Job Description

POSITION PURPOSE: .

Ensures that resident's personal care needs are being met in accordance with Residents' wishes and Care Plan Objectives.

Are you a seasoned Certified Nursing Assistant?...you have the potential to make up to $20 per hour.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITION:

• Answers call lights, to determine residents' need and ensures call lights are within reach of resident
• Gives direct resident care such as bathing, dressing, and grooming of residents.
• Assists residents as necessary in their activities of daily living
• Assists with lifting, positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., in keeping with specific resident safety needs.
• Follows infection control guidelines.
• Reviews and implements nursing needs as outlined by Resident Care Plan or nurse managers. 
• Transports residents or assist residents with mobility needs.
• Turns and repositions bedfast residents, alone or with assistance.
• Takes and records temp, B/P, Pulse, resp rate., Ht., Wt., and food fluid intake and output, as directed.
• Participates in and receives nursing report upon reporting and departing to/from work.
• Reports all changes in residents' conditions to supervisor.
• Maintains cleanliness of residents' units, central bathing area, treatment and supply rooms, workrooms, and linen closet.
• Accurately records all care as directed.
• Participates and attends periodic in-services and staff meetings.
• Understands and adheres to the guidelines of "Resident Rights".
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

EDUCATION / REQUIREMENTS:

    .   Prior experience in LTC preferred but not required.

    .   Able to effectively communicate with residents and nursing staff.

    .   Sucessful completion of State Approved Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program.

Good standing in the state registry is reqired

Must be fully vaccinated.