Description

The overall purpose of the certified nurse's aide (CNA) position is to provide personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort.

Qualifications

• State certification as a nursing assistant mandatory.
• Complete familiarity with duties of a certified nursing assistant.
• Highly developed observation skills are desirable.
• Functional literacy in English is required.
• Tolerance, patience, empathy and concern are desirable. 

Essential Functions

• Provide personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort consistent with company policy.
• Promotes and supports the greatest possible degree of independence for residents
• Advises supervising charge nurse of resident=s status at beginning and end of shift
• Contributes knowledge of resident=s conditions/needs to resident care plans
• Assists in the implementation of care plans as directed within the parameters of established policy and procedure
• Observes and reports on residents= conditions, and documents observations as required
• Promotes safe/clean environment
• Complies with requirements of procedures for safe lifting and/or safe transfer of residents per established policies and procedures.
• Must be able to perform moderate to heavy lifting
• Must be able to walk or stand for extended periods of time
• Assures that equipment is clean and functional
• Attends in-service training programs.
• Other Functions
• Performs incidental housekeeping or maintenance tasks as may be required to maintain a clean, hazard-free environment for residents, visitors and staff.
• Performs other duties/tasks as may be assigned