Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
: Job Details :

Purpose: To provide consistent and continuous assistance and care to residents and to assist licensed nursing staff with treatments and care of residents as ordered or needed. Essential Job Functions and Requirements: Employee work shifts as scheduled. Willing to work other variable hours when necessary.

Assists residents with bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, and all ADL's as needed during shift

Changes linen on beds with bath schedule and/or PRN

Takes and records signs per policy and/or as directed

Assists residents in and out of bed as needed

Turns residents while in bed per Facility policy

Repositions residents while out of bed per Facility policy

Assists with oral hygiene including denture care when getting up in the morning, after meals, at bedtime, and/or when needed

Answers call bells promptly following Facility policy

Completes patient care records at end of shift, including accurate I and O

At the end of month, fill in Patient Observation Records and Activity Attendance Records for the next month

Collects urine or stool specimens as directed

Gives enemas as directed

Keeps patient unit/halls clean and neat

Keeps bedside tables, chest of drawers, and closets clean, neat and organized. (Including clothing)

Cares for and cleans nursing equipment. (BP equipment, thermometers, etc.)

Follows restraint policy, including release

Assists with post-mortem care when needed

Assures residents have fresh ice water by refilling pitchers with ice and/or water at least once every shift

Cleans water pitchers, cups, bedpans, urinals per schedules

Rinses personal clothing, sheets, etc. if soiled before placing in appropriate laundry barrel

Assists residents to bathrooms as needed or assists with bedpan or urinal

Empties catheter bags at end of shift and records output on appropriate record

Assists with rehabilitation programs such as ambulation, bowel and bladder retraining, grooming, etc. always charting on Rehabilitation sheet every shift

Assists charge nurse with resident needs and treatments as directed

Keeps a clean towel and a clean washcloth for each patient in bathrooms as all times. (Replaces immediately when used.)

Empties incontinent pad barrel and linen containers every shift and replaces plastic bags in containers

Reports at end of shift to oncoming CNA's

Performs other duties as assigned