Schedule: Full time (40 hours a week). 11:00pm - 07:30am, every other weekend.

Starting Hourly rate: $19.75 shift differential ($21.00 an hour)

As mandated by the Older Adults Protective Services Act, job applicants must pass both a drug test and a background check.

JOB STANDARDS:

The Nursing Assistant must have:

• A currently active certification as a Certified Nurse Assistant.
• Ability to perform operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Capacity to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Basic computer and Internet knowledge required to perform tasks of the position.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

The Nursing Assistant will be expected to demonstrate skills in the following:

COMMUNICATION & SOCIAL INTERACTION

BASIC SKILLS

• Understand and fulfill role in emergency situations (fire incidents, disasters, etc.).
• Recognize and respond appropriately to unsafe environmental conditions and to emergency situations.
• *Use proper body mechanics. Demonstrate appropriate techniques in walking, transferring, positioning and transporting Residents. Consistently uses gait belt according to Home policy/procedure guidelines.
• *Apply proper use of mechanical supports and soft restraints, and documents them consistently and accurately. Is informed of changing care needs of Residents and adapts to provide the safest care.
• *Have the ability to identify the basic principles of Residents nutrition and hydration needs. Recognize and report deviation from Resident's normal food/fluid intake/output. Recognize basic requirements of commonly prescribed therapeutic diets.
• *Perform infection control practices
• *Display ability to give personal care with dignity

RESTORATIVE SERVICES

RESIDENT RIGHTS

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

EQUIPMENT OPERATED:

The Nursing Assistant will be expected to operate a variety of equipment, e.g. wheelchairs, Geri-chairs, beds, carts, trays, a wristwatch with second hand, blood pressure apparatus & stethoscope, whirlpool tub/lift, telephone, pager, hearing aids, walking devices, chair scale, gait belt, shavers, and computers.

*This list is not all inclusive

PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Nursing Assistants are able to:

• Walk and stand constantly - 90% of shift. Frequently climb stairs, bend, squat, kneel, twist, sit, bend and reach from floor to overhead, and at times must move about in tight places and between objects.
• Push/pull occupied wheelchairs/Geri-chairs with Residents weighing over 200 pounds.
• Transfer, lift and turn a Resident to or from a bed, wheelchair, toilet, tub and shower and occasionally the floor. Varying degrees of pushing, pulling and lifting are required due to differences in Resident weights, which could be over 200 pounds. In emergency situations, must be able to bear the Resident weight and to move the Resident to safety.
• Continuously perform simple manipulative tasks as well as have finger, hand, and arm dexterity/mobility and hand/eye coordination to safely provide personal cares, and operate/calibrate some equipment, i.e. instruments to take a blood pressure.
• Have sufficient vision to see things up close so as to notice a change in Resident condition, (breathing, color, skin breakdown, etc.). Must have color discrimination to see call lights.
• Have adequate hearing to continuously hear normal sounds and voice patterns with some background noise. Must be able to hear/receive verbal instructions, answer the phone and call lights, respond to audible emergency signals/alarms and communicate effectively with Residents and others.
• Detect the smell of smoke, spoiled food, soiled linen, etc.
• Effectively verbally communicate in English with Residents and others, and speak clearly to report Resident conditions.
• Have the cognitive ability to concentrate on moderate detail with some interruption. Attention span must be necessary to attend to a function from 10-25 minutes.

· Have the memory necessary to remember task/assignment given ranging from short to long periods of time. Must comprehend, remember and follow multiple instructions and directions for a full shift. Frequently must remember and follow directions without reminders over long periods of time.

• Have the emotional stability to deal effectively with the stress created by Residents' illnesses, disabilities, the aging process and organizational change. Must show the ability to work cooperatively as part of the health care team.