Certified Nursing Assistant, JML Care Center (Falmouth)

Cape Cod Healthcare•Falmouth, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing direct patient care, including dressing, grooming, bathing, feeding, and monitoring vital signs. The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) will complete all Activities of Daily Living (ADL) functions and related documentation. Responsibilities include responding to call lights, assisting with toileting, oral care, nail care, and catheter care. The CNA will also assist patients into wheelchairs, transport them, turn bedridden patients, report changes in patient condition, and manage trash removal. This position requires providing simple or uncomplicated patient care while also assisting with medically complex patients requiring specialized treatment. The CNA will maintain patient comfort and appearance, clean rooms, change bed linens, and record temperature, pulse, and respiration rates. Sterilization of equipment and supplies is also a duty. The role includes preparing food trays, feeding patients, and recording intake and output. Maintaining resident confidentiality and adhering to resident's rights are critical. The CNA will monitor and report changes in patient status to a Licensed RN and provide care for various patient types including post-operative, orthopedic, neuro-compromised, and cardiopulmonary patients. Ensuring patient safety with medical equipment such as oxygen therapy, IV infusion therapy, traction, G-tubes, NG tubes, catheters, and CPM machines is essential. The position requires being a supportive team member, contributing to teamwork, and demonstrating the ability to make independent decisions when necessary. Knowledge of therapeutic diets and distribution of meals/nourishments according to orders is required. The CNA must be able to interact tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and government agencies. The ability and willingness to work harmoniously with others, possessing patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and the ability to handle difficult residents are important. The CNA should be willing to learn new methods and principles and incorporate them into practice, and be able to relay information concerning a resident's condition. Performing other requested nursing care duties and identifying process improvement opportunities are also part of the role. The organization emphasizes a culture of continuous improvement and adherence to its Pillars of Excellence.

Requirements

Requires certification as a Nurse Assistant; functions may not exceed Standards of Practice as accorded by certification.
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
Current Massachusetts Nurse’s aide certification
Basic Life Support Certification for Health Care Providers within 30-days of start date
Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served
Strong interpersonal, customer service, time management skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with current office technology, proficient with computer office applications (Electronic Medical/Health Records, MS Office, etc.) preferred.

Responsibilities

Dresses, grooms, bathes, feeds, takes and records vital signs of patients.
Completes all ADL functions and documentation of such.
Answers call lights, assists in toileting, oral care, nail care, catheter care, assists patients in wheel chairs, transports, turns bedridden patients, reports patient changes, and takes out trash.
Provides simple or uncomplicated patient care while caring for medically complex patients/residents requiring specialized treatment and services.
Bathes and dresses bed patients, combs hair, and otherwise attends to their comfort and personal appearance.
Cleans room and changes bed linen.
Takes and records temperature, pulse, and respiration rate.
Sterilizes equipment and supplies, using germicides or sterilizers.
Prepares food trays, feeds patients, and records food and liquid intake and output.
Must maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information; and adhere to Resident’s rights.
Monitor, Observe, and report changes in patients medical status to Licensed RN
Provide care for post-operative patient, orthopedic patient, Neuro-compromised patient, cardiopulmonary patient, etc.
Maintains patient safety when caring for patients with oxygen therapy, IV Infusion Therapy, saline locks, traction, G-Tubes, NG Tubes, catheters, and CPM Machines.
Must be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example of teamwork and team concept.
Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
Must have knowledge of therapeutic diets and distributes meals/nourishments according to the specific order.
Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
Must possess the ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
Performs other work related / personal nursing care duties as requested.
Challenges current working practices; identifies process improvement opportunities and presents recommendations and solutions to management. Engages and commits to the organization’s culture of continuous improvement by actively participating, supporting, and promoting CCHC Pillars of Excellence.