Certified Nursing Assistant

Highfield Gardens Care Center - Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Responsibilities: Observes and reports signs and symptoms of disability, illness, and change in condition or behavior.

Takes, measures, and records signs, height, weight, and food/fluid intake/output Keeps utility areas, kitchen, wheelchairs, and shower rooms in order Cleans equipment such as wheelchairs, geri-chairs, and stretchers. Delivers supplies, equipment, specimens, and correspondence to/from other areas in the facility Meets safety needs by reporting environmental, hazards, proper utilization of restraints, observance of infection control measures, anid-oxygen safety Meets needs of residents with special conditions such as mental impairment - behavior disorders, and medical problems.

Cares for dying residents, including care of the body and personal effects, after death.

Relates appropriately to residents, families, visitors, and staff Responsible for attending in-service programs that are provided to facilitate government regulations Required to work alternate weekends and rotate holidays. May assist with emergencies. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Physical Demands:

Stands, sits, and walks most of the day Frequent moving and lifting of residents Frequent moderate – to heavy lifting Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Working Conditions: Well-lighted, well-ventilated areas. Hazards: May be exposed to infection, odors, and psycho behavioral problems.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Administrative Functions: Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatment, serving meal, etc., as necessary. Record all entries on flow sheets, notes; chait, etc.; in an informative and i descriptive manner.

Report all changes in resident's condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as possible. Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Functions:

Ensure that the resident's room is ready for receiving the resident: (i.e., bed made, name tags, admission kit available, etc.) Greet residents and escort them to their room. Introduce residents to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate. Make resident.comfortable (ie., put to bed, get water, etc.). Inventory and mark the resident's personal possessions as instructed Store resident's clot Assist resident with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged Perform all-assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisor.

Follow work assignment, and/of work schedule in completing and performing you assignment task. Cooperate with interdepartmental.personnel, as well as other facility personnel. Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Personnel Functions: Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for dutý. Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.

Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures,oral hygiene, special mouth-care; etc.) as directed. Give backups as directed. Assist residents with dressing/undressing as necessary.

Assist resident with fingernail care (i.e., clipping, trimming, and cleaning the finger/toenails. Note: includes finger nail care for diabetic residents. Perform any necessary toenail cleaning.

Report any needed toenail lipping or trimming to nurse. Shave male residents. Shave female residents (i.e., facial hair; under arms; legs, etc:) as instructed Keep resident dry (i.e., change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled.

Change bed linens. Keep linen tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident. Make bed (occupied and unoccupied). Put extra covers on bed as requested.

Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable position. Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bedpan/urinal, portable commode, etc.) Maintain intake and output records as instructed. Collect specimens as instructed (i:ë., urine, sputum, stools, etc.). Check and report bowel movements and character of stools as instructed.

Prepare enemas. Report results as instructed. Assist with lifting, turning, moving positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchair; lift, etc.

Assist resident to walk with or without self-help devices as instructed.

Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed. Weigh and measure residents as instructed Measure and record temperature, pulse, and respiration (TPRS) as instructed.

Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently. Answer resident calls promptly. Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care is being met in accordance with his/her wishes.

Assist with the care of the dying residen. Provide post-mortem care as instructed. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Special Care Functions:

Observe and report the presence of reddened skin areas and skin break down to prevent decubitus ulcers (bedsores). Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears. Provide daily indwelling catheter care. Provide daily perineal care.

Assist with the application of slings, elastic bandages, binders; etc. Give tepid sponge baths. Provide daily range of motion exercised data as instructed.

Turn bedfast resident at least every two (2) hours. Perform special treatments as instructed Observe disoriented and comatose residents. Record and report data as instructed.

Turn all medication found in the resident's room/possession over to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse. Provide residents with reality-orientation, as instructed Watch for and report any changes in room temperature, ventilation, lighting, etc. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Food Service Function:

Prepare resident for meals (i.e take to bathroom, wash hands,-comb hair, raise bed, position table, place bibs, take to/from dining room, etc.) Serve food trays. Assist with feeding as indicated (i.e., cutting foods, feeding assist in the dining room, supervision; etc:) Assist residents with identifying food arrangements (i.e. informing residents with sight problems of foods that are on his/her tray, where it is located, if it's hot or cold, etc.). Record the resident's food/fluid intake. Report changes in the residents' eating habits.

Keep residents' water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift), and within easy reach of the resident. Perform after meal care (i.e., remove trays, clean residents hand, face, clothing, take to bathroom, brush teeth, clean dentures, etc.). Check room for food articles (ice, food improper container, unauthorized-food-. items, etc.) Resident Rights: Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information.

Ensure that you treat all residents fairly, and with kindness, dignity, and respect Knock before entering the resident's room Report all grievance and complaints made by resident to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse. Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of residents property. Honor the resident's refusal of treatment.

Report such requests to your supervisor. . Care Plan Functions: Review assignment/accountability to determine if changes in the resident's daily care routine have been made on the care plan. Inform the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any changes in the resident's condition so that appropriate information can be entered on the resident's care plan.

Safety and Sanitation: Check restrained residents at least every thirty (30) minutes. Release restraints at least every two (2) hours for range of motion exercises: taking resident.to bathroom, etc.

Maintain a record of restrained residents; the times restraints were released, and how long the restraints were released. Wash hands before and after meals performing any service for the resident.