CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (RIVH)
About The Position
Within the Rhode Island Veterans Home (RIVH), the Certified Nursing Assistant performs direct care and treatment for residents and provides supervision and custody consistent with nursing care and special treatment plans. The position works under a supervisor who outlines routine assignments and provides instructions for new or unusual assignments. Work is reviewed for compliance with standards of care, policies, procedures, and instructions; supervisory responsibility is usually none. The role includes providing personal care and simple treatments, assisting nurses with minor treatments, monitoring residents and recording vital signs and other measurements, collecting specimens, and helping residents with mobility, activities, appointments, and meals. The CNA also maintains a clean and safe environment, follows infection-control procedures, uses safety devices as required, performs basic range-of-motion exercises, and collaborates with professional staff on treatment planning and quality assurance. Hours, shifts, and days off are to be determined. Appointment requires current registration as a Certified Nursing Assistant with the Rhode Island Department of Health, which must be maintained as a condition of employment. Candidates must provide proof of immunity against measles, mumps and rubella; varicella; tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis; and hepatitis B, and must meet the stated tuberculin skin test requirement. Employment eligibility is validated through E-Verify because the worksite contains Federal Tax Information, although the employee may not have direct access to it.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of patient-care practices, including first aid, housekeeping, personal needs, minor treatments, and infection control, and the ability to apply this knowledge effectively to resident care and treatment.
- Ability to recognize each resident’s individual needs and apply principles of preventive, restorative, and rehabilitative care.
- Ability to perform routine nursing-home tasks involved in resident care.
- Ability to understand and carry out simple oral and written instructions.
- Ability to maintain records.
- Education sufficient to ensure the ability to read, write, and speak English.
- Training or employment involving the opportunity to gain familiarity with routine long-term care or clinical care procedures, or a substantially equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At appointment, registration as a Certified Nursing Assistant with the Rhode Island Department of Health; registration must be maintained as a condition of employment.
- Proof of immunity against measles, mumps and rubella; varicella; tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis; and hepatitis B, and meeting the stated tuberculin skin test requirement.
- Employment eligibility must be validated through E-Verify.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct care, treatment, supervision, and custody of residents in accordance with nursing care and special treatment plans.
- Provide simple treatments, such as bandaging and administering enemas, and assist nurses with other minor treatments.
- Provide personal care, including baths, mouth care, perineal care, toileting, hair care, and shaving.
- Lift and transfer residents between beds, chairs, stretchers, and tubs using correct body mechanics and personal safety techniques.
- Make rounds, observe residents’ conditions, and report unusual occurrences or irregularities to a superior.
- Measure and record residents’ temperature, pulse, respirations, height, weight, and intake and output.
- Collect and label specimens.
- Transport or escort residents and assist with scheduled programs and appointments.
- Maintain cleanliness and safety in residents’ immediate environments; make and change beds and care for residents’ clothing and personal effects.
- Implement infection-control and disease-prevention measures, including precautions for tuberculosis and bloodborne pathogens and standard and isolation precautions.
- Antiseptically clean toilets, bedpans, and other equipment used in resident care and treatment.
- Use comfort and safety devices as required by policy.
- Provide basic range-of-motion exercises.
- Assist with food service and provide dietary assistance to residents who need it.
- Collaborate with professional staff and contribute to treatment planning and quality assurance activities.
- Perform related work as required.
Benefits
- State employee benefits are available; details are provided through the Office of Employee Benefits.
- Direct deposit is required for employees hired after September 30, 2014.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
