Certified Nursing Assistant

Purpose:

The Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) provides routine daily nursing care in accordance with applicable federal, state, local and facility standards, guidelines and regulations and as may be directed by the Charge Nurse. The CNA ensures that the highest degree of quality health care for residents is always maintained.

Reports To: Charge Nurse

Primary Job Duties:

• Provides personal hygiene and assists with activities of daily living as assigned by the charge nurse and per the residents’ needs. This includes assistance with dressing, grooming, feeding, walking, transferring, exercising, aiding with recreational activities, bathing, foot care, cleaning and cutting nails, using deodorant, shampoos, brushing teeth and anything else that pertains to personal hygiene.
• Assists in providing comfort and general well-being to the resident. Uses time effectively, works with thoroughness, accuracy, and neatness of work.
• Performs all duties in accordance with applicable policies and procedures and as instructed by the supervisor in a manner designed to emphasize resident safety and comfort.
• Documents care thoroughly, accurately, and in a timely manner according to policies and regulations.
• Shows continuing awareness and interest in needs and requests of residents and meets them as quickly as possible, answering call lights promptly.
• Always promotes resident safety by maintaining awareness of residents’ needs, habits, routines, and by how residents rooms are maintained.
• Prevents fire hazards and other dangers and assists with evacuation in the event of an emergency.
• Practices safe work habits with all equipment used for, and by, residents. This includes having a second CNA when using a mechanical lift.
• Follows infection control guidelines and standards according to facility policies. Uses personal protective equipment as required.
• Positions residents in bed in correct and comfortable positions, including turning and repositioning as directed and according to facility guidelines. Monitors skin conditions and reports findings to Charge Nurse.
• Participates in Individual Resident Plan conferences as assigned.
• Participates in daily nursing report and in department meetings and in-service training programs.
• Assists with lifting, turning, moving, positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, shower trolleys, wheelchairs, stools, lifts, etc.
• Assists in preparing residents for activity, social and medical programs and appointments and helps residents get to and from scheduled activities.
• Serves food trays and assists with resident food service as indicated. This includes, but is not limited to, duties such as cutting foods, arranging foods, tray set up; participating in restorative feeding program, and assisting in dining room supervision and clean up.
• Keep residents water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water and within easy reach of the resident.
• Serves between meal and bedtime snacks, or other extra nourishments as instructed.
• Performs after meal care duties such as removing trays; cleaning resident’s hands, face, clothing; oral care; assisting with bowel and bladder functions, etc.
• Answers resident calls promptly and in a professional manner. Ensures call lights are always within the resident’s reach.
• Measures and records temperatures, pulse, and respirations (TPR’s); and measures and weighs residents as instructed.
• Ensures that residents’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage a complaint, are always followed.
• Strives to create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment throughout the unit.
• Reports all complaints including resident abuse claims to the supervisor immediately.
• Maintains confidentiality of all resident care information to assure resident rights are protected.
• Performs all other duties as necessary and appropriate or as directed by the Charge Nurse, Director of Staff Development, Director of Nursing, or Administrator.

Educational and Experience Requirements:

• A high school education or equivalent is preferred.
• Must be a certified nurse assistant by the State of California.
• Previous experience working as a nurse’s assistant is preferred.

Other Requirements:

• Must exude personal warmth; and can get along with residents, family members, visitors, and co-workers and have a genuine liking of older people.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must be able to plan and organize schedule to accomplish required level of tasks during workday.
• Must be able to follow facility established nursing practices, procedures and guidelines pertaining to the delivery of quality health care services to the residents.
• Must maintain confidentiality of resident information and respect resident property rights.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds.
• Must attend the required training and education sessions offered by the facility.
• Must maintain CNA Certificate by attending and participating in an adequate number of in-services and online training for renewals to be approved.

Working Conditions:

• May be exposed to infectious waste and disease (including HBV, HIV, Covid, Norovirus, etc.).
• Stands, bends, lifts and moves throughout the day.
• May be required to deliver services to residents under many conditions and circumstances including those under emotional stress and hostile residents.
• May be required to work after regular work hours, on holidays and on weekends.
• May be required to work on shifts other than the one initially hired for.

Equipment Used:

Telephone, BP cuff and stethoscope. tympanic thermometer, mechanical lifts, floor scale wheelchair, Geri-chair, resident’s beds-rail & positioning, walkers, canes, commodes, bed pans, urinals, shower chairs, enema bucket, empty and position Foleys, change Foley bags, meal carts & trays, special splints & compression stockings on residents, nail clippers, gait belts, and fire extinguisher.

Efforts have been made to develop a complete job description, however, please be aware that the duties and requirements listed herein are not the only duties which you may be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from being assigned to you if the work is similar, related, a logical assignment to the position, or is necessary in an emergency.

Pay: $17.90 per hour

Work Location: In person