Certified Nursing Assistant CNA

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide direct resident care under the supervision of the charge nurse. The Certified Nursing Assistant follows established facility guidelines while providing and coordinating resident care with other facility personnel. As a Certified Nursing Assistant, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

• Answers call lights and responds to resident needs in a timely manner.
• Provides for personal hygiene needs, including: bath (complete, partial, tub/shower, Sitz, and skin care.
• linen changes according to standard guidelines
• oral hygiene/denture care
• hair care/shampoo
• PM care, including skin care and changing or straightening of linen
• Assists in the preparation, serving, and feeding of the correct diet, to the appropriate resident.
• Changes bed linen in the appropriate manner, and is knowledgeable in techniques for making an occupied and unoccupied bed.
• Admits residents and assists with the adjustment of new residents to the facility, including:
• Orients residents to their rooms, including bathroom, closet and storage space
• Demonstrates the use of bed controls (as applicable) and nurse call light
• Explains the facility schedule.
• Introduces residents to their roommates.
• Cares for and/or stores resident's valuables.
• Obtains vital signs every shift for the first 72 hours.
• Provide resident with admission supplies.
• Assists resident to undress and unpack, as necessary.
• Transfer resident in a room change, including:
• Packing belongings
• Checking possession list
• Assisting in transportation
• Assists in discharge of resident
• Provides postmortem care.
• Obtains vital signs; temperature (oral, otic, rectal, axillary); pulse (radial); respiration; and blood pressures.
• Turns and repositions residents, using the appropriate repositioning devices.
• Provides bowel and bladder care including:
• Assists resident to the bathroom and/or in the use of bed side commode and urinal/bedpan.
• Follows the bowel/bladder plan of care.
• Gives enemas (fleet, saline, soap suds, oil retention and tap water).
• Provides catheter care.
• Provides care to incontinent residents.
• Assists in the care of residents with colostomies, ileostomies, and ileoconduits.
• Empties drainage from tubes: NG tubes in low suction, throat suction bottles, as assigned.
• Provides appropriate body mechanics and positioning, assisting in activities to maintain maximum body functions.
• Utilizes appropriate safety devices and precautions, including use of transfer belts, lifting equipment, and safe lifting techniques.
• Observes and reports to the charge nurse and signs and symptoms of physical, emotional and spiritual distress.
• Documents vital signs, intakes and outputs, catheter care, weights, BM's, and results of restorative interventions on the resident's chart.

It is highly likely that while performing the essential functions of this position you will be exposed to blood or body fluids.

• Seventeen years of age or older.
• Licensed as a Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with the requirements of the state governing the facility.

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