Per Diem Certified Nursing Assistant; CNA; Brain Injury

Job Overview

As a Per Diem Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), you can either assist in daily routine or episodic daily nursing aide care to adults with Brain Injury on a per diem basis. Your work will be in a clinically intensive program that is tailored to meet the needs of a unique specialized population who have been diagnosed with brain injuries and complex health needs.

In your role you will work together with the people we serve, their families, friends, employers, and other support staff to transform their lives.

The essential job duties/responsibilities of the position are included in but not limited to the information listed below:

• Provides assistance with activities of daily living according to each client’s/persons served treatment plan that includes, but is not limited to, community membership, community relationships, vital signs, laundry, toileting, showering, dressing, shaving, wound care, foot care, skin checks, passive range of motion exercises, as needed or ordered by primary care provider.
• Responsible for a variety of daily tasks with clients/persons served. This includes rehabilitative interventions, behavioral interventions and monitoring, scheduling appointments, monitoring progress, and other related tasks.
• Provides role model and support to clients/persons served. Assists individuals in becoming fully integrated into their communities.
• Takes and documents client’s/person’s served temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, skin care, toileting, and/or passive range of motion exercises as ordered by primary care clinician.
• Implements and documents individual treatment support plans.
• Stores, administers, documents, and disposes of client’s/persons served medication consistent with Medication Administration Program (MAP) requirements, funding source regulations and company policy, if applicable. Ensures program compliance with Vinfen MAP protocols.
• Transports, assists, and accompanies clients/persons served to medical, dental, and other appointments as directed by shift/program manager/administrator.
• Creates an environment in both the client’s/person’s served room and common area that is safe, clean, welcoming, and respectful to individuals, families, and neighbors. Ensures that the environment meets all safety and regulatory standards.
• Acts as an advocate for clients/persons served.
• Assess and report any changes in client’s/persons served medical condition or mental status to supervisor.
• Participates in trainings, staff meetings, and other meetings, as requested.
• Works effectively and safely with assistive equipment that includes, but is not limited to, wheelchairs, Hoyer lifts, and other medical equipment. Maintains client’s/persons served medical equipment and supplies that includes, but is not limited to wheelchairs, walkers, and Hoyer lifts. Works effectively and safely with medical equipment, that includes, but is not limited to glucometers, nebulizers, and oxygen.
• Documents services provided to clients/persons served, as required by Vinfen Policy.
• Completes all service delivery, MAP, and administrative documentation in a thorough and timely manner.
• Contributes to program’s quality improvement goals and objectives.
• Uses crisis intervention techniques when necessary. Accesses on-call back up when needed. Completes incident documentation, as needed.
• Ensures maintenance and safety of physical site. Oversees and participates in the daily living and cleaning of the program, inside and outside with clients/persons served. This includes cooking, meal planning, grocery shopping, general housekeeping, lawn mowing, snow shoveling, and garbage removal.
• Adheres to all company and divisional and program specific policies and procedures, including safe work practices, worker’s compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control. Comply with accreditation and licensing standards, as well as regulations.
• Perform other related duties, as required.

• Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques
• Sensitivity to the cultural, religious, ethnic, disability, and gender issues
• Knowledge of human, legal, civil rights, community and other resources
• Knowledge…