Certified Nursing Assistant

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SUMMARY:

The primary purpose of the Certified Nursing Assistant position is to provide each assigned resident with excellent daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment and plan of care, and as may be directed by your supervisor.

• Identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc. as necessary.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc. in an informative and descriptive manner.
• Use only authorized abbreviations established by this facility when recording information.
• Report all changes in the resident’s condition to the RN Team Leader as soon as possible.
• Report and provide statement for all events, accidents and incidents you observe on the shift as they occur.

• Ensure that the resident’s room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.)
• Greet residents and escort them to their room.
• 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 as instructed.
• Store resident’s clothing.
• Assist residents with packing their personal belongings when they are being transferred or discharged.
• Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area.
• Assist with loading/unloading residents from vehicles as necessary.

• Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisor.
• Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks.
• Cooperate with inter‑departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel to ensure 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 the 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 and participate in Team Conference.
• Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.
• Notify the facility when you will be late or absent from work.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor.

• Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Assist residents with hygiene needs to include:
• Daily dental and mouth care (i.e. brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.)
• Bathing (i.e. bed bath, tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed
• Dressing/undressing as necessary
• Haircare needs (i.e. combing, brushing, shampooing, etc.)
• Nailcare (i.e. clipping, trimming and cleaning the finger/toe nails)
• Shaving male residents
• Controlling hair growth on female residents (i.e. facial hair, under arms, on legs, etc.) as instructed
• Keeping residents dry (i.e. change gown, clothing, linen, etc. when they become wet or soiled)

• Change bed linens. Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident.
• Make beds (occupied and unoccupied.)
• Put extra linens on bed as requested.
• Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable position, utilizing positioning devices as indicated.
• 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.
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and appointments (i.e., lab work, x‑ray, therapy, dental, physician dialysis, etc.)
• Assist residents in preparing for activity and social programs (i.e. church, parties, visitors, physician, dialysis).
• Assist in transporting residents to/from appointments, activity and social programs, etc. as necessary.
• Assist with lifting, turning,…