Nurse Aide Training Program, Days, Part Time

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The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) performs various resident care activities and services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of residents.

Nurse aides provide assigned residents with routine daily nursing care in accordance with our established nursing care procedures.

• Observes and reports resident’s status changes and needs.
• Answers call lights and alarms and attends to/reports resident’s needs
• Obtains weights, vital signs and reports results.
• Prioritizes and organizes work within specified time frames.
• Completes Intake/Output monitoring as appropriate.
• Obtains specimens and prepares them to be transported to the lab as needed.
• Provides/assists residents with ADL’s, including bathing, skin care, toileting, grooming, and dressing while encouraging the resident to participate at highest practicable level, and documents care provided accurately and timely.
• Assists/ feeds residents with meals and supplements.
• Assists clients with elimination needs, and/or provides incontinent care with each occurrence.
• Transfers, moves and repositions clients every 2-3 hours and prn.
• Maintains CNA II Requirement (if appropriate).
• Assists residents to move to activities area or dining room area, etc.
• Keeps unit neat, relaxed and homelike.
• Assists with admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Assists/provides residents with PROM and AROM, and ambulation goals as appropriate.
• Provides treatments as ordered on assigned residents.
• Operates all equipment and performs all procedures/care in a safe manner.
• Demonstrates proper body mechanics in all functions.
• Cleans and stocks supplies, and equipment as directed.
• Receives and directs phone calls promptly and accurately following Hospital etiquette guidelines.
• Demonstrates ability to accept constructive criticism and uses it to improve work performance.
• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to provide non–direct patient care/support services to staff under the direction of licensed personnel.