Providing personal care and services to Residents including but not limited to the following:
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Assisting residents with activities with activities of daily living such as transferring, turning and positioning, giving showers, dressing, grooming, feeding, toileting and ensuring residents are clean.
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Obtaining vital signs and weights and monitoring food and liquid intake.
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Delivering meal trays to residents, ensuring food is appropriate to the resident’s care plan, delivering alternate food selections when requested and providing a positive dining experience.
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Escorting residents to participate in therapy sessions and activities.
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Responding to resident and family needs respectfully and with a positive manner in all interactions.
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Making daily rounds on assigned residents in accordance within established guidelines.
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Accompanying residents with smoking privileges to designated smoking areas and supervising his or her smocking activity while there.
Completing assignments including but not limited to the following:
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Reporting data in resident records consistently, accurately and in a timely manner.
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Consistently and promptly reporting resident changes of condition per the Interact process.
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Complying with procedures for infection prevention including, but not limited to, hand washing, TB and Hepatitis B requirements and blood-borne pathogen regulations.
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Following safety rules and requirements including lift and transfer procedures, hazard communication, electrical safety, slips, trips and falls policies, use of personal protective equipment and elopement procedures. (Examples: Must safely operate mechanical lifts, sit stand lift, gate belt, and meal and line carts, adjust beds and use shower equipment and wheelchairs.
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Safely fulfilling all work assignments.
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Accepting assignments not part of his/her normal scheduled responsibility as needed.
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Safeguarding residents’ protected health information.
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Providing other services such as cleaning wheelchairs and resident areas as assigned.
Complying with all work rule policies and procedures as well as state and federal law.
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Successful completion of the State approved Nursing Assistant Certification course.
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High school diploma or equivalent preferred; minimum three years certified nursing experience in long term care acceptable in lieu of education requirement.
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English as a first of second language with the ability to read and communicate at an adequate level to perform essential job duties.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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Lifting at least 35 pounds at any one time. When a situation requires lifting more than 35 pounds additional staff, a slide sheet, gait belt or a mechanical lift is required.
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Floor to waist lifts and above the waist lifts
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Bilateral carrying
The CNA performs multiple care duties that contribute to the health, well-being and quality of life for the Residents of the facility.
