CNA- Certified Nursing Assistant

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

Brief Job Summary: Assist nurses (RN or LPN) in providing the activities of daily living to patients/Residents/Clients.

Typically Reports To: Nurses and Director of Nursing

Qualifications:

Successfully complete a state-approved nurses aide-training program.

Must understand English both written and spoken.

Must have current certification and registration with the state Department of Health.

Must be able to safely and successfully perform job-related functions, with or without reasonable accommodation required by federal, state, or local law.

Main Functions:

Care for multiple residents in the facility.

Observe Resident Rights

Provide personal care and assistance with activities of daily living.

o Bathing; Dressing

o Feeding; Pass and pick-up food trays; Serve nourishments; keep record of intake and output

o Transfer to and from bed or chair or other locations within the facility

o Assist to and from toilet, assist with any toileting needs

o Keep incontinent residents clean

o Monitor and record bowel movements

o Pass and empty bedpans, urinals, and emesis basins; Collect specimens such as urine, stool, and sputum

o Reposition residents in bed or chair

o Assist with personal and dental hygiene

o Assist in ambulation

o Make beds; Change linens

o Answer call bells and make rounds

o Provide Post Mortem Care

o Take and record vital signs; Measure and record height and weight

o Record Activities of Daily living on flow sheets

o Observe residents and note physical condition, attitude, reactions, appetite, etc. and report any changes to the nurse.

o Use safety devices and standard precautions to prevent the spread of infection and disease Monitor dining room during mealtimes as scheduled.

o Evacuate residents in an emergency, according to fire and evacuation policy.

Additional Functions:

Assist nurse with admitting, transferring, and discharging residents

Assist nurse in giving treatments and examining residents

Assist with restorative and rehab care with proper instruction and supervision

Notable Functions:

Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.