CNA - Weekday Nights

Position: CNA - FT Weekday Nights
ESSENTIAL SKILL/KNOWLEDGE FUNCTIONS
* Assists patients in and out of bed and into wheelchair with the correct use of the transfer belt.
* Assists patients in bathing; to include bed baths, tub baths, and showers.
* Assists patients in dressing or undressing.
* Assists patients in using bathroom and/or bedpan and peri-care.
* Takes vital signs of patients, e.g., temperature, blood pressure, and respiration and records information.
* Assists patients to dining area for meals. May be required to assist in feeding of patients and documenting intake of nourishment.
* Strips bedding and replaces with clean linens.
* Assists in personal grooming of patients, e.g., brushing hair, trimming fingernails and toenails, and shaving.
* Turns patient intermittently of patient is bedridden due to illness.
* Required to clean bedpans and empty catheter bags.
* Documents and/or reports information regarding the patients’ health, I&O, any change of medical condition, and care given.
* Distributes fresh water to patients and picks up used water pitchers.
* Required to pass food trays to individual patients in accordance with diet cards on trays.
* Provides oral care and denture care.
* Provides skin care.
* Assists with admissions, discharges, and transfers as requested.
* Understands and utilizes care plans.
* Identifies the four basic food groups on a sample breakfast, lunch and dinner meal.
* Provides assistance with meals as requested (tray delivery, feeding, etc.).
* Provides after meal care (remove tray, brush teeth, wash face and hands, etc.).
* Applies & releases restraints and provides exercise.
* Provides external/indwelling catheter care.
* Offers fluids at appropriate times (including routine ice and water rounds).
* Provides for bowel and bladder training/retraining.
* Provides colostomy care.
* Practices proper body mechanics while moving/transferring patients.
* Provides range of motion exercises for patients.
* Collects stool and urine samples.
* Recognizes and reports signs/symptoms of abuse and/or change in condition.
* Properly documents in accordance with established guidelines.
* Receives and gives reports on patient’s status or condition.
* Assists patients to and from activities as requested.
* Assists patients with walking (with or without assistive devices).
* Provides care for the dying patient.
* Provides post mortem care as requested.
* Provides routine care for the bedfast patient (turning, etc.).ESSENTIAL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS
* Participates in Nursing Center surveys (Licensure/JCAHO) and any subsequently required reports.
* Attends and participates in continuing educational programs to keep abreast on changes in your field as well as to maintain current license/certification, as required.
* Attends and participates in mandatory in-services.
* Honor patients’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints.
* Complies with Corporate Compliance Program.
* Reports job-related functions/tasks that involve occupational hazards including exposure to blood and body fluids and others as necessary.
* Follows established safety procedures when performing job tasks and/or working with equipment.
* Follows established safety procedures regulations, to include fire protective/prevention, smoking regulations, infection control, etc.
* Performs other related duties as necessary and as directed by supervisor.
* Complies with all Privacy & Security Programs.# ESSENTIAL GENERAL FUNCTIONS
* Attendance* Punctuality
* Professional Appearance
* Communicates well with patients and family members providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude to family/visitors/patients and responds to expressed concerns while displaying…