Pediatric CNA/QMA

Indiana Fitness Works•Logansport, IN

10d

About The Position

The Pediatric CNA/QMA provides direct resident care at Camelot Care Center, following assigned care plans, nursing care policies, instructions, and the limits of Nurse Aide Training. The role includes assisting residents with personal care, mobility, meals, comfort, and daily needs; observing and documenting resident condition and care; and promptly reporting changes or concerns to the Charge Nurse or supervisor. The position requires respectful, confidential care and cooperation with residents, families, visitors, and staff. Shifts listed are 6am–2pm, 2pm–10pm, and 10pm–6am. The role requires working every other weekend; overtime is available, and holiday pay is offered.

Requirements

Be a Certified Nursing Assistant or enrolled in a State-recognized and approved training program to become a Certified Nursing Assistant.
Be active on the State registry with no findings.
If certified in a state other than Indiana, be an applicant to take the applicable State Nursing Assistant certification exam.
Read, write, and follow written instructions, and document care given.
Possess a current health certificate or examination required by State agencies.
Demonstrate patience and tact when dealing with residents, families, representatives, visitors, and employees.
Have good emotional health and be able to remain calm under stress.
Be able to work under supervision, follow instructions, complete records, and cooperate with other staff.
Communicate orally and in writing with residents, families, personnel, and support agencies.
Be willing to perform repetitive tasks and work with awareness that errors may have serious consequences for residents.
Be capable of extended standing, bending, heavy lifting, walking, grasping, fine hand coordination, repetitive resident lifting and movement, distinguishing smells, tastes, temperatures, and colors, and hearing and responding to pages.
Be able to work every other weekend.

Responsibilities

Observe residents and report changes in health status or unusual physical or behavioral changes to the Charge Nurse or supervisor promptly.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, skin care, shaving, hair care, nail care, and toileting, according to the plan of care and instructions.
Provide complete and partial baths as scheduled or needed, and provide extra skin care to residents as instructed.
Assist residents with transfers, mobility, ambulation, and repositioning, using good body mechanics and special devices as instructed; reposition bedfast residents at least every two hours as directed.
Document all care and observations, and accurately record meal intake, intake and output, weights, heights, and restraint use as instructed.
Report to the supervisor at the beginning and end of each shift, and contact the Charge Nurse regarding absences, breaks, schedule or workstation changes, and job-related problems.
Attend required in-service education programs and provide proof of annual Nurse Aide Registry renewal.
Clean and store equipment and personal care items; keep resident rooms and beds in good order; clean dining areas after meals; and promptly clean spills, using caution signs when indicated.
Follow infection-control procedures, wash hands before and after direct care, and keep resident information confidential.
Ensure fresh ice is available unless otherwise instructed; assist residents to dining areas, serve meals, feed or assist residents as directed, encourage independence, monitor meal consumption, report appetite changes or refusals, and provide post-meal grooming assistance.
Answer call lights and alarms promptly and courteously, and report malfunctioning call lights or other equipment immediately.
Pass assigned snacks and nourishments, assist residents with clothing and personal property, provide range-of-motion exercises as instructed, protect resident privacy, and position tubing and collection bags as instructed.
Apply, release, and document restraints as instructed.
Implement assigned resident care plans, complete care assignments and other duties within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice, and seek supervisory assistance when unsure about an assignment, procedure, or situation.
Comply with applicable Federal and State requirements and cooperate with other staff under supervision.