Certified Nursing Assistant Jobs

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Basic Purpose
The basic purpose of the Certified Nursing Assistant is to provide personal care to residents; assist with activities and meals; perform any reasonable duties to provide comfort to residents and families in order to fulfill the mission of the community.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
I. Indirect Resident Care:

• Assists in maintaining an environment for the residents which is clean, orderly and attractive.
• Assists in keeping linen closet clean and orderly.
• Greets and directs visitors.
• Assists in the maintenance and storage of supplies on the unit.
• Refers visitors to the charge nurse for information regarding a resident’s condition.
• Answers telephone calls.
• Assumes responsibility for the cleanliness and neatness of resident rooms (including armoires, closets, nightstands and dresser drawers), storage rooms, and kitchen.
• Provides necessary equipment at the resident’s bedside to meet his/her individual needs i.e. bedside commode.

II. Direct Resident Care and Essential Functions:

• Reports any changes or unusual observations of the resident’s mouth/oral cavity to the licensed nurse.
• Assessment/Observation/Reporting
• Notes any unusual physical or behavioral changes in the residents such as bruises, abrasions, rashes or reddened areas on the resident’s skin; or increased agitation, confusion, lethargy or other unusual behavior and reports these observations to the charge nurse in a timely manner.
• Obtains vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure) as requested by the charge nurse and reports/records as appropriate.
• Measures intake and output accurately and records in the EMR.
• Obtains accurate weights of residents as required. Notifies nurse if weight results are questionable.

B. Personal Care

• Shaves the male resident on a daily basis if he is unable to shave himself.
• Assists with or performs personal hygiene for the resident, including washing the face, hands and all personal areas.
• Answers call lights/pages for all residents in an expeditious manner.
• Assists with or performs proper grooming for the resident such as combing and styling hair and helping resident to choose clean, appealing, and coordinating clothes, if necessary.
• Assists the resident with a shower or total bed bath as instructed by the licensed nurse per bathing schedule. Baths offered when resident returns from hospital stay even if not on scheduled day.
• Assists or performs oral care for residents including brushing the teeth or dentures, properly labeling and storing dentures, using mouthwash or special procedures as instructed by the licensed nurse.
• Assists the resident to wash his/her face and hands before and after meals when necessary.

C. Lifting and Moving Residents

• Assists residents to transfer from bed to chair, etc. using approved methods. One person total lift transfers are not approved.
• Always performs lifting using approved methods with safety in mind to prevent injury to resident and/or self.
• Assist residents to maintain proper body alignment.
• Transports residents by wheelchair or other means to locations within the Lambeth House community.
• Repositions residents at least every two hours if resident cannot change position independently.
• Repositions residents who are up in the chair at least every two hours, e.g. assist to lie down or ambulate as instructed by the licensed nurse.
• Repositions residents who are in bed at least every two hours.
• Assists designated residents to ambulate as instructed by the licensed nurse.

D. Nutrition

• Always helps to create a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere at mealtime. Engages resident in conversation and does not chat with other staff.
• Ensures that fresh water is always available for the resident, unless otherwise instructed; passes ice and water on each shift.
• Reports to the charge nurse when poor appetite and/or fluid intake are noted.
• Records/reports the percent of each meal consumed.
• Assists the resident at each meal to ensure an adequate nutritional intake, e.g. set up the meal & cut food into small pieces if necessary.
• Matches the resident with the proper diet before serving the meal.
• Feeds the resident who is unable to feed him/herself.

E. Resident’s Environment

• Properly marks and promptly forwards clothes to be laundered when soiled; hangs clothes neatly in the resident’s closet. Does not dress resident in clothes that are torn, has missing buttons or hem is out.
• Keeps resident room neat and clean at all times; keeps bedside stand neat and items properly stored inside.
• Disposes of soiled linens and clothes promptly and properly to reduce unwanted odors.
• Changes bed linens at pre-determined intervals and/or when linens are soiled.
• Reports all unusual occurrences, breakage and damage to equipment immediately and removes broken items from area of use as necessary.
• Immediately disposes of the contents of bedpans, urinals and/or commodes and rinses receptacles with an approved disinfectant prior to reuse.
• Knows and follows policies and procedures related to infection control.
• Clearly marks and properly stores personal belongings.
• Knows and is able to carry out approved emergency procedures.
• Always fastens the resident’s call light within reach of the resident.

F. Bowel and Bladder

• Records/reports bowel and bladder function every shift.
• Assists residents to the toilet or commode per assignment and as requested. Toilets residents upon arising in AM, prior to and after meals, and at night.
• Changes incontinent residents after every episode; performs adequate perineal hygiene for residents incapable of self-care.

G. Other

• Attends required in-service meetings.
• Assists in the proper orientation of new CNA staff as assigned.
• Completes documentation using EMR.
• Utilizes time management to complete tasks routinely.
• May be required to perform other related duties for which the individual is qualified.

Minimum Qualifications

• Neatness in appearance. Adheres to dress code including hairstyle and length of fingernails.
• An interest in working with older residents.
• Willingness to work, patience and tact in working with residents who are ill, and the ability to work under close supervision.
• High school graduate or equivalent. Certification by the State of Louisiana to practice as a “Certified Nursing Assistant.”
• Good physical and mental health that allow the individual to perform required duties.
• Freedom from communicable disease.
• Must be competent in area of practice.

Typical Physical Demands

• Must be able to understand written communications.
• Must be able to write legibly using appropriate spelling and punctuation.
• Must be able to lift/push/pull 35 pounds without assistance.
• Must be able to use lifting equipment correctly.
• Must be able to use time-clock correctly.