Certified Nursing Assistant; CNA)

# Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
** Job Category:
** CNA Certified Nursing Assistant
** Job Type:
** Full Time Part Time
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* Job Location:

** Sacramento CACNA

- Job Duties and Responsibilities Essential Functions Interpersonal, Teamwork & Misc.

- Communicates unresolved work-related issues productively & effectively solves problems
- Handles confidential information appropriately and is HIPAA compliant
- Friendly and courteous to residents, co-workers etc, and takes ownership in solving problems (taking initiative where appropriate)- Works well in a team, owning personally assigned work and assisting wherever needed to get the job done
- Follows established policies and guidelines
- Reliable and predictable attendance
- Other Duties as assigned

Administrative Functions
- Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before providing care, serving meals, etc., as necessary.

- Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative and descriptive manner.

- Use only authorized abbreviations established by this facility when recording information.

- Report all changes in the resident's condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical.

- Report all accidents and incidents you observe immediately on the shift as soon as they occur.

- Agree not to disclose assigned user  and password for accessing resident/facility information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.

- Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.

- Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access facility's information system.

Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Functions
- Ensure that the resident's room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).

- Greet residents and escort them to their room.

- Introduce resident to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate.

- Make resident comfortable (i.e., put to bed, get water, etc.).

- Inventory and mark the resident's personal possessions as instructed.

- Store resident's clothing.

- Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged.

- Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area.

- Assist with loading/unloading residents from vehicles, as necessary.

Personnel Functions
- Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors.

- Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks.

- Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel to ensure that nursing services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.

- Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.

- Meet with your shift's nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services.

- Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.

- Notify the facility when you will be late or absent from work.

- Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor.

- Report known or suspected incidents of fraud to the Administrator.

- Ensure that departmental computer workstations left unattended are properly logged off or the password protected automatic screensaver activates within established facility policy guidelines.

Nursing Care Functions
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