Caregiver​/Certified Nurse Aide

Incentive

Pay differential for weekends and nights and holidays

Position summary: Primarily responsible for providing direct patient care to residents and other related duties as assigned.

Works cooperatively and respectfully with residents, coworkers, families, visitors, and volunteers to create a positive and pleasant environment in the home. Promotes the residents' psychosocial well-being through meaningful relationship building and works with the household team to meet other social service needs of the resident and of the household, always providing support, friendship and kindness for each of the household members.

All tasks are performed in accordance with current standards, policies, guidelines and regulations and in a safe and efficient manner.

Essential skills and experience:

• Must hold current Nursing Assistant Certification in Tennessee or be eligible to obtain certification within four months of employment.
• Proficient reading, writing, grammar, and mathematics skills; proficient interpersonal relations, and communicative skills; auditory and visual skills; satisfactory completion of post-offer, pre-employment physical as required.
• Computer proficiency, including word and excel
• Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities

Preferred skills and experience:

• A minimum of three months’ prior nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.

Reporting to this position: No direct reports.

• Assist and escort residents for appointments such as beauty shop, activities, church services, etc. Participate in activities and functions as directed.
• Lift, move, and transport residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention.
• Perform various tasks assigned by the household nurse and Team Leaders including but not limited to household checklists, vital signs, residents’ weights, applying creams/ointments, collecting specimens, etc.
• Assist with orienting residents and their families to the home upon admission and when transfers occur.
• Provide care that maintains each resident’s skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears, and other damage by changing incontinent residents, turning, repositioning immobile residents
• Answer residents’ call lights promptly and courteously.
• Operates washer, dryer and other laundry equipment.
• Assist in folding, stacking, hanging and distribute laundry and linen as necessary.
• Wash, soak, dry, etc., soiled laundry and linen.
• Handle and wash infectious linens and dispose of infectious waste; strictly following policies and procedures.
• Sweep and mop as needed and/or instructed.
• Dust furniture, light fixtures, lamps, window ledges, air conditioner units, etc.
• Empty and change liners in all waste cans daily, or when needed.
• Clean and wash all basins, commodes, lavatories and fixtures.
• Clean all chrome fixtures to avoid water marks.
• Spots clean all walls.
• Check vacant rooms daily to keep fresh, and furniture straight.
• Pickup bottles, paper, etc., from floors, rooms, and put in proper place.
• Keep cleaning closets clean and neat.
• Supports Team Leaders and new employees in the mentoring process.
• Protect the personal belongings of each resident including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing, memorabilia, etc. Promptly report missing items according to established policy and participate in efforts to locate missing items.
• Perform all job responsibilities in accordance with prescribed safety and infection control procedures including thorough hand washing, use of disposable gloves, and proper disposal of soiled materials.
• Must maintain skill necessary to safely and efficiently operate the following equipment and machines used in the performance of…