Certified Nurse Aid

Job Details

• Level: Experienced
• Job Location:
  
  First Shamrock Care Center - Kingfisher, OK 73750
• Position Type:
  Full Time
• Job Shift: Any
• Job Category:
  Health Care

The overall purpose of the certified nurse's aide (CNA) position is to provide personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort.

• State certification as a nursing assistant mandatory.
• Complete familiarity with duties of a certified nursing assistant.
• Highly developed observation skills are desirable.
• Functional literacy in English is required.
• Tolerance, patience, empathy and concern are desirable.

• Provide personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort consistent with company policy.
• Promotes and supports the greatest possible degree of independence for residents.
• Advises supervising charge nurse of resident's status at beginning and end of shift.
• Contributes knowledge of resident's conditions/needs to resident care plans.
• Assists in the implementation of care plans as directed within the parameters of established policy and procedure.
• Observes and reports on residents' conditions, and documents observations as required.
• Promotes safe/clean environment.
• Complies with requirements of procedures for safe lifting and/or safe transfer of residents per established policies and procedures.
• Must be able to perform moderate to heavy lifting.
• Must be able to walk or stand for extended periods of time.
• Assures that equipment is clean and functional.
• Attends in-service training programs.

• Performs incidental housekeeping or maintenance tasks as may be required to maintain a clean, hazard-free environment for residents, visitors and staff.
• Performs other duties/tasks as may be assigned.