FT Evening shift CNA

FT Evening shift CNA

Requirements

• Must possess, as a minimum, an 10th grade education
• Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with laws of the state
• 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
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Responsibilities

• Provide each of your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan
• Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc.
• Report all changes in the 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, descriptive manner
• Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur
• Agree not to disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator
• Perform only those nursing care procedures that you have been trained to do
• Ensure that the resident’s room is ready for receiving the resident
• Greet residents and escort them to their room
• Make resident comfortable
• Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift
• Meet with your shift’s nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services
• Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident
• Participate in and receive the nursing report as instructed
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids
• Measure and record temperatures, pulses, and respirations (TPRs) of residents, as instructed
• Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently
• Answer resident calls promptly
• Check residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met
• Assist residents with identifying food arrangements
• Record the resident’s food/fluid intake
• Perform after meal care
• Assist residents with daily functions (dental and mouth care, bath functions, combing of hair, dressing and undressing as necessary)
• Keep residents dry (change gown, clothing and linens, when it becomes wet or soiled)
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed
• Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes
• Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent decubitus ulcers (bedsores)
• Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears
• Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any resident leaving/missing from the facility
• Report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information
• Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property
• Honor the resident’s refusal of treatment request

Preferred Qualifications

• CPR Preferred