Nursing Assistant

Nursing Assistant

Deliver or assist in the deliverance, and documents, the regular maintenance care to the residents on their assigned nursing units.

• Establishment of a working relationship with the Charge Nurse and Unit Manager.
• Maintenance of the personal hygiene of the residents.
• Maintenance of a healthful nutritional status of residents.
• Maintenance of the integrity of the skin of the residents.
• Mobilization of the residents.
• Assistance to residents with bowel and bladder functions.
• Maintenance of a clean and orderly environment for the residents.
• Execution of specific skilled tasks under the direction of a licensed nurse.
• Maintenance of a safe environment for the residents.
• Response to residents' needs for socialization.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certified through the Department of Health / Nurse Aide Registry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• One year long term care experience preferred.
• Mental ability to comprehend and execute assignments and physical stamina sufficient to mobilize patients.
• Personality characteristics compatible with elderly and/or disabled residents and other nursing personnel.

• Physical Demands:
  Stooping, Pushing, Climbing, Crouching, Pulling, Kneeling, Standing, Talking, Turning, Reaching, Hearing, Depth Perception, Mobility.
• Lifting: (0-10 lbs), (0-20 lbs), (0-50 lbs), (0-25 lbs), (0-100 lbs), (0-50 lbs), over 100 lbs, over 50 lbs.
• Carrying:
  Sedentary (0-10 lbs), Light (0-20 lbs), Medium (0-50 lbs), Very Heavy (over 100 lbs), Very Heavy (over 50 lbs).
• Aptitudes:
  Form perception, Problem solving, Motor coordination, Working speed, Computer/VDT ability, General learning ability, Clerical perception.
• Environmental Conditions:
  
  Extreme cold, Extreme heat, Temperature changes, Wet conditions, Humid conditions, Exposure to fumes, Exposure to blood and body fluids, Noise and vibration, Exposure to chemicals, Inclement weather conditions, Inside/outside weather conditions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.