Cna Jobs in Tacoma, VA

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) credential in good standing on the Ohio Department of Health Nurse Aide Registry.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Able to sit, stand, and walk for up to 8 hours per day.
• Able to lift, transfer, push, or pull residents, patients, or equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Work weekends, evenings, and holidays as scheduled.
• Work in conditions involving possible falls, equipment burns, odors, cuts, exposure to residents and patients with various disease processes, and possible exposure to infectious waste and diseases, including AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily resident and patient care in accordance with nursing procedures and instructions from the Charge Nurse.
• Ensure the resident’s or patient’s Plan of Care is maintained.
• Assist with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, comfort and safety, ambulation, lifting, skin care, nutrition, and hydration.
• Assist with care of dying residents and provide post-mortem care.
• Observe and report pressure areas and skin breakdown.
• Assist with nursing treatments as required.
• Provide rehabilitative and restorative procedures as required.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth and personal interest and a calm environment throughout the unit.
• Answer resident calls promptly.
• Check rooms for medications and unauthorized food items and report findings to the Charge Nurse.
• Keep resident and patient rooms, work areas, and equipment clean, sanitary, and safe; follow infection-control and standard precautions; and promptly report hazardous conditions to the Charge Nurse.
• Attend care conferences as directed by the Charge Nurse.
• Attend all-employee and departmental meetings and scheduled or directed in-service training.
• Share observations and insights about departmental operations that may improve quality and efficiency.
• Measure and record entries such as ADL coding, intake and output, temperatures, and weight in the electronic medical record or as directed by the Charge Nurse.
• Report changes in a resident’s or patient’s condition to the Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
• Report concerns and complaints voiced or shared by residents, patients, or family members.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.