Certified Nurse Assistant NOC SHIFT
Company: Eskaton Properties, Inc.
Location: Carmichael
Posted on: September 19, 2023
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Job Description:
DescriptionPosition Summary:
The Certified Nurse Assistant provides personal care, nursing
assistance, and other assigned tasks to residents. This position
provides direct resident care, assists in daily living activities,
provides resident documentation and evaluation. Duties and
assignments may be adjusted at the discretion of the supervising
nurse or the Director of Nursing based on the evaluation of the
resident's needs.
Position Responsibilities include:
* Provides or assists residents in bathing/showering for thorough
cleanliness and hygiene. Also provides or assists with grooming and
hygiene of residents (i.e. shaving, oral hygiene, cleaning,
trimming finger/toenails) in a safe and thorough manner on a daily
basis.
* Makes beds, straightens rooms, and keeps resident care areas in
an organized manner.
* Assists residents in dressing when needed and demonstrates
concern for individual privacy while providing resident care.
* Provides safe resident transfers involving bed, wheelchair, chair
and/or shower chair.
* Demonstrates ability to assist with toileting in a safe and
thorough manner, as indicated in resident's plan of care.
* Promotes independence in resident care as appropriate and
demonstrates awareness of safety for both residents and the
individuals providing care.
* Takes and records temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and
respirations as required.
* Assists residents with simple range of motion or other exercises
as directed by nurse or therapist and ambulates residents safely
according to his/her endurance levels.
* Applies medical or adaptive devices as ordered by the appropriate
supervising nurse.
* Makes rounds to ensure residents' safety, comfort, medical
attention every hour or as required by the patient.
* Collects specimens as directed.
* Completes the weighing of each resident as required.
* Sets up meal tray and assists with feeding as necessary. Assesses
for choking and responds appropriately.
* Participates in development of resident's plan of care and
follows current plan of care.
* Promptly reports a change in conditions of residents.
* Demonstrates knowledge of standard precautions and proper use of
gloves, gowns, masks, eye protection and linen handling.
Qualifications
Education:
High school graduation or G.E.D., preferred. Possession of a valid
California Certified Nurse Assistant certification. Proficient
ability to communicate orally and in writing.
Training and Experience:
Six months experience in providing personal care in a long term
care facility preferred.
Job Knowledge:
Possesses knowledge in performing personal care services in a
skilled nursing facility, and has the ability to meet new and/or
stressful situations with the appropriate responses, to work
effectively as part of a healthcare team, and to share information
freely. Is able to use and seek supervision and consultation
verbally and in writing, and to follow both verbal and written
instructions.
Qualifications
EducationGeneral Equivalency Degre (preferred)High School
(preferred)
Licenses & CertificationsCertified Nurse Assistant (required)
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