CNA II (59189)

WOODLAND POND INC•Village of New Paltz, NY

22d•$22 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The CNA II is responsible to provide each of your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the residents assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your supervisors. As a Certified Nursing Assistant you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or HSE
Current Nursing Assistant certification in New York State
Valid CPR certification
Proficiency with computers and standard office software
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care primarily to the geriatric population

Responsibilities

Uses the wristband and photo to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc., as necessary
Documents all cares provided in EMR
Ensures that extensive nursing care documentation is complete in CNA cardex to demonstrate completion of additional tasks
Reports all changes in the residents condition to the Charge Nurse
Agrees not to disclose assigned user ID code and password for accessing resident/facility information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator
Agrees not to disclose residents protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator
Reports any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access facilitys information system
Performs all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors
Cooperates with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel to ensure that nursing services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents
Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift
Meets with nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services
Reports all complaints and grievances made by the resident
Reports occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor
Reports known or suspected incidents of fraud to the Administrator/Corporate Compliance Officer
Ensures that departmental computer workstations left unattended are properly logged off or the password protected automatic screen-saver activates within established facility policy guidelines
Participates in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty
Assists resident with all grooming tasks each shift, including but not limited to, oral/dental care, bathing, dressing, hair care, shaving, nail care
Frequent skin monitoring due to anticoagulant therapies and/or special brace/sling use and report to nurse any irregularity observed
Performs necessary treatments (i.e. OTC creams, barrier creams, etc.)
Assists nurses with frequent treatments and assessments, as directed
Assists resident with bowel and bladder functions and any incontinence care, ensuring residents are dry
Tracks and documents all daily intake and participates in tracking/reporting of daily fluid goals not met
Performs foley catheter care and documents/reports output each shift
Assists in transporting residents to/from appointments, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary
Provides care for residents with overall higher acuity, providing total assist for turning and positioning, dressing, personal hygiene, more frequent toileting schedules, higher prevalence of max to total assist with all ADLs as per care plan, using proper body mechanics and mechanical lifts as warranted
Frequent use of different types of mechanical lifts due to high incidence of total dependence in transfer
Assists residents to walk with or without self-help devices as instructed
Follows Spinal, Sternal, and Hip precautions for all ordered residents regarding fresh post-op critical care
Answers resident calls as promptly as feasible, ensuring that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently
Assists with the care of the dying resident and provide post-mortem care as instructed
Prepares residents for meals (i.e., take to bathroom, wash hands, comb hair, raise bed, position tables, place clothing protectors or napkins, take to/from dining room, etc.)
Monitors and adheres to high prevalence of mechanically altered diets, thickened liquids and adaptive equipment use for meals
Serves food trays. Provides total assistance with feeding (i.e., cutting foods, feeding, assist in dining room supervision, etc.)
Assists residents with identifying food arrangements (i.e., informing resident with sight problem of foods that are on his/her tray, where it is located, if it is hot/cold, etc.)
Records the residents food/fluid intake. Reports changes in the residents eating habits
Keeps residents water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift), and within easy reach of the resident
Serves between meal and bedtime snacks. Documents such in the intake book
Performs after meal care (i.e., remove trays, clean residents hands, face, clothing, take to bathroom, brush teeth, clean dentures, etc.)
Checks rooms for food articles (i.e., food in proper container, unauthorized food items, etc.)
Attends and participates in scheduled training and educational classes to maintain current certification as a Nursing Assistant
Attends and participates in scheduled orientation programs and activities
Attends and participates in facility in-service training programs as instructed
Washes hands before and after performing any service for the resident
Keeps the nurses call system within easy reach of the resident
Resonds to and checks each shift for placement and function of alarms (i.e, bed, chair, tab, floor pad, etc.)
Monitor bed rails and bed height to ensure they are as care planned to ensure resident safety
Immediately notifies the Charge Nurse of any resident leaving/missing from the facility
Follows established safety precautions in the performance of all duties
Reports any communicable or infectious disease to the Director of Nursing Services and/or to the Infection Control Coordinator
Follows established isolation precautions and procedures
Wears and/or uses safety equipment and supplies (i.e., gait belt, mechanical lifts, etc.) when lifting or moving residents
Monitors and/or applies as ordered all specialty braces/slings per care plan, such as TLSO, Miam-J collars, etc
Monitors restraints, if ordered. Ensures they are released every 2 hours and for all meals and care provided
Reports missing/illegible labels and SDSs to your supervisor
Uses only the equipment you have been trained to use in a safe manner
Reports defective equipment to the Charge Nurse
Informs the Charge Nurse of your equipment and supply needs
Maintains the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information
Ensures that you treat all residents fairly, and with kindness, dignity, and respect, knocking before entering room, ensuring privacy for all care provided
Reports all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property
Honors the residents refusal of treatment request. Reports such requests to the nursing supervisor
Adherence to a strict regulatory environment
Adherence to highly detailed, consistently changing, individualized care planned nursing instructions
Works throughout the nursing service area (i.e. nurses stations, resident rooms, etc.), intermittently moving due to frequent interruptions
Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances
Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors
Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary
Is subject to call back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.)
Completes all required training and in-services
All other duties as assigned