis (occasionally up to 50 lbs. unassisted).
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, move and squat for prolonged periods.
• Willing to work.
• Willing to attend and participate in education programs.
• Ability to interact effectively with clients, their families, and other staff members.

• Performs nursing assistant duties in accordance with accepted standards of clients’ care. Duties may include:
  • Intake and output, measuring height and weight, vital signs, specimen collection, catheter care, range of motion exercises, etc.
  • Cares for client’s environment.
  • Recognizes changes in the client’s behavior and conditions.
  • Provides all personal care for residents, including bathing, showering, shampooing, oral hygiene, skin care, nail care, dressing, shaving (electric preferred), toileting, transferring, turning and positioning, and ambulating.
  • Assists residents with nutritional needs, including preparing, serving, feeding, and providing proper fluid requirements.
  • Monitors and reports food and fluid intake and provides snacks between meals when necessary.
  • Encourages clients to develop and maintain independence and the highest level of functioning in all personal care.
  • Aids with the use of assistive devices in transferring, ambulating, eating and dressing.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of infection control to prevent the spread of diseases and infection.
  • Adheres to strict infection control guidelines including hand washing and universal precautions.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of emergency procedure.
  • Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner, such as placing client call light within easy reach, raising bedside rails when client is in bed if appropriate, etc.