Certified Nursing Assistant - Bath Aid

Bathing & Personal Care

* Provide scheduled baths and showers according to resident care plans and facility schedules. * Assist residents with bathing, shampooing, drying, dressing, grooming, and other personal hygiene needs while maintaining privacy, dignity, and comfort. * Provide care according to each resident’s level of independence and individual needs. * Ensure residents are appropriately covered and protected from unnecessary exposure.

Safety

* Follow proper procedures for safely transferring and positioning residents in bathing areas. * Properly use lifts, shower chairs, wheelchairs, and other bathing equipment according to training and facility guidelines. * Check water temperature before bathing residents and maintain a safe bathing environment. * Follow all fall-prevention, infection-control, and facility safety procedures.

Resident Observation & Reporting

* Observe residents during bathing and personal care for changes in condition, including bruising, redness, rashes, wounds, skin breakdown, swelling, pain, changes in mobility, behavior, or overall condition. * Promptly report any changes, injuries, falls, concerns, or other abnormalities to the appropriate nursing staff.

Documentation

* Accurately document completed baths, showers, and other required care according to facility procedures. * Document resident refusals, missed baths, concerns, and changes in condition as required. * Communicate pertinent resident information to the nurse or supervisor.

Cleaning & Supplies

* Clean and sanitize bathing equipment and the bathing area after each use in accordance with infection-control procedures.

Maintain adequate bathing supplies and notify the supervisor when supplies need to be replenished.