Certified Nursing Assistant

Ridgeway-Manor-Healthcare-Center-; Town of Ridgeway (WI); On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridgeway Manor Healthcare Center is seeking a Resident Care Specialist to support the health, well-being and daily life of residents. You will assist with activities of daily living, monitor vital signs and nutrition, and help ensure comfort and safety in accordance with care plans.

The role involves teamwork, reporting changes promptly, and maintaining privacy of residents' information while following infection control and safety procedures.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of State-approved Nursing Assistant Certification course.
• Contributing to a true team environment by cooperating and working well with co-workers.
• Completing education requirements on a timely basis.
• Complying with work rule policies and procedures as well as state and federal law.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living (transferring, turning, bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding, toileting).
• Obtain vital signs and monitor food and liquid intake.
• Deliver meal trays according to care plans and offer alternate food selections as needed.
• Escort residents to therapy sessions and activities.
• Respond to resident and family needs respectfully and with a positive manner.
• Make daily rounds on assigned residents according to guidelines.
• Safely operate lifting equipment and assist with transfers as required.
• Report data in resident records accurately and timely.
• Report resident changes of condition promptly.
• Follow infection prevention and safety procedures, including PPE and hazard controls.
• Maintain residents' privacy and confidentiality.
• Assist with cleaning wheelchairs and resident areas as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

State-approved Nursing Assistant Certification

Job description

SUMMARY

The Resident Care Specialist performs multiple care duties that contribute to the health, well- being and quality of life for the Residents of thefacility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with activities of daily living such as transferring, turning and positioning, giving showers, dressing, grooming, feeding, toileting and ensuring residents areclean.
• Obtaining vital signs and weights and monitoring food and liquidintake.
• Delivering meal trays to residents, ensuring food is appropriate to the resident’s care plan, delivering alternatefoodselectionswhenrequestedandprovidingapositivediningexperience.
• Escorting residents to participate in therapy sessions andactivities.
• Responding to resident and family needs respectfully and with a positive manner in allinteractions.
• Makingdailyroundsonassignedresidentsinaccordancewithinestablishedguidelines.
• Accompanying residents with smoking privileges to designated smoking areas and supervising his or her smocking activity whilethere.
• Reporting data in resident records consistently, accurately and in a timelymanner.
• Consistentlyandpromptlyreportingresidentchangesofcondition.
• Complying with procedures for infection prevention including, but not limited to, hand washing, TB and Hepatitis B requirements and bloodborne pathogenregulations.
• Following safety rules and requirements including lift and transfer procedures, hazard communication, electrical safety, slips, trips and falls policies, use of personal protective equipment and elopement procedures. (Examples: Must safely operate mechanical lifts, sit stand lift, gate belt, and meal and line carts, adjust beds and use shower equipment andwheelchairs.
• Safely fulfilling all workassignments.
• Acceptingassignmentsnotpartofhis/hernormalscheduledresponsibilityasneeded.
• Safeguarding residents’’ protected healthinformation.
• Providing other services such as cleaning wheelchairs and resident areas asassigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent, or related experience and / or training.
• Successful completion of State-approved Nursing Assistant Certification course or other education that meets state certification requirements.
• Contributing to a true team environment by cooperating and working well with co-workers.
• Completing education requirements on a timely basis.
• Complying with work rule policies and procedures as well as state and federal law

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

N/A

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT

Shift work may be required. Employee is frequently required to stand, walk, see, use hands or fingers, reach with hands and arms, feel, talk and hear. Employee will occasionally assist to lift and / or transfer patients weighing between 100 to 250 pounds. Employee is occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. In compliance with applicable law, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Participates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident's protected health information. Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies, procedures and state and federal law. By his / her signature below, employee agrees to adhere to and oversee communication of privacy guidelines relative to

the confidentiality of residents' protected health information.