Part-time CNA

Position Summary

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides nursing and nursing related services to residents consistent with each resident's comprehensive resident assessment and plan of care. All resident care is provided in a manner that meets the resident's physical, mental, and psychosocial needs and enables the individual to attain or maintain the highest practicable level of functioning. The Certified Nursing Assistant maintains a "homelike" environment for the residents, protests and promotes resident's rights and assists the person to maintain independence and control to the greatest extent possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs basic patient care duties such as bathing, feeding and assisting with activities of daily living and designated unsterile procedures such as enemas, sitz bath, intake and output, blood pressures. Responds to patients needs promptly.
• Makes occupied and unoccupied beds, maintaining an orderly environment. Distributes nourishments.
• Maintains personal and oral hygiene of patients including hair, nails, mouth, back, etc.
• Provides direct care to residents to improve or maintain the resident's abilities according to the resident's plan of care.
• Assists with the planning, implementation and evaluation of plans of care for assigned residents and reports information about conditions, responses to interventions and suggestions for alternative approaches to the Unit Charge Nurse. Documents and revises the resident's "FYI" record as needed.
• Follows all facility policies and procedures including those related to infection control. Uses personal protective equipment properly whenever indicated. Follows the policies of Universal Precautions.

Organizational Competencies

• Ability to respond to change productively and to handle additional tasks/projects as assigned.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to carry out essential functions of this job without posing specific, current risk of...