Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Purpose: To provide consistent and continuous assistance and care to residents and to assist licensed nursing staff with treatments and care of residents as ordered or needed. Essential Job Functions and Requirements: Employee work shifts as scheduled. Willing to work other variable hours when necessary. * Assists residents with bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, and all ADL's as needed during shift. * Changes linen on beds with bath schedule and/or PRN. * Takes and records signs per policy and/or as directed. * Assists residents in and out of bed as needed. * Turns residents while in bed per Facility policy. * Repositions residents while out of bed per Facility policy. * Assists with oral hygiene including denture care when getting up in the morning, after meals, at bedtime, and/or when needed. * Answers call bells promptly following Facility policy. * Completes patient care records at end of shift, including accurate I and O. * At the end of month, fill in Patient Observation Records and Activity Attendance Records for the next month. * Collects urine or stool specimens as directed. * Gives enemas as directed. * Keeps patient unit/halls clean and neat. * Keeps bedside tables, chest of drawers, and closets clean, neat and organized. (Including clothing) * Cares for and cleans nursing equipment. (BP equipment, thermometers, etc.) * Follows restraint policy, including release. * Assists with post-mortem care when needed. * Assures residents have fresh ice water by refilling pitchers with ice and/or water at least once every shift. * Cleans water pitchers, cups, bedpans, urinals per schedules. * Rinses personal clothing, sheets, etc. if soiled before placing in appropriate laundry barrel. * Assists residents to bathrooms as needed or assists with bedpan or urinal. * Empties catheter bags at end of shift and records output on appropriate record. * Assists with rehabilitation programs such as ambulation, bowel and bladder retraining, grooming, etc. always charting on Rehabilitation sheet every shift. * Assists charge nurse with resident needs and treatments as directed. * Keeps a clean towel and a clean washcloth for each patient in bathrooms as all times. (Replaces immediately when used.). * Empties incontinent pad barrel and linen containers every shift and replaces plastic bags in containers. * Reports at end of shift to oncoming CNA's. * Performs other duties as assigned.