Certified Nursing Assistant - CMH Ojai SNF

Ventura•Ojai, CA

11d•$23 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

Your Nursing Career Starts with CMH! Apply Today! New grads are welcome to apply! This position performs resident/patient care activities and related services necessary in caring for the personal needs, safety, and comfort of residents/patients as assigned. Assists in providing a positive physical, social, and psychological environment. The CNA II relates positively, effectively, and appropriately with residents/patients, families, community members, volunteers and other facility staff. Successful incumbents have fast and adaptive problem-solving skills who value collaboration and teamwork. This position has an in-depth understanding of patient care policies and regulations and is comfortable working with specific populations of patients, including elderly patients and those with special needs.

Requirements

Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

High school Diploma or equivalent (GED).
Six (6) months of CNA experience performing Nursing/Patient Care duties in an acute care setting or skilled nursing facility.

Responsibilities

Assists with resident/patient care needs and comforts including but not limited to: Assists or gives oral hygiene and mouth care. Assists with bathing functions and dressing/undressing as necessary. Assists with nail care, shaving and hair care. Assists with lifting, turning, positioning and transporting residents. Makes both occupied and unoccupied bed (as assigned). Keeps residents/patients dry (i.e. change gown, clothing, linen, etc.) when they become soiled or wet. Assists resident/patient with bowel or bladder functions. Checks resident/patients frequently to assure that their personal care needs are being met.
Assists with nursing functions as follows: Measures and records vital signs. Weighs and measures residents/patients. Collects Specimens (i.e. urine, stool, sputum) Prepares and gives enemas. Provides daily indwelling catheter care. Performs diabetic urine testing. Turns bedfast residents/patients at least every two hours. Provides daily range of motion exercises. Assists with care of dying residents. Maintains accurate intake and output records. Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Performs food service functions including: Prepares resident/patients for meals (i.e. take to bathroom, wash hands, oral care, take to and from dining room, etc.). Serves food trays. Assists with feeding as indicated. Records the residents/patients food fluid intake. Serves between meal and bedtime snacks. Keeps resident’s/patient’s water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water on each shift. Performs after meal care (i.e. clean residents/patients hands, face, clothing, brush teeth, take to bathroom, etc.). Notes and reports changes in resident/patient eating habits, especially those on diabetic diet. Assists with keeping nursing and resident/patient care area neat, sanitary and orderly. Floats to the OVCH Acute Care Facility four (4) times each year. Appropriately records and charges for supplies. Performs other duties as assigned.