CNA Day Orchards of Alliance

The Orchards / Harvest Therapy • Alliance, OH

5d • Onsite

About The Position

As part of The Orchards team, you can help our residents experience the best service and quality care during their nursing home, assisted living, rehab and independent living stays. Under the direction of the nursing staff, cares for residents while keeping them safe and comfortable during their activities of daily living by performing the following duties.

Requirements

• Certificate upon completion of an approved nurse's aide certification curriculum.
• Complete annual state mandated training requirements (Regular In-services as well as any external training).
• Certified Nurse Assistant certification.
• A Certified Nurse Assistant is required to work 8 hours and take 12 hours of training annually.
• Certified Nurse Assistant skills specific to geriatric residents are needed.
• May need additional skills with special-need geriatric residents such as those with dementia, Alzheimer's or those requiring skilled health care.
• Ability to use resident lift equipment.
• Stand or walk throughout the facility.
• Complete duties and provide therapeutic touch
• Reach with hands and arms
• Balance
• Use the telephone or computer
• Use medical equipment to assess resident vital signs
• Prepare residents to be lifted
• Operate the Sit to Stand Maxi/Hoyer lifts
• Lift or assist a resident out of a chair or bed
• Feed residents
• Serve meals
• Make beds and change linens
• Dress residents
• Fold laundry
• Turn door knobs
• Reposition chair alarms
• Assist or perform personal hygiene care for resident (brushing teeth, bathing or showering, drying after bath or shower)
• Manipulate walkers and wheelchairs
• Assist residents when walking
• Store clean linens in closets
• Push residents in wheelchairs
• Put away dishes, glasses, etc.
• Stoop, kneel, or crouch

Responsibilities

• Provides care and services to residents as defined by individualized care plans. Care and services include, but are not limited to: ADL assistance, mobility assistance, positioning assistance and feeding assistance.
• Performs random rounds on each resident every two hours, starting upon arrival and finishing just prior to the end of the shift.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse and respiration rates, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed.
• Participates in resident activity program.
• Documents care provided to residents using approved documentation method.
• Reports any change in resident condition to the charge nurse immediately.
• Assists with stocking supplies in clean utility rooms.
• Attend meetings and training sessions required for the position

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed