CNA - On Call

Bayview • Seattle, WA

3d

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant (NAC) provides direct patient care to residents in the Assisted Living area. The role requires familiarity with individual residents’ abilities and needs, continuous observation of residents’ health and social status and responses to care, and timely reporting and documentation of residents’ status and responses. The NAC assists residents in reaching their highest feasible level of functioning and, within the scope of practice, helps implement each resident’s care plan and documents care provided. The role also provides psychosocial support and helps maintain a clean and orderly environment for residents.

Care is primarily focused on activities of daily living, with some medical care. Duties include helping residents transfer between bed and wheelchair using a transfer belt, bathing, dressing, using bathroom facilities and receiving peri care; cleaning bedpans and emptying catheter bags as needed; taking and recording vital signs; assisting residents to the dining area; and helping with personal grooming. Assistance turning bedridden residents may be required. NACs document residents’ health, input and output, and changes in medical condition. This is an on-call position with various schedules.

Requirements

• Hold a current license in good standing to practice as a Nursing Assistant-Certified (NAC) in Washington State.
• Hold current CPR and First Aid certifications.
• Hold current DSHS-approved Mental Health Specialty and Dementia Specialty certificates.
• Have working knowledge of infectious disease transmission, including blood-borne pathogens, and use of universal precautions.
• Demonstrate patience, a genuine caring attitude and passion toward elderly and disabled people, flexibility, a positive outlook, the ability to focus on others’ strengths, and a healthy sense of humor.
• Be able to tolerate and diffuse angry or aggressive behavior from residents with dementia or psychiatric problems.
• Understand and respect Residents’ Rights.
• Be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to Assisted Living residents, primarily for activities of daily living and including some medical care.
• Observe residents’ health and social status and their responses to care; report and document their status and responses.
• Assist residents in achieving their highest feasible level of functioning.
• Assist with implementation of resident care plans within scope of practice and document care provided.
• Provide psychosocial support and help maintain a clean and orderly environment for residents.
• Assist residents with transfers between bed and wheelchair using a transfer belt; obtain help from another aide when needed based on the resident’s weight and physical or cognitive abilities.
• Assist residents with bathing, dressing and undressing, bathroom use, and peri care.
• Clean bedpans and empty catheter bags as needed.
• Take and record residents’ vital signs, including temperature and blood pressure.
• Assist residents to the dining area for meals.
• Assist residents with personal grooming, including brushing hair and trimming fingernails and toenails.
• Turn bedridden residents intermittently when required.
• Document residents’ health, input and output, and changes in medical condition.

What This Job Offers

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