What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Nursing Assistant- CNA Class Interest position at Christian Community Homes and Services?
Qualifications:
- Must be 18 years of age – if 16 or 17 waiver can be obtained with specific requirements
- Must be able to comprehend and follow instructions
- Must be able to perform all the requirements of the job description and have no lifting or bending restrictions that would affect the job requirements.
- Previous experience in a health care facility is desired
- Must possess good communication skills and a willingness to work with all team players
- Must have an acceptable criminal background check
Status: The Resident Service Assistant is directly responsible to the Assisted Living Director/Director of Nursing.
Essential Job Functions: Provides non-professional routine nursing care and light housekeeping duties for the tenants of Pine Ridge/Cedar Ridge Assisted Living in accordance with the facility and state/federal guidelines.
Specific Job Duties:
- Demonstrates ability to perform nursing assistant duties as assigned
- Obtains pertinent information regarding residents and reports to appropriate personnel
- Demonstrates ability to plan and prioritize actions before starting resident cares
- Performs light housekeeping tasks such as changing linens
- Provides assistance with laundry tasks as necessary
- Performs procedures to meet individual resident needs for daily hygiene and appearance including, but not limited to, toileting, bathing, grooming, shaving, oral cares, and nail care
- Demonstrates proper techniques of lifting, transferring, and ambulating residents; including the use of mechanical lifts.
- Implements special care needs including incontinence cares, special skin care, catheter care, turning/positioning techniques, and use of adaptive equipment
- Performs restorative care and range of motion as instructed
- Assists with resident admissions, discharges, and room transfers as appropriate
- Sorts and passes resident mail
- Assists and encourages resident to take adequate diet, fluids, and supplements
- Recognizes physical distress and acts to provide relief for those residents
- Identifies and reports physical and psychological symptoms or spiritual needs to appropriate staff
- Allows residents the freedom of choice in details of daily living whenever possible
- Ensures residents rights are maintained at all times
- Reports any observed physical or verbal abuse to the supervisor immediately
- Encourages residents to participate in self care as appropriate
- Assists residents with the application of prosthetics
- Provides diversional activities as appropriate to meet resident needs
- Demonstrates effective and respectful communication with residents, families, and team members
- Demonstrates knowledge of, and adheres to, actions to assure resident and staff safety
- Demonstrates proper infection control procedures and practices
- Complies with rules and regulations of regulatory and surveying agencies
- Complies with facility policies including but not limited to attendance policy and personal electronics policy
- Maintains an active working relationship with nursing team and ancillary departments
- Promotes the concept of customer satisfaction and positive interpersonal relationships
- Participates in giving and receiving report from the other shift
- Attends scheduled training seminars, meetings, and in-services as appropriate
- Follows work assignments and/or work schedules as assigned
- Practices good personal hygiene and facility dress code
- Assumes added duties as assigned by the Director of Assisted Living or Director of Nursing
- Performs and assists with activities per activity calendar/activity daily sheets