STNA - Norwalk Memorial Home - Full time Day Shift

FTMC•Norwalk, OH

42d•Onsite

About The Position

Caring For the Community You Love Choose a career to make a difference in people's lives every day, choose Fisher-Titus! About Fisher-Titus: Fisher-Titus proudly serves the greater Huron County area's 70,000-plus residents by providing a full continuum of health and wellness care from heart and cancer care to outpatient services such as lab, imaging, and physical rehabilitation. Vision: Be the first choice for healthcare and employment within our community Mission: Deliver compassionate and convenient care to the highest level of excellence that promotes lifelong health and wellness for our community General Summary: A STNA, under the supervision and/or direction of a RN or LPN performs various duties assisting the staff nurses in the treatment and optimal safe care of residents in accordance with the established methods, policies, and procedures of Fisher-Titus Medical Center and Norwalk Memorial Home.

Responsibilities

Helps prepare unit, resident rooms, and resident beds for receiving admissions or transfers.
Assists in, and as necessary, accompanies resident in the admission, transfer, and discharge procedures. Utilizes call light system as necessary.
Provides morning care including bath, changing linens and dressing resident, evening care and other general care as necessary throughout the 24 hr. day. Assists in providing restorative care to residents.
As directed, accurately record vital signs, weight, height, intake/output and consumption, and other required documentation.
Provides resident care including positioning, lifting, turning, and ambulating the resident and utilizing special equipment as necessary.
Prepares the resident for meals, distributes food trays, water, nourishment, feeds or assists residents to and from dining room. Encourages intake as indicated.
Under supervision, performs general care activities for residents in precautionary. Provides post mortem care makes rounds on residents and answers resident call lights promptly. Practices universal precautions.
Encourages restoration of function and prevents resident deterioration to the extent possible. Encourage residents to attend therapies as prescribed.
Handles and cares for residents clothing and other personal property from admission through discharge.
Transports residents to and from various areas as needed.
Collects specimens and transports same to proper area as needed.