Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities :

Administrative Functions

Follow physicians’ orders for resident care, and follow directions of the physical therapist.

Provide appropriate treatment to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible with the confines of his / her physical abilities.

Use only authorized abbreviations established by this facility when recording information.

Report all changes in the resident’s condition to the Nurse Supervisor / Charge Nurse as soon as practical.

Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur.

Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Functions

Ensure that the resident’s room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).

Introduce resident to his / her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate.

Make resident comfortable (i.e., put to bed, get water, etc.).

Inventory and mark the resident’s personal possessions as instructed.

Store resident’s clothing.

Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged.

Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area.

Personal Functions

Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors.

Follow work assignments, and / or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks.

Cooperate with inter-department personnel, as well as other facility personnel to ensure that nursing services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.

Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.

Meet with your shift’s nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and / or the improvement of services.

Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.

Notify the facility when you will be late or absent from work.

Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor.

Personal Nursing Care Functions

Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.

Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood / body fluids.

Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth / dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.)

Assist residents with bath functions (i.e., bedbath, tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed.

Assist residents with dressing / undressing as necessary.

Assist residents with hair care functions (i.e., combing, brushing, shampooing, etc.)

Assist residents with nail care (i.e., clipping, trimming, and cleaning the finger / toenail). (Note : Does not include diabetic residents.)

Shave residents as needed.

Keep residents dry (i.e., change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled).

Make beds (occupied and unoccupied).

Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable position.

Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bedpan / urinal, portable commode, etc.)

Maintain intake and output records as instructed.

Keep incontinent residents clean and dry.

Check and report bowel movements and character of stools as instructed.

Collect specimens as instructed (i.e., urine, sputum, stools, etc.)

Assist residents in preparing for medical tests (i.e., lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental, etc.)

Assist residents in preparing for activity and social programs (i.e., church services, parties, visitors, etc.).

Assist in transporting residents’ to / from appointments, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary.

Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.

Assist residents to walk with or without self-help devices as instructed.

Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.

Change dressings, bandages, binders, etc., as instructed.

Provide eye and ear care (i.e., warm / cold compresses, eye / ear instillation, cleaning eyeglasses / hearing aides, etc.) as instructed.

Assist in preparing the resident for physical examination.

Weigh and measure residents as instructed.

Measure and record temperatures, pulse, and respirations (TPRs), as instructed.

Answer resident calls promptly.

Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.

Check each resident routinely to ensure that his / her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his / her wishes.

Assist with the care of the dying resident.

Provide post-mortem care as instructed.

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