Certified Nursing Assistant

Symbii Home Health and Hospice-Layton; Bountiful (UT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbii Home Health and Hospice-Layton is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to join the home health team. The role involves assisting patients with daily living activities, observing health status, and reporting changes to a supervising nurse while maintaining safety and quality of care.

Applicants must complete state-approved training, be at least 18, possess CPR certification, and demonstrate empathy and reliability in a home care setting.

Qualifications

• Must have completed a state-approved training and competency program.
• Be at least 18 years old and able to read and follow written instructions.
• CPR certification maintained; possess empathy for ill and frail patients.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with baths, hygiene, grooming and dressing.
• Observe and report patient conditions to the supervising nurse.
• Perform basic measurements and record them as required.
• Help with ambulation, mobility and activities of daily living.
• Maintain clean, safe living areas and assist with meals as needed.
• Adhere to care procedures, safety policies and documentation standards.
• Attend required in-service trainings and participate in IDG conferences.

Skills

CPR certification

Empathy

Reading & following instructions

Self-direction

Education

Home health aide training

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

TheCertified Nursing Assistant(CNA)is a paraprofessional member of the home care team who works under the supervision of a registered nurse or therapist and performs various personal care services as necessary to meet the patient’s needs. The home health aide is responsible for observing patients, reporting these observations and documentingobservations and care performed.The home health aide will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity and safety of a patient’s care, and only after successful completion of a competency evaluation program.CNA,is also a part of the interdisciplinary team.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities of the certified nursing assistant include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Baths
• Back rubs
• Oral hygiene
• Shampoos
• Changing bed linen
• Assisting patients with dressing and undressing
• Nail & Skin care to prevent breakdown
• Assisting the patient with toileting activities
• Keeping patient’s living area clean and orderly, as appropriate
• Planning and preparing nutritious meals.
• Assisting in feeding the patient, if necessary.
• Taking and recording oral, rectal 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).
• 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,
  side rails, etc.).
• Reporting on patient’s condition and significant changes to the assigned nurse.
• Adhering to the Organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
• Attend12 clock hours of in-service training annually during a 12-month period.
• As part of the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), attend scheduled Case Conference meetings to discuss patients in which you are involved in.

Theabove statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed bythe employeeof this job. Theemployeemay be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description.

JOB REQUIREMENTS(Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

Must have successfully completed a training and competency evaluation program that is approved by the respective state as meeting all requirements and listed in good standing in the state nurse registry.(Note: Homehealth aide or nurse aide will not be considered completed in a program if there has been a continuous 24 months or greater period-of-time where the described aide services have not been provided. For lapses of this time-period or greater, the individual must complete another training and competency program prior to delivering any services.)

At least 18 years of age.

Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given.

Self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision.

Empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired.

Possess and maintains current CPR certification.

Demonstrates tact, patience and good personal hygiene.

The ability to drive and/or have access to transportation for agency related travel (e.g. community partners, patients, etc.) is an essential function of the job. Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, maintain automobile insurance coverage and have access to an automobile.

The home health aide will not function in any manner viewed as the practice of nursing according to the State’s Nurse Practice Act. Specifically, the home health aide will not administer medications, take physician’s orders or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge and skill of a nurse, such as sterile techniques.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I have read this job description and fully understand the requirements and notices set forth therein. I hereby accept the position and agree to perform the identified essential functions in a safe manner and in accordance with the Company’s established policies and procedures. I agree to request guidance from my Supervisor in the event that I am unsure of how to interpret any policy.

I further understand that my employment is at-will and thereby understand that my employment may be terminated at-will either by the Company or myself, and that such termination can be made with or without notice.This position consistently supports and promotes compliance with the Code of Conduct by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of theagency, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements (if applicable), and all policies and procedures.

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.