What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Nursing Assistant position at Dimensions Home Health Care?
The Certified Nursing Assistant is directly responsible to the Charge Nurse or Shift Supervisor.Essential Job Functions : Provides non-professional routine nursing care to the residents of Christian Community Homes and Services in accordance with the facility and state / federal guidelines.Specific Job Duties :
- Must be flexible in work assignments, and especially during a staffing emergency willing to work in other areas if needed
- Demonstrates ability to perform nursing assistant duties as assigned and plan / prioritize actions before starting resident cares
- Demonstrates ability to obtain pertinent information regarding residents
- Performs procedures to meet individual resident needs for daily hygiene and appearance including, but not limited to, bathing, grooming, shaving, oral cares, and nail care
- Demonstrates proper techniques of lifting, transferring, and ambulating residents
- Implements special care needs including incontinence cares, special skin care, catheter care, colostomy care, and turning / positioning techniques
- Performs restorative care and range of motion as instructed
- Assists with resident admissions, discharges, and room transfers as appropriate
- Assists and encourages residents to take adequate diet, fluids, and supplements
- Recognizes physical distress and acts to provide relief for those residents
- Identifies and reports physical and psychological symptoms or spiritual needs to appropriate staff
- Allows residents the freedom of choice in details of daily living whenever possible
- Follows the resident plan of care
- Ensures resident rights are maintained at all times
- Reports any observed physical or verbal abuse to the supervisor immediately
- Participates in establishing and updating resident care plans and aide care sheets
- Encourages residents to participate in self care as appropriate
- Assists residents with the application of prosthetics
- Performs vital signs and obtains resident heights and weights per schedule
- Provides diversional activities as appropriate to meet resident needs
- Cleans and sanitizes client areas, including changing bed sheets
- Demonstrates effective and respectful communication with residents, families, and team members
- Demonstrates knowledge of, and adheres to, actions to assure resident and staff safety
- Demonstrates proper infection control procedures and practices
- Complies with rules and regulations of regulatory and surveying agencies
- Maintains an active working relationship with nursing team and ancillary departments
- Promotes the concept of customer satisfaction and positive interpersonal relationships
- Participates in giving and receiving report from the nurses
- Attends scheduled training seminars, meetings, and in-services as appropriate
- Follows work assignments and / or work schedules as assigned
- Practices good personal hygiene and facility dress code
- Assumes added duties as assigned by Charge Nurse and / or shift supervisor
- Stays up-to-date on CNA training, policies and proceduresQualifications :
- Must be a graduate of an 80-120 hour nursing assistant course and registered to practice in the state of Wisconsin as a Certified Nursing Assistant
- High school diploma or equivalent is preferred
- Ability to think and work independently and with direction
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment
- Must have no lifting or bending restrictions
- Previous experience in a health care facility is desired
- Good communication skills and bedside manner with a compassionate personality
- Willingness to work with all team players
- Must have an acceptable criminal background checkPhysical RequirementsMust be able to :
- Stand and walk for long periods of time
- Frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, twist, and reach with hands and arms
- Manually lift 35 pounds and occasionally up to 50 poundsSchedule :
- Full-time & Part-time AM Shift : 5 : 45am - 2 : 15pm
- Full-time & Part-time PM Shift : 2 : 00pm - 10 : 30pm
- Full-time & Part-time NOC Shift : 10 : 00pm - 6 : 30am
- Every other weekend and every other holiday required with Part-time and Full-time positions.Pay : $19.39 - $25.46 per hour, depending on experience
- 1.00 / hour PM Shift Differential
- 5.00 / hour NOC Shift Differential
- 3.00 / hour Weekend Shift Differential (stacked onto hourly wage and PM / NOC differentials)
- Shift differentials added to base wages for PM, NOC and Weekend shifts
Salary : $19 - $25
