Description

Summary and Qualifications

This position provides direct care and services to residents.

• Must maintain current certification/licensure as a certified nursing assistant.
• Must meet a minimum of 12 hours of nurse aide training annually.
• Able to safely perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Essential Functions

• Provides services in accordance with facility policies and in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations to enhance the quality of life for residents.
• Recognizes changes in the resident and the resident's functioning and reports the changes to a nurse for follow-up.
• Assists residents with activities of daily living including eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring and ambulation. Ensures that residents are well groomed.
• Ensures there is privacy for the resident during times when delivering care.
• Assists with serving meal trays, setting up and feeding residents as necessary.
• Cares for clean/soiled linen in compliance with facility policies.
• Maintains clean and orderly resident rooms on a daily basis.
• Accurately collects the readings on vital signs and reports any abnormal readings to the Charge Nurse.
• Effectively measures weight of resident as assigned.
• Tums or repositions residents who are bedridden.
• Follows the plan of care and completes assigned duties in a timely manner. Answers resident call lights promptly and ensures that it is within easy reach of the resident.
• Stores and transports linen according to infection control policies.
• Timely and accurately documents all pertinent information regarding residents, consistent with facility policy
• Uses personal protective equipment when at risk of exposure to blood or other potentially hazardous body fluids and all other times indicated by facility policies and procedures.
• Responds promptly and appropriately to emergency situations.
• Adheres to and support resident rights.
• Reports any malfunction or broken equipment to the Charge Nurse. Removes such equipment from service and labels according to facility policy.
• Respects and adheres to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.
• Complete assignments in a timely, complete and accurate manner.
• Consistently supports the mission and values of the facility.
• Monitors the workplace for safety and fire hazards reports potential problems.
• Participates in fire and disaster drills.
• In the event of an emergency, carries out assigned duties to ensure resident safety.
• Completes assignments in a timely, complete and accurate manner.
• Understands and complies with responsibilities concerning resident rights, confidentially, infection control, safety, accident and fire protection.
• Demonstrates effective time management skills and work practices.
• Attends mandatory inservices.
• Adheres to dress code.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled.
• Complies with all facility policies and standards regarding ethical business practices
• Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Adheres to the facility's Code of Conduct.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

Physical and Sensory Requirements

• Ability to read and vyrite English in a legible and understanding manner.
• Ability to remain clam in stressful situations and to take appropriate actions. Ability to communicate with residents, families, staff, medical personnel, regulatory agencies, and consultants.
• Ability to walk, reach, bend, lift, grasp, pull, stretch, and stoop; possess fine hand coordination.
• Ability to transfer residents from different levels and lift residents that are of equal or greater weight than self.
• Ability to visually assess all aspects of resident conditions and care.
• Ability to distinguish smells and temperatures and to hear and respond to pages. Ability to instruct nursing personnel concerning training and education.

Job Expectations

• Professionalism: Carries out all tasks professionally; positively represents the reputation of the facility; interactsvespectfully with coworkers, residents, family members, other

professional staff, and visitors.

• Work ethic: Reports to work on time; does not abuse paid sick time; completes all tasks as assigned; willingly takes direction from supervisor; provides assistance to other employees as needed.
• Team work: Builds professional relationships to solve problems and achieve objectives; works cooperatively and respectively with coworkers, uses diplomacy and tact when interacting with others, diffuses tension, helps manage conflict, collaborates, fosters collegial and cooperative attitudes, relates well to all kinds of people regardless of level inside or outside of the facility and contributes to the overall success of the facility. Accountability: Takes responsibility and ownership for actions, behavior and quality/quantity of work.
• Productivity: Strives to consistently achieve excellence in completion of work.
• Time management: Performs duties in a timely manner; able to prioritize tasks. Work environment: Promotes a positive work environment. Encourages and supports coworkers.
• Responsiveness to resident needs: Assists residents promptly; is polite and communicates empathy and a caring attitude.
• Communication: Speaks clearly and effectively with others; listens carefully to others; makes sure that important information is shared with all appropriate persons; uses appropriate body language; refrains from speaking in a foreign language in the presence of residents and families who do not speak the same language. As appropriate to the position, responds in a timely manner to phone calls and emails.
• Critical thinking: Able to analyze a situation and make an informed decision. Able to understand problems and come up with solutions.
• Professional boundaries: Creates a respectful, trusting, safe and secure professional relationships with all residents, family members, and visitors; does not share confidential information about the facility or other employees with residents.

Salary : $19 - $20