GNA - Geriatric Nursing Assistant - Evening Shift

Homewood Living Williamsport•Williamsport, MD

About The Position

Provides activities of daily living care to residents under the supervision of licensed staff. The role supports residents’ personal hygiene, nutrition, comfort, and care plans while maintaining confidentiality and following established policies, procedures, standards, and practices. The assistant documents resident information and reports observations about changes in residents’ conditions or needs to the Team Leader. Resident lifts and transfers must follow each resident’s care plan and the Lift Free Program.

Requirements

Be listed on the state registry as a Nursing Assistant within 120 days of employment.
Be able to lift and transfer 30 pounds of resident weight frequently; the qualifications specify 30 times throughout the shift.
Be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and turn constantly throughout an eight-hour shift.
Have organizational skills and the ability to perform sequential events or tasks.
Have the motivation and desire to work with geriatric persons.
Speak English at a level residents can understand.
Read and write in English to carry out care-plan functions and provide appropriate resident care.
Be able to lift up to 30 pounds of resident weight and/or transfer and reposition a resident at least 25 times throughout the shift.
React quickly and decisively in emergencies and in response to unexpected resident behavior.
Handle physical transfers of residents from unsafe to safer locations during a fire or other disaster.

Responsibilities

Maintain confidentiality regarding residents, their conditions, and their families.
Comply with established policies and procedures and maintain established standards and practices.
Assist with or provide personal hygiene care, including bathing, shaving, changing clothing, nail care, and toileting.
Provide clean, dry linen and make beds to meet resident needs.
Encourage proper nutrition by serving food promptly and assisting with feeding when necessary.
Perform treatments as assigned by the Team Leader and within the nursing scope of practice.
Record resident information concisely, accurately, and completely.
Report objective observations of changes in resident condition or needs to the Team Leader.
Actively participate in resident care planning.
Promote activities of daily living according to each resident’s care plan.
Perform resident lifts and transfers according to the resident’s care plan and the Lift Free Program.
Perform other functions as directed by the supervisor.