Certified Nurse Assistant

Job Description:
Provides direct care to nursing home residents, primarily for their activities of daily living, but also to include some medical care. Treats residents with dignity and respect for their rights, provides privacy, and maintains confidentiality.

Responsibilities:
Assists residents routinely and as needed with any and all activities of daily living, including oral hygiene, bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, nutrition and feeding, exercise and mobility, transfers and ambulation, transportation, and activity.
Receives instructions and guidance from the licensed nurse(s) on the unit regarding individual resident needs.
Consult resident's written plan of care to obtain information and instructions regarding individual resident's needs.
Performs assigned tasks according to established procedures and practices including:
Gathering and recording data, e.g., vital signs, weight, intake and output, specimen collection, etc.
Carrying out nursing routines, g., to prevent decubiti, contractures, and immobility and to keep patients clean, comfortable, safe, and secure, etc.
Providing restorative nursing care, e.g., range of motion, positioning, preventative skin care, reinforcing teaching, and providing assistance with activities of daily living, exercise and activity, etc.
Assisting in maintaining the safety and cleanliness of the resident's total environment including labeling and provision of personal care equipment and cleaning bedside tables, bureaus, and closets.
Makes observations of resident's physical and mental state and records and reports observations to appropriate staff. Such physical and mental states include mental status, behavior/mood, vital signs, weight, skin condition, mobility status, appetite/nutrition, activity level, level of independence in activities of daily living, and progress in restorative nursing programs.
Attends and participates in at least 12 in-service and continuing education programs for growth and development per year.
Performs other duties as directed.

Holds state certification within 120 days of hiring.
Able to communicate in written and oral English.
Comfortable with the resident population.