CNA - Certified Nursing Aide

HOLIDAY HILL, INC.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE

: Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)

DEPARTMENT

: Nursing

REPORTS TO

Director of Nursing (DON) and/or Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

JOB SUMMARY

: A Certified Nursing Aide is responsible for supporting medical staff in administering care to patients with various injuries, illnesses or disabilities. Their duties include helping patients bathe and maintain proper hygiene, feeding patients or ensuring they take their medication and assessing their patients’ vital signs to notify staff of any changes.

Duties/Responsibilities

Certified Nurse Aides are responsible for many patient care tasks to ensure that each patient receives the comprehensive and personalized care they need. They often have the following responsibilities:

Tending to daily resident care, to include, but not limited to the following

• Rapidly responds to resident “Call Lights” and resident requests.
• Keeps Charge Nurse informed regarding changing conditions of residents and or pertinent observations, such as symptoms, reactions, or physical or mental reactions.
• Prepares and reports information to Nurse as requested.
• Recognizes when a situation cannot be handled independently and is willing to ask for appropriate assistance.
• Maintains clean and safe working environment and resident room environment, correcting situations that may cause accidents or injury.
• Bathing and daily grooming tasks, such as cleaning hands and faces, combing/brushing hair, dental care, getting residents dressed and undressed, and toileting.
• Help maximize their comfort by retrieving more pillows or blankets for them.
• Throughout their shift, they remain close by to assist Nurses and Doctors in moving patients, administering medication, or changing bandages.
• Assist other staff as needed.
• Assist with moving residents to and from wheelchairs, walkers, beds, shower chairs, bathing areas, etc.
• Bathing patients with low mobility
• Preparing rooms...