What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Day Shift position at Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center -
POSITION PURPOSE :
Ensures that resident's personal care needs are being met in accordance with Residents' wishes and Care Plan Objectives.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITION :
- Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine residents' needs and ensures call lights are within reach of resident.
- Ensures that residents' who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
- Gives direct resident care such as bathing, dressing, and grooming of residents.
- Explains procedures to residents.
- Assists residents as necessary in their activities of daily living.
- Assists residents with bowel and bladder functions, Assists residents in preparation for and transporting to appointments, activities and social programs.
- Assists with lifting, positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., in keeping with specific resident safety needs.
- Provides incontinent care as needed. Dresses resident appropriate to the current weather,
- Notifies Supervisor if resident needs clothing.
- Changes bed linens.
- Handles linens according to infection control guidelines.
- Feeds residents requiring help and records meal intake.
- Delivers and documents all snacks and supplements.
- Offers fluids to residents frequently to ensure that residents are hydrated where des i gnated by care plan.
- Reviews and implements daily nursing needs as outlined by resident Care Plan or nurse managers.
- Transports residents or assists residents with mobility needs.
- Turns and repositions bedfast residents, alone or with assistance.
- Takes and records temperatures, blood pressure, pulse rates, respiration rates, height, weight, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed.
- Monitors resident's activities and reports any irregularities of resident performance to nurse managers.
- Participates in and receives nursing report upon reporting and departing to / from work.
- Reports all changes in residents' conditions to supervisor.
- Cleans instruments and equipment and returns to proper area after use.
- Maintains cleanliness of residents units, central bathing area, treatment and supply rooms, workrooms, and linen closets.
- Provides post-mortem care as instructed.
- Accurately records all care as directed.
- Participates and attends periodic in-services and staff meetings.
- Understands and adheres to the guidelines of "Residents Rights".
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
EDUCATION / REQUIREMENTS :
Ability to communicate with residents and nursing staff. Ability to speak, read, and write English. Prior experience as LTC nursing assistant preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Successful completion of State Approved Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program. Good standing in the state registry is required.
