Nursing Assistant

Job ID: IN-759450

Onsite/Local Nursing Assistant (CPR/BLS/CNA) with Memory Care, rehab, HIPAA experience

Location: West Lafayette, IN (Indiana Veterans Home Dietary IVH Dietary)
Duration: 2 Months

Skills:
CNA certification. Required
Hands On American Heart Association CPR and BLS Certification required. Required
Dementia 6 hour certification is required prior to start. Required
LTC experience required. Required
Experience with Memory Care. Highly desired
Experience with short-term rehab. Highly desired

Description:
Purpose of Position/Summary:
Incumbent works as a Certified Nurse Aide in the Nursing Department of the Indiana Veterans Home.
Performs all aspects of basic nursing care, within the scope of the Certified Nurse Aide training rules, with
moderate supervision. Reports to the unit manager, but also takes directives from the charge nurse
(either RN or LPN) on the unit.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Provides safe, efficient personal care of residents as directed on aide assignment;
Care may include, but is not limited to: bathing, showering, positioning, feeding, transferring, toileting, nail
care, hair care, range of motion;
Uses recommended safety devices and follows infection control standards;
Documents care provided;
Answers call lights and residents requests for assistance;
Adheres to all residents rights;;
Assists with orientation of new employees on the unit;
Takes vital signs;
Participates in resident care planning and reports unusual behaviors, signs.
Assists with resident transportation to and from in-facility and out-of-facility appointments;
Puts residents clean clothing away and updates inventory records;
Cleans assigned areas and resident equipment/supplies on the unit;
Mentor and train new staff/students

Nonessential Duties/Responsibilities:
Provides 1:1 staffing if needed;
Assists with resident activities on and off the unit;
Responds to codes and assists as needed;
Provides post-mortem care;
Other related duties.

Job Requirements:
Must be certified as a Nurse Aide within 120 days of employment; must maintain CNA and first aid
certification. Ability to understand and communicate with residents and understand and complete nursing
forms; ability to follow verbal instructions; ability to provide basic nursing care practices; ability to use
medical equipment within scope of certification; ability to provide safe, efficient resident care, following all
applicable state and Veterans Administration rules, IVH policies and procedures and all HIPAA rules;
must attend and complete all required inservice training; ability to prioritize workload; ability to be flexible;
ability to recognize basic changes in a resident condition and report to the nurse.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
No supervisory responsibility; reports to Nursing Unit Manager.

Difficulty of Work:
Work involves standardized procedures and tasks require the practical application of basic nursing
procedures, routines and techniques.

Responsibility:
May not deviate from standard practices, policies, procedures and guidelines. Receives general and at times detailed instructions from supervisor.

Personal Work Relationships:
Works with residents, professional and non-professional staff, residents families, visitors, volunteers and staff from other facilities (when assisting with outside appointments.)

Physical Effort:
Must be able to walk and stand for long periods of time; must be able to bend, stoop, twist, reach above shoulders, push/pull, must be able to assist with lifting and transferring residents, from 100 to 500 pounds, using a gait belt or other accepted practices, or with a mechanical device

Working conditions:
Work is generally on a nursing care unit, in a controlled environment; at times, work environment may include a transport vehicle; may be exposed to body fluids and cleaning chemicals; may be exposed to violent residents.