Certified Nursing Assistant (Cna)

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)Miller, SD 57362CONTRACT - 8 + weeksShift: 10:30pm - 7:00amJob Summary:

• This position helps residents by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs; providing comfort, transportation and vital sign monitoring.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides resident centered personal care including bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing/undressing, obtaining vital signs, psychosocial support and other personal cares. Assists residents with meals and snacks, provides water and supplements as appropriate.
• Provides a positive dining experience.
• Assists residents in transferring, repositioning and walking using correct and appropriate transfer techniques and equipment; provides range of motion and passive exercise.
• Documents resident cares and behaviors according to Society policy, procedure and regulations
• Handles and disposes of linens, soiled clothing or supplies properly; follows consistent hand washing and Personal Protective Equipment use.

Licensure Certification:

• Completion of an accredited nursing assistant training program approved by the location and the state.

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to communicate and comprehend; ability to perform assigned tasks and meet requirements for inservices, training and meeting attendance; must be able to use the electronic medical record for documentation.

Knowledge:

• Ability to measure and comprehend quantities.

Physical/Mental Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will operate/activate/use/prepare/inspect/place/detect/position objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee will frequently communicate/express oneself/exchange/observe/assess/detect information relative to this position.
• The employee is required to maintain a stationary position/move/position self in response to job tasks.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English, both orally and in writing.

Accommodations:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
• functions.

Work Environment:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Frequency of travel may vary based on business
• need.

Weight Lifting Requirement: 40 lbs.