Night; Certified Nursing Assistant PT

Located in the beautiful coastal community of New Bern, Bayview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is one of the leading providers of short term rehabilitation and long term care in Eastern NC. Our 60 bed state of the art Skilled Nursing Facility and 12-bed Assisted Living wing have recently undergone renovation.

We provide residents with a full range of long-term care and rehabilitation services, along with a variety of engaging social and recreational activities.

Assist professional nursing staff by performing duties in caring for residents at facility; work under supervision of professional nurse; execute resident assessment and plans of care; provide for safety, comfort and well-being of resident.

The person holding this position is delegated the responsibility for carrying out the assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with current existing federal and state regulations and established facility policy and procedures.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to lift fifty (50) pounds. Moving, lifting or transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds
• Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull or carry patients
• Ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles over time without fatigue
• Ability to stand for extended periods
• Ability to bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach
• Fine motor skills
• Visual acuity

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach forward with hands and arms.

The employee is frequently required to sit and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to fifty pounds, as well as being required to lift or move 100 or more pounds with assistance (physical or mechanical).

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Physical Demand Ratings are an estimate of the overall strength requirements that are considered to be important for an average, successful work performance of a specific job. In order to classify the occupation of a worker with a physical demand rating, the most strenuous and frequently performed tasks are evaluated.

The overall physical demand rating for a job of the CNA falls within the Medium classification according to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. However, due to the population in this facility, this position has been classified as Heavy (exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 20 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects).

EXPOSURE RISK:

Tasks assigned to this position may involve potential and/or direct exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious disease, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals.

MAJOR WORK

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