Personal Care Aide / CNA

Overview

Provide assistance to residents in an Assisted Living Community with activities of daily living as needed according to individual and physician-directed Care Plan. Responsibilities: * Provide assistance to residents with activities of daily living as needed according to Care Plan (toileting, ambulation, eating, transferring, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, etc.) * Assure that residents are dressed appropriately when in living areas of the home or outside the building. * Assist and teach the resident self-help skills with activities of daily living in order to maximize their independence and freedom of movement. * Based on training criteria, perform all personal care tasks. With completion of the 45-hour course, perform basic personal care tasks. If the 80-hour course is completed, perform special health related tasks, as approved by doctors' orders, approved and signed off by RN. * Provide personal assistance as needed, requested, or required. * Respond to hand bell or other signaling calls. * Assist the residents with transportation when so indicated by the ED/Administrator. * Assist the Activities Coordinator in carrying out planned activities. * Provide assistance to residents to keep clothes in proper order. * Assist residents with making beds as needed and make beds when residents are not able to do so. * Provide residents with a clean towel and washcloth as needed. * Provide assistance with using, emptying and cleaning resident equipment (urinals, bedside commodes, bed pans, wash basins, shower chairs, etc.) as needed. * Assure residents receive their snacks and assist them at mealtime as needed. * Help orient new residents admitted to the home. * Notify ED/Administrator, RCC or SIC when there is a need for medical attention of any resident or any other change in resident status. * Be able to apply all rules and regulations pertaining to the use of restraints as ordered by physicians in writing. * Report any accident or incident to ED/A...