CNA DPNF

PIONEERS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE DISTRICT•Brawley, CA

39d

About The Position

A nursing assistant is responsible for providing routine nursing care by established policies and procedures and as may be directed by the Charge Nurse, RN Supervisor, Director of Nurses, or Administrator, to assure that the highest degree of quality resident care can be maintained at all times.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a school for nursing assistants or have a license as a certified nursing assistant.
BLS certification
A minimum of 6 months of experience as a certified nursing assistant or clinical experience while enrolled in a nursing assistant certification class.
Must possess a sincere desire to serve the ill, aged, and infirm.
Ability to read, write, and speak the English language.
Possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and the general public.
Willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level they are currently functioning.
Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility.

Responsibilities

Perform all duties as assigned and in accordance with the facility’s established policies and procedures, nursing care procedures, and safety rules and regulations.
Make resident rounds at the beginning of each shift and every two hours thereafter to administer quality nursing care.
Verify the identification of a resident before administering nursing care or serving food, to assure that appropriate care is being provided to the correct resident.
Make beds, clean bedside and overbed tables.
Serve drinking water as required.
Dress residents neatly and in their own clothing.
Assist in preparing residents for meals
Serve nourishment in accordance with established facility procedures.
Feed residents who cannot feed themselves.
Assure that resident’s food is accessible and self-help devices are available as needed.
Prepare residents for therapy, activities, physician visits, religious services, etc., to include transporting residents to/from such activities.
Keep incontinent residents as clean and dry as possible at all times.
Do not permit residents to smoke in bed.
Assure that the nurse’s call system is attached to the bed and within easy reach at all times when residents are bedfast.
Answer residents’ call lights promptly.
Check for food in the residents’ room.
Report all complaints to the Charge Nurse.
Report any resident abuse immediately
Report any medication found in the resident’s room.
Report all hazardous conditions and faulty equipment to the Charge Nurse immediately.
Report any bruising, skin tears, incidents, or accidents to the Charge Nurse immediately.
Attend in-service educational programs, on-the-job training programs, and meetings as directed.
Wash hands before and after caring for each resident.
Place residents in the correct and comfortable position.
Assist residents with dental and mouth care.
Record the resident’s food and nourishment intake as directed.
Perform after-meal care as required
Assist residents to/from the bathroom.
Check and document bowel movements and character of stools every shift.
Bathe residents as assigned and in accordance with established facility procedures
Comb and brush the resident’s hair daily.
Clip and trim fingernails.
Shave male residents daily or as needed.
Keep hair under arms and face on female residents clean-shaven as necessary or instructed.
Observe and report the presence of reddened areas on bony prominences.
Keep the drainage bag off the floor when a resident is in bed or in a wheelchair.
Apply Vaseline or A & D ointment to dry skin in accordance with established policies.
Move and turn bedfast residents at least every two hours and record such information on CNA notes.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents and notify the Charge Nurse immediately.
Apply postural support properly.
Apply hand roll or splint to residents with contractures as outlined within the facility’s established policies and procedures.
Follow infection control procedures in accordance with established facility policy when isolation techniques are necessary.
Chart required information every shift.
Complete Intake and Output documentation on all residents with orders before the end of each shift.
Presents a professional image to consumers through dress, behavior, and speech.
Adheres to Company Standards for resolving consumer concerns.
Ensures that all consumer/resident rights are protected.