Certified Nursing Assistant | Sundance, WY

Symbii Home Health and Hospice South•Gillette, WY

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides home health aide services to patients under the plan of care and in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, organizational procedures, and standards of professional conduct. Duties include personal care, meal preparation and feeding assistance, monitoring and recording specified vital signs when ordered and competency has been demonstrated, mobility and exercise assistance, support with medication self-administration, household tasks as appropriate, and reporting patient condition changes to the assigned nurse. The aide must not perform duties that constitute nursing practice under the State Nurse Practice Act, including administering medications, taking physician orders, or performing procedures requiring nursing training or skills such as sterile techniques. The listed duties are representative, and other job-related tasks may be requested.

Requirements

Meet training requirements in accordance with state and federal laws.
Be at least 18 years of age.
Be able to read and follow written instructions and document care given.
Be self-directing and able to work with little direct supervision.
Have empathy for the needs of ill, injured, frail, and impaired people.
Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
Demonstrate tact, patience, and good personal hygiene.
Be a licensed driver with an insured automobile that meets organization requirements and is in good working order.

Responsibilities

Provide personal care, including bathing, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, changing bed linen, assistance with dressing and undressing, skin care to prevent breakdown, toileting assistance, and keeping the patient's living area clean and orderly as appropriate.
Plan and prepare nutritious meals and assist with feeding when necessary.
Take and record oral, rectal, and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure when ordered and when competency has been completed or demonstrated.
Assist with ambulation and exercise according to the plan of care.
Perform range-of-motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service when ordered and when competency has been completed or demonstrated.
Assist the patient with self-administration of medication.
Do the patient's laundry as appropriate.
Meet patient safety needs and use equipment safely and properly, such as foot stools and side rails.
Report the patient's condition and significant changes to the assigned nurse.
Follow the organization's documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
Do not perform duties considered nursing practice under the State Nurse Practice Act, including administering medications, taking physician's orders, or performing procedures requiring nursing training, knowledge, and skill.