Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)

Certified Nursing Assistant Job Description

Job Title: CNA

Department: Nursing

Supervisor: Charge Nurse and/or CNA Supervisor

Shifts Available: 6am-6pm and 6pm-6am

Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist professional nursing staff by performing duties in caring for residents at facility; work

under supervision of professional nurses; transport, bath, and dress residents; comb hair, clean

teeth, and care for nails; provide bedpans and urinals; make beds and feed residents; execute

resident assessment and care plans; provide for safety, comfort, and well-being of resident.

The person holding this position is delegated the responsibility for carrying out the assigned

duties and responsibilities in accordance with current existing federal and state regulations and

established company policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

License/Registration: As required by federal and state law

Continuing Education: As required by federal and state law including in-service training

programs

Education: Minimum of a high school diploma and completion of the state-approved training

programs, including on-the-job training

Experience: Prefer some previous experience in health-care facilities

Job Knowledge: Knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering simple

treatments and providing related bedside resident-care service. Understanding of standard

techniques used in providing personal services for resident and in caring for equipment and

supplies. Good understanding of basis of asepsis and sterile techniques to avoid infection of

residents and self or contamination of equipment or supplies. Be aware of the assessment

process, and the development and execution of care plans. Have knowledge of infection control

and Material Safety Data Sheets.

Standards: Perform duties in accordance with established methods and techniques and in

conformance with recognized standards. Provide maximum resident care services within limits

defined by delegated tasks.

Other: Exhibit genuine interest in residents; patience and tact in dealing with residents, families,

and visitors; initiative and judgment in recognizing symptoms indicative of resident’s adverse

reactions to treatment; willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks.

Work Area and Environment:

Nursing department, resident rooms, supply room, nursing station, and throughout the facility.

Physical activities and requirements (see attached list for more details):

CNA must perform all physical tasks required in normal, irregular or emergency operations to keep the

facility running efficiently, ensuring at all times that residents receive excellent quality care. The CNA

frequently performs physical tasks involving transporting residents by wheelchair, lifting and

positioning residents (with assistance), and loading and unloading supplies. The CNA may also be

required to perform housekeeping, laundry, dietary, and general maintenance tasks in times of crisis.

(Essential tasks may include transporting residents in wheelchairs, positioning residents in chairs or

beds, assisting in maintenance, laundry, dietary tasks as needed to ensure the proper operation of the

facility in regular, irregular and emergency operations).

a. Stooping: bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

b. Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

c. Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

d. Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction

e. Standing: Remaining upright on the feet for sustained periods of time.

f. Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.

g. Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force.

h. Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a

sustained motion.

i. Lifting: Raising objects form a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from

position to position.

j. Typing on computer keyboard.

k. Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

l. Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.

m. Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and

having the ability to receive detailed information thorough oral communication, and making fine

discriminations in sound.

The CNA is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing

data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Working conditions for this position are generally inside, with occasional outside work as needed.

Exposure to infectious diseases is possible.

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan

EMR Used:

• Not listed / Other

Completed license needed:

• Upon starting work

Employer type:

• Nursing home

Patient Type:

• Geriatric

PRN:

• No

Relocation Assistance Provided:

• No

Shift Length:

• 12 hours

Work from Home:

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Geriatrics

Physical Setting:

• Long term care
• Nursing home

License/Certification:

• CNA Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $13