UHC - Reg Long Term Care CNA

WVU Medicine

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this role is to provide each assigned patient with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the patient’s assessment, plan of care, and care plan, as directed by supervisors. This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and a current Certified Nursing Assistant Certification. Basic Life Support certification is also required within 30 days of hire. A state criminal background check is necessary, and employees must obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire. The role involves recording patient information, measuring vital signs, assisting patients with daily hygiene and feeding, and supporting patient mobility and positioning. It also includes providing care for dying patients, performing postmortem care, and assisting with specialized feeding and ambulation as instructed by therapists. Safety equipment and proper body mechanics are essential for patient care and transport.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Current Certified Nursing Assistant Certification issued by state where services are provided or due within three (3) months of hire.
State criminal background check and Federal (if applicable), as required for regulated areas
Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Nice To Haves

One (1) year nursing assistant experience in long term care.

Responsibilities

Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc. in an informative and descriptive manner per Policy/Procedures and assures they are correct.
Measure and record temperatures, pulse, and respirations per Policy/Procedures.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, education level and related criteria for the adult and geriatric patient per the established age-specific standard.
Demonstrates the ability to use vital signs instrumentation, k-pad, scales, oxygen tanks, drainage systems/suction, SCDs, CPM machine, and Bladder Scanner according to manual.
Assist patients with daily hygiene (dental care, mouth care, bath, hair care, backrubs, nail care, and shaving, etc.).
Assist patients with nail care, which includes cleaning and clipping, except diabetic patients per policy/procedure.
Turn and position bedfast patient every 2 hours and as needed.
Assist patients with bowel and/or bladder functions.
Assist patients in Bladder maintenance and bladder or bowel retraining programs.
Answer call bells promptly per policy /Procedure.
Assist with the care of the dying patient.
Provide postmortem care per Policy/Procedure.
Provide perineal and indwelling catheter care on your shift and as necessary per Policy/Procedure.
Assist patients with (ADL) activities of daily living skills with and without adaptive equipment as per instructions of therapist or nurse.
Serve food trays per standard.
Assist with feeding as indicated.
Record food and fluid intake.
Assist patients with identifying food arrangements with sight problem of foods or his/her tray.
Serve between meal and bedtime snacks.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting patients into and out of bed, chairs, bath, wheelchairs, etc. utilizing proper body mechanics.
Report all allegations of patient abuse and/or misappropriation of patient property as per federal requirements and per policy/procedure.
Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur per Policy/Procedure.
Assists patient with specialized feeding techniques as per recommendations of the speech therapist in accordance with policy and procedure.
Assist with ambulation, gait training and CPM administration as instructed by the physical therapist.
Apply orthopedic devices such as AF orthosis, abduction braces, hinge joint immobilizer per instruction of the physical therapist.
Use safety equipment and supplies (mechanical lifts, steady’s, etc.) when lifting or moving patients who requires more than one person assistance.