Certified Nurse Assistatnt

PLANTATION NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER

Job Description

POSITION: CERTIFIED NURSES AIDE

DEPARTMENT: NURSING SERVICES

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: DIRECTOR OF NURSING

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY:

A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is a professional worker who, under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse, carries out simple nursing functions. These include attending the personal needs of residents, procuring and returning equipment, and assisting in the general maintenance of the nursing unit.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.                  Gives hygienic care: bathing, assisting with cleaning teeth, back rubs, providing water to wash hands and face, combing hair.

2.                  Gives, removes and cleans bedpan.

3.                  Prepares residents for meals, assists residents to eat.

4.                  Assists the Nurses in the care of residents as directed.

5.                  Reports all observations concerning residents to a Team Leader.

6.                  Makes beds, occupied and unoccupied.

7.                  Assists patients in moving and turning, and getting in and out of bed, and walking as needed.

8.                  Keeps water pitchers clean and filled with fresh drinking water.

9.                  Assists in keeping department neat and clean by: cleaning bedside unit, cleaning nursing equipment, keeping service areas in order (utility room, linen room, and kitchen).

10.              Assists in keeping residents’ flowers fresh and watered.

11.              Charts pertinent information on flow sheet as directed by Team Leader.

RESPONSABILITIES:

1.      Report on duty promptly at 6:45 am in full uniform including name badge, clock in and report to nurse in charge of unit.

2.      Check assignment, review Instruction Sheets and receive report.

a.                   Get residents ready for breakfast-which night shift has not completed.

b.                  A.M. care – faces and hands washed, teeth or dentures cleaned.

c.                   Bathroom or bedpan before eating.

d.                  Sit residents up in bed with over bed table in place or out of bed to chair.

e.                   Pass trays – assist as needed – fix eggs, butter toast, fix coffee etc.

f.                    Feed residents as needed – report any difficulty in eating or change in appetite to nurse.

g.                  Remove all trays from rooms to be returned to the kitchen.

3.      Get linen ready.

4.      Daily baths and showers to assigned residents. Provide privacy as per regulations. Knock on doors before entering rooms.

a.                   Mouth care – teeth or dentures daily.

b.                  Back care – back rubs, skin care

c.                   Peri-care.

d.                  Report to nurse any unusual findings with resident.

e.                   If resident needs any treatments for decubitus (wound care etc.) the nurse will do these – tell her when resident is ready.

5.      Residents out of bed. Check those who need to be ready for therapy.

a.                   All residents are to be out of bed - unless otherwise ordered by physician.

b.                  All residents are to be dressed appropriately (no holes/rips or torn clothing).

c.                   Residents should be taken to TV room, dining room, activities, physical therapy room or outdoors as tolerated.

d.                  Complete all restorative care as ordered.

6.      Assist with admissions and discharges as necessary.

a.                   Introduce self. Obtain height and weight of resident.

b.                  Bring resident to room and assist to undress and unpack.

c.                   Fill in clothing list and admission sheet completely.

d.                  Escort all discharge residents out of building.

7.      Make beds using covered barrels for dirty linen. No linens on floor.

8.      Assist with lunches (as with breakfast). Encourage residents to eat in the Dining Room.

9.      Report to dining room at 11:30. Prepare residents for lunch. Take assigned residents to the dining room. Ambulate to dining as ordered. Sanitize resident’s hands; offer clothing protectors, or assist resident eating in rooms as assigned. Monitor dining room as assigned.

a.       Pass trays – assist as needed.

b.      Feed residents as needed – report any difficulty in eating or change in appetite to nurse.

c.       Assist residents eating in rooms as assigned; remove all trays from rooms for return to kitchen.

10.  Take breaks and lunches as assigned. If one person goes late it holds the next person up.

11.  Bring residents to activities in the afternoon.

12.  Walk residents as per schedule and to and from dining if able.

13.  Check residents every two hours and provide for toileting, restraint release, change of position tec.

14.  All residents are to receive fresh water and nourishments per policy. Change water sets and clean ice chest per policy.

15.  Review CNA instruction sheet for accuracy – notify nurse of changes as necessary.

16.  Prepare residents for care conferences. Take them with you to conference as assigned.

17.  Afternoon duties:

a.                   Special assignments-utility room, linen, closets, etc.

b.                  Make sure resident rooms are neat – bedside tables clean, bedpans and urinals clean and put away. Closet draws are tidy and neat, clothing on hangers.

c.                   Empty catheters.

d.                  Make all empty beds in your assignment and prepare room for new admission.

e.                   Complete all charting; flow sheets, restorative documentation etc. Notify nurse of any changes or problems.

f.                    All personal items in plastic bags labeled with resident names.

18.  Make final rounds and report off to Charge Nurse notifying her of any resident care issues or needs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are reprehensive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear.  The employee is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach out with hands and arms, and smell.  All employees of nursing homes may be required to provide lifting and transfer

assistance to patients/residents safely without harming or injuring the resident/patient, yourself, co-workers or others.  This job requires significant physical activities including standing, lifting, bending stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting.  Employees of nursing homes may be required to provide lifting and transfer assistance to residents safely without harming or injuring the residents/patient, yourself, co-workers or others.  Lifting and /or transferring some residents will required use of a lifting device and /or assistance. Specific vision abilities required by the job include closed vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

·                     Certification or eligible for certification in the State of Florida.

·                     Preference given to the applicant who can provide evidence of previous satisfactory experience as CNA.

·                     Male and female are both eligible.

·                     Ability to meet all health, compliance and competency requirements

·                     Ability to read, write and speak English; and communicate effectively verbally and in writing

·                     Ability to complete required orientation as directed by the facility

·                     Ability to lift, move, push or pull a minimum of 60 pounds.

·                     Minimum of one year C.N.A experience

Plantation Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has both geriatric and pediatric departments. As such, rotations between both departments may be required to ensure the patients receive the level of care that they deserve.

If I have any questions, I will reach out to my immediate supervisor, the Director of Nursing, or the Human Resources department for assistance.

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