CNA, Healthcare Nursing

We are dedicated to the highest level of professional care to return our patients to optimal health, to enhance their quality of life and meet their social and emotional needs.

We are a local Home Health agency clinician owned and operated.

General

Purpose:

To provide personal care and incidental/instrumental activities of daily living as assigned to patients/clients in the home setting as permitted by the policies and procedures of Interim Health Care® and any other federal, state and local law or regulation.

• Assist, perform and train patient/client and family in activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, toileting and elimination and adequate nutritional intake.
• Promote safe environment and maintain unobstructed pathways while providing care.
• Assist with ambulation, transfers and/or range of motion exercises.
• Assist with incidental/instrumental activities of daily living such as shopping, meal preparation, socialization activities, homemaking and maintaining a clean and safe physical environment and medication reminding.
• Utilize infection control measures such as universal precautions, hand washing, and personal protective equipment.
• Recognize, document and report changes in patient/client condition and safety to supervisor.
• Organize self to carry out visits/shifts and tasks.
• Attend mandatory Interim Health Care in services and provide requested document to keep employee file current.
• Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
• May have access to personal health information (“PHI”) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.

EDUCATION:

Must be certified by Department of Public Health as a Certified Nurse's Aide. Ability to speak, read and write English. Ability to follow written and oral directions.

TRAINING AND

EXPERIENCE:

Must participate annually in 12 hours of in-service training to maintain certification.

• Ambulate, position, transfer, and turn residents at a minimum of fifty (50) pounds, frequently.
• Turn, crouch, kneel, stoop, bend below waist, and reach above shoulder height, frequently.
• Climb stairs, frequently.
• Walk, sit and stand frequently.
• Lift and/or carry objects at a minimum of fifty (50) pounds, frequently.
• Use sight and auditory senses.
• Possess good finger and hand dexterity.