TRAIN TO BE A CNA - Nursing Assistant (Healthcare)

Nurse Assist in Training: Get paid to train and be a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) in just 6 weeks!

Job Summary

Become familiar with the facility's administrative structure as introduced in the pre-training orientation session. Perform assigned nursing and administrative tasks while ensuring compliance with facility policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc., as necessary.
• Report all accidents and incidents observed during the shift on the same day they occur.
• Use only authorized abbreviations established by the facility when recording information.
• Report all changes in a resident's condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative and descriptive manner.
• Maintain confidentiality of residents' protected health information and promptly report any suspected or known violations to the Administrator.
• Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempts to access the facility's information system.
• Perform only those nursing care procedures for which you have received training.

Resident Care Responsibilities

• Ensure the resident's room is ready upon arrival (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).
• Greet and escort residents to their rooms.
• Introduce residents to their roommate, if applicable, and other personnel.
• Inventory, mark, and store residents' personal possessions.
• Assist residents in packing personal belongings when transferring to a new room or being discharged.
• Transport residents to new rooms or receiving areas.
• Assist with loading/unloading residents to/from vehicles as necessary.
• Participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
• Make beds and provide extra covers as requested.
• Measure and record temperatures, pulses, and respirations (TPRs) as instructed.
• Weigh and measure residents as required.
• Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Answer resident calls promptly.
• Routinely check residents to ensure personal care needs are met.
• Assist residents with identifying food arrangements, such as describing tray contents for those with sight impairments.
• Record resident food and fluid intake and report changes in eating habits to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
• Keep residents' water pitchers clean, filled with fresh water, and within easy reach.
• Perform after-meal care (i.e., remove trays, clean hands, face, clothing, etc.).
• Complete all assigned tasks following established policies and supervisor instructions.
• Follow work assignments and schedules.
• Cooperate with interdepartmental personnel to ensure adequate nursing services.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, bodily fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals per facility policies.
• Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information, including protected health information.
• Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure.
• Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
• Respect residents' refusal of treatment and report such requests to your supervisor.

Supervisory Requirements

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Must possess at least an 8th-grade education.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

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Physical Demands

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear.
• Frequent use of office equipment, including copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.
• May be required to assist in resident evacuation during emergencies.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Additional Information

• This job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.
• The critical features of this job are described under various headings above and may be subject to change due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
• The above statements describe the general nature and level of the work being performed and do not constitute a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for this position.

Copper Ridge Care Center is an equal opportunity employer.