What are the responsibilities and job description for the 11pm - 7am Nurse Aide (Memory Care) position at The Orchard?
Purpose:
To provide resident care and activity needs under the supervision of the Department Manager and/or Nurse on duty. To provide care in a manner that promotes the best possible quality of life for the resident while residing at The Orchard.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements
- Licensed CNA, Home Health Aide, Personal Care Home Maker, or related experience
- Ability to read and write English
- Must be able to communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, community officials, state officials, and general public.
- Must have compassion for and desire to work with elderly
- Must meet all state health requirements
- Ability to perform all duties and responsibilities under essential job functions
Essential Functions
- Document resident activity on approved forms in a manner that is legible and understandable
- Provide resident care including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, changing bed linens, positioning, transferring, and incontinence care while using appropriate techniques
- Observe any changes in resident condition, take action to ensure safety of resident and report to supervisor
- Make rounds as directed to check on resident status
- Respond to call lights in a timely manner
- Vital sign monitoring will be performed as needed by personnel with current training to do so
- Assist with dining service and activity program as directed
- Understand and follow safety and infection control policies and procedures
- Understand and follow resident care plan and document accordingly
- Hear, understand, and respond to resident communication
- Report incidents and completes appropriate paperwork
- Collect, wash, and care for laundrylinens in accordance with The Orchard policy.
- Help to properly maintain all equipment, and general facility maintenancecleanliness
- Ensure work areas are clean and safe, ensure policies covering infection control, health and safety, etc. are strictly followed
- Ensure compliance and understanding of all regulations and resident rights
- Attend all required in-service trainings
- Promotes and encourages residents to participate in activities
- Answers phone appropriately
- Meets customer service standards in a friendly, helpful, courteous manner with resident satisfaction a priority
- Ability to distinguish and prioritize duties resident needs (both emotionphysical) v/s task at hand
- The job description provides a framework for the job, other duties may be assigned as necessary
Duties (this is not an all-inclusive list):
Receive report / Give Report
Serve Meals/Feed
Deliver Meal Trays / Pick Up Trays
Change Bed Linens
Assist Ambulatory residents w/ toileting
Change Diapers
Bathe, Dress, Groom Residents
Assist w/ Oral Hygiene
Brush Hair
Nail Care as directed
Respond to call lights
Report unusual behavior
Place soiled linen in appropriate containers
Remind/Escort Residents to Activities
Escort Residents to Meals
Keep resident rooms clean and uncluttered
Walk ambulatory residents
Insure residents have fresh water
Encourage fluid intake as directed
Document Bowel/Bladder activity
Document Intake
Insure residents are clean, dry, and comfortable before leaving
Sign/Date/Time all documentation
Follow Infection Control Procedures
Use good body mechanics
Partial Bath / Sponge Bath
Range of Motion Exercises
Bed Shampoo
Shaving / Oral Hygiene
Make Bed
Transfer Residents
Use gait belt
Measure Weight
Insure Resident Safety
Care post death
Dementia Care
Working Conditions
- Ability to work schedule and communicate availability according to policy
Physical/Sensory Requirements (with or without the aid of mechanical devices)
- Medium Work Ability to exert 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
OSHA Category Classification:
II: Potential for exposure to blood borne pathogen
