Home Care CNA - PRN

PRN Hours

The Fountain Hill Home Care CNA is a paraprofessional member of the Home Care Team who works under the supervision of a registered nurse and performs various personal care services as necessary to meet the patient’s needs. The Home Care CNA is responsible for observing patients, reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed, precisely.

The home care CNA will be assigned by a Registered Nurse in a manner that promotes quality, continuity and safety of a patient’s care. Certified as a Nurse Aide I (Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA) and registered with the North Carolina Department of Facility Services Nurse Aide Registry.

### Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the home care aide include, but are not limited to, the following

• Providing hands-on personal care including:
• Baths/Showers
• Assistance with Ambulation
• Oral hygiene
• Shampoos
• Changing bed linen
• Assisting patients with dressing and undressing
• Skin care to prevent breakdown
• Assisting the patient with toileting
• Keeping patient’s living area clean and orderly, as appropriate
• Planning and preparing nutritious meals, when ordered.
• Assisting in feeding the patient, if necessary.
• Taking and recording oral and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency).
• Assisting in ambulation and exercise according to the plan of care.
• Performing range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service as ordered (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency).
• Performing simple procedures as an extension of nursing services as ordered (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency)
• Assisting patient in the self-administration of medication.
• Doing patient’s laundry, as appropriate.
• Meeting safety needs of patients and using equipment safely and properly (foot stools,

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