What are the responsibilities and job description for the CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE position at Margaret Mary Health?
Location / Department : Hospital - Hospice
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Job Summary :
Assists with personal care and homemaking tasks to enable patients to remain in their homes in a caring and compassionate manner. Assists patients and families by providing emotional support. Performs services as ordered by the clinical team which may include a variety of medical duties such as vital signs. Works under direct supervision of an LPN or RN. May only perform care within the scope of a CNA.
Supervisory Responsibilities : None
Duties / Responsibilities :
- Uses only approved abbreviations
- Understands patient safety goals & actions taken
- Uses 2 patient identifiers before giving treatments, demonstrates process
- Follows aide care plan developed by clinical team (nurse / provider)
- Bathing (skin, hair, nail and mouth care) & hands on personal care, assistance with ambulation or exercise, feeding & positioning
- Assisting with light housekeeping such as meals and laundry
- Encouraging patient independence as appropriate
- Psychosocial, spiritual, & palliative care / support
- Apply creams / powder / ointment to intact skin, if indicated on the plan of care
- Convert a urinary drainage bag to a leg bag, if indicated on the plan of care
- Nasal cannula care
- Pediculosis or scabies treatment, if indicated on the plan of care
- Post-mortem care
- Prosthesis care, if indicated on the plan of care
- Apply & remove splinting devices, if indicated on the plan of care
- Apply & remove TED hose, if indicated on the plan of care
- Attends case conferences as needed / IDG
- Informs nurse / office of changes in patient's condition & any concerns from the patient / family / caregiver
- Retrieves messages per departmental requirements
- Follows visit schedule including remaining in the home for the assigned time
- Keeps patient / family informed of arrival time if different from schedule
- Time / visit documentation is accurate, timely, thorough, & signed per departmental, state, & federal requirements
- Demonstrates competencies for all populations served
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