Registered Long Term Care CNA

WVU Medicine•Wheeling, IL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to provide assigned patients with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with each patient’s assessment, plan of care, and care plan, as directed by supervisors. Care is provided to adult and geriatric patients according to established age-specific standards. The role involves documenting care and observations, measuring vital signs, assisting patients with hygiene and activities of daily living, supporting nutrition and elimination, helping patients move safely, and using specified clinical and safety equipment. The position also requires reporting incidents and allegations of abuse, and assisting with specialized care as instructed by nursing, speech, or physical therapy staff. The work includes exposure to body fluids, tissues, contagious diseases, sharps, cleaning agents, toxic gases, fumes, odors, electrical current, high stress, and frequent interruptions. The position requires work on weekends, holidays, and all shifts. Scheduled weekly hours are 36.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Current Certified Nursing Assistant certification issued by the state where services are provided, or certification due within three months of hire.
For West Virginia services, Nurse's Aide Certification through the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
State criminal background check and federal background check if applicable, as required for regulated areas.
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
Ability to comprehend and follow oral and written instructions and procedures.
Effective reading and comprehension skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Math skills for medication calculations.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and feeling.
Ability to lift, move, and position patients of all weights, with varying levels of assistance, on a regular and recurring basis.
Hearing and visual acuity within normal range.
Ability to perform heavy work: exert more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.

Nice To Haves

One year of nursing assistant experience in long-term care.

Responsibilities

Record accurate, informative entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, and other records according to policy and procedure.
Measure and record temperatures, pulse, and respirations according to policy and procedure.
Provide care appropriate to adult and geriatric patients’ physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, and education needs, following established age-specific standards.
Use vital signs instruments, K-pads, scales, oxygen tanks, drainage systems and suction, SCDs, CPM machines, and bladder scanners according to their manuals.
Assist patients with daily hygiene, including dental and mouth care, bathing, hair care, backrubs, nail care, and shaving.
Clean and clip patients’ nails, except for diabetic patients, according to policy and procedure.
Turn and position bedfast patients every two hours and as needed; assist with bowel and bladder functions, maintenance, and retraining programs.
Answer call bells promptly according to policy and procedure.
Assist with care of dying patients and provide postmortem care according to policy and procedure.
Provide perineal and indwelling catheter care during the shift and as needed according to policy and procedure.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, with or without adaptive equipment, as instructed by a therapist or nurse.
Serve food trays, assist with feeding as indicated, record food and fluid intake, and help patients with sight problems identify food on their trays.
Serve between-meal and bedtime snacks.
Lift, turn, move, position, and transport patients into and out of beds, chairs, baths, and wheelchairs using proper body mechanics.
Report allegations of patient abuse or misappropriation of patient property as required by federal requirements and policy.
Report observed accidents and incidents during the shift on which they occur, according to policy and procedure.
Assist patients with specialized feeding techniques recommended by a speech therapist and consistent with policy and procedure.
Assist with ambulation, gait training, and CPM administration as instructed by a physical therapist.
Apply orthopedic devices, including AF orthoses, abduction braces, and hinged-joint immobilizers, as instructed by a physical therapist.
Use safety equipment and supplies, such as mechanical lifts and Steady devices, when moving patients who require assistance from more than one person.