Description

R08/11

POSITION DESCRIPTION 

The CNA provides medical and physical care to the residents of the neighborhood/household to meet their daily needs and enable them to function at the highest possible level. While this care is provided under the leadership of a licensed nurse, the CNA is the residents’ closest advocate in the neighborhood/household. The CNA works with the neighborhood/household team to meet the social service needs of the residents and of the neighborhood/household always providing support, friendship and kindness for each of the neighborhood/household members. The CNA plans and facilitates social activities for residents by providing meaningful ways to spend time as recreation, exercise, relationship building and fun. The CNA supports the neighborhood/household homemaker in maintaining a clean safe neighborhood/household environment.

CORE VALUES

Every job at Pilgrim Place is critical to the overall success of the organization. All employees are expected to demonstrate behaviors in line with the following five core values that all relationships involving staff at Pilgrim Place are based:

Future Oriented – We think about and work toward making Pilgrim Place a community where seniors want to live and employees committed to excellence want to work.

Innovative – We look for new and creative ways to change and improve how we perform our job day-to-day and work productively with others.

Respect – We appreciate each other’s talents and contributions, and treat one another with courtesy, dignity and trust.

Service Driven – We listen to and anticipate the needs of residents, staff, volunteers, and visitors, and “go the extra mile” to provide the highest levels of satisfaction to all we serve.

Teamwork – We communicate and work together to identify and solve problems, carry out day- to-day responsibilities, and accomplish common goals.

COMPETENCIES

1. Respect the residents’ rooms as home and assist the residents in feeling in charge of everything that happens within the neighborhood/household.
2. Contribute to making the neighborhood/household a healthy and happy place, work together to get things done, facilitate the creation of homey spaces, see the possibilities, and creating a daily life that naturally facilitates pleasurable moments, laughter and fun with lots of opportunity for a wide variety of meaningful relationships.
3. Ability to observe and connect with residents in a way that gives them clear insights into each individual’s preferences and concerns.
4. Ability to take an active role in shaping neighborhood/household life.
5. Ability to clearly understand the parameters of this role, and be comfortable acting on their own while also knowing when it is necessary to seek others’ input.
6. Clearly see residents as individuals who have the ability to learn and grow with encouragement and support.
7. Have a strong ability to develop interpersonal relationships and communicate with residents clearly and respectfully.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Attend to all residents’ personal hygiene and personal care needs, including but not limited to grooming, hygiene, dining and nutritional, mobility, elimination, psychosocial and safety needs, and maintain daily charting as required.
2. Organize all supplies necessary to complete the tasks. Support residents in self care, and provide care as necessary for those unable to care for their own needs. Follow universal precautions, proper infection control, sanitation and safety standards of practice in all work and activities.
3. Observe residents closely, identifying changing needs and conditions at first indication, and report immediately to licensed nurse or neighborhood/household leadership as appropriate.
4. Participate actively in the residents’ care planning and care conferences, serving as the residents’ closest advocate in directing their care and honoring their preferences.
5. Consistently work with all household team members, led by resident and family preference to meet the needs and desires of all neighborhood/household residents.
6. Attend shift report and receive assignments. Check in with residents when coming on shift and leaving shift observing call light placement, safety and comfort of residents. Respond to call lights of all residents regardless of assignment.
7. Assist neighborhood/household team with meal set-up. Assist residents with personal care prior to meals and assist with meals along with providing fresh ice and water as needed.
8. Provide and assist residents with passive and active range of motion.
9. Observe residents for safety and positioning as needed encouraging appropriate movement to stimulate circulation.
10. Assist in walking residents to and from designated areas for planned activities.
11. Provide special care for residents as assigned by licensed nurse such as intake and output, and vital signs.
12. Complete daily charting before leaving at the end of shift, reporting any changes to licensed nurse or Neighborhood/Household Coordinator.
13. Document resident charges on appropriate forms when using supplies from supply room.
14. Participate in the Culture Change process through committee assignments that may involve Steering Committee, Action Teams, PersonFirst Team, and/or self-led neighborhood/ household team.
15. Attend scheduled in-service education programs to maintain certificate (24 in one year or 48 in two years), and demonstrate the understanding of information received. Participate in fire/disaster drills and be responsible for knowing policies and procedures.
16. Use nursing policy and procedure manual for reference. Follows dress code.
17. Attend meetings and serve on various employee committees as assigned.
18. Responsible for practicing good safety habits and body mechanics. Wear safety belt/support when appropriate while in the Neighborhood/Household. Have gait belt at all times and use when appropriate. Participate as Safety Team member.
19. Proactively support the achievement of all team and organizational goals.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be interpreted as all-inclusive. Supervisors as deemed appropriate may assign additional functions and requirements.

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