Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Premier Healthcare, LLC; Village of Great Neck (NY); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Premier Healthcare, LLC is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to provide exceptional care to residents. This full-time position involves observing patient conditions, assisting with daily activities, and maintaining cleanliness throughout the facility. Ideal candidates will have a CNA certification and a compassionate attitude towards patient care in a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) required.
• Ability to observe and report patient condition.
• Skills in patient mobility and care.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care to residents, assisting with activities of daily living.
• Observes and reports changes in resident's condition.
• Maintains cleanliness and order in the care environment.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication

Observation

Education

CNA Certification

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Base pay range

$20.00/hr - $22.00/hr

• Observes and reports signs and symptoms of disability, illness, and change in condition or behavior. Takes, measures, and records signs, height, weight, and food/fluid intake/output
• Keeps utility areas, kitchen, wheelchairs, and shower rooms in order
• Cleans equipment such as wheelchairs, geri-chairs, and stretchers.
• Delivers supplies, equipment, specimens, and correspondence to/from other areas in the facility
• Meets safety needs by reporting environmental, hazards, proper utilization of restraints, observance of infection control measures, anid-oxygen safety
• Meets needs of residents with special conditions such as mental impairment - behavior disorders, and medical problems.
• Cares for dying residents, including care of the body and personal effects, after death.
• Relates appropriately to residents, families, visitors, and staff
• Responsible for attending in-service programs that are provided to facilitate government regulations
• Required to work alternate weekends and rotate holidays. May assist with emergencies.
  
  
  

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Responsibilities:

• Observes and reports signs and symptoms of disability, illness, and change in condition or behavior. Takes, measures, and records signs, height, weight, and food/fluid intake/output
• Keeps utility areas, kitchen, wheelchairs, and shower rooms in order
• Cleans equipment such as wheelchairs, geri-chairs, and stretchers.
• Delivers supplies, equipment, specimens, and correspondence to/from other areas in the facility
• Meets safety needs by reporting environmental, hazards, proper utilization of restraints, observance of infection control measures, anid-oxygen safety
• Meets needs of residents with special conditions such as mental impairment - behavior disorders, and medical problems.
• Cares for dying residents, including care of the body and personal effects, after death.
• Relates appropriately to residents, families, visitors, and staff
• Responsible for attending in-service programs that are provided to facilitate government regulations
• Required to work alternate weekends and rotate holidays. May assist with emergencies.
  
  
  

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Physical Demands:

• Stands, sits, and walks most of the day
• Frequent moving and lifting of residents
• Frequent moderate - to heavy lifting
  
  
  

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Working Conditions:

• Well-lighted, well-ventilated areas.
• Hazards: May be exposed to infection, odors, and psycho behavioral problems.
  
  
  

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Administrative Functions:

• Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatment, serving meal, etc., as necessary.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes; chait, etc.; in an informative and i descriptive manner.
• Report all changes in resident's condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as possible. Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur.
  
  
  

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Functions:

• Ensure that the resident's room is ready for receiving the resident: (i.e., bed made, name tags, admission kit available, etc.)
• Greet residents and escort them to their room. Introduce residents to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate.
• Make resident.comfortable (ie., put to bed, get water, etc.).
• Inventory and mark the resident's personal possessions as instructed Store resident's clot
• Assist resident with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged
• Perform all-assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisor.
• Follow work assignment, and/of work schedule in completing and performing you assignment task. Cooperate with interdepartmental.personnel, as well as other facility personnel.
• Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.
  
  
  

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Personnel Functions:

• Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for dutý.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures,--oral hygiene, special mouth-care; etc.) as directed.
• Give backups as directed.
• Assist residents with dressing/undressing as necessary.
• Assist resident with fingernail care (i.e., clipping, trimming, and cleaning the finger/toenails. Note: includes finger nail care for diabetic residents.
• Perform any necessary toenail cleaning. Report any needed toenail lipping or trimming to nurse.
• Shave male residents.
• Shave female residents (i.e., facial hair; under arms; legs, etc:) as instructed
• Keep resident dry (i.e., change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled.
• Change bed linens. Keep linen tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident.
• Make bed (occupied and unoccupied).
• Put extra covers on bed as requested. Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable position.
• Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bedpan/urinal, portable commode, etc.)
• Maintain intake and output records as instructed.
• Collect specimens as instructed (i:ë., urine, sputum, stools, etc.). Check and report bowel movements and character of stools as instructed.
• Prepare enemas. Report results as instructed.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchair; lift, etc.
• Assist resident to walk with or without self-help devices as instructed.
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Weigh and measure residents as instructed
• Measure and record temperature, pulse, and respiration (TPRS) as instructed.
• Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Answer resident calls promptly.
• Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care is being met in accordance with his/her wishes.
• Assist with the care of the dying residen. Provide post-mortem care as instructed.
  
  
  

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Special Care Functions:

• Observe and report the presence of reddened skin areas and skin break down to prevent decubitus ulcers (bedsores).
• Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.
• Provide daily indwelling catheter care.
• Provide daily perineal care.
• Assist with the application of slings, elastic bandages, binders; etc.
• Give tepid sponge baths.
• Provide daily range of motion exercised data as instructed.
• Turn bedfast resident at least every two (2) hours.
• Perform special treatments as instructed
• Observe disoriented and comatose residents.
• Record and report data as instructed.
• Turn all medication found in the resident's room/possession over to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
• Provide residents with reality-orientation, as instructed.. .... Watch for and report any changes in room temperature, ventilation, lighting, etc.
  
  
  

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Food Service Function:

• Prepare resident for meals (i.e take to bathroom, wash hands,-comb hair, raise bed, position table, place bibs, take to/from dining room, etc.)
• Serve food trays. Assist with feeding as indicated (i.e., cutting foods, feeding assist in the dining room, supervision; etc:)
• Assist residents with identifying food arrangements (i.e. informing residents with sight problems of foods that are on his/her tray, where it is located, if it's hot or cold, etc.).
• Record the resident's food/fluid intake. Report changes in the residents' eating habits.
• Keep residents' water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift), and within easy reach of the resident.
• Perform after meal care (i.e., remove trays, clean residents hand, face, clothing, take to bathroom, brush teeth, clean dentures, etc.).
• Check room for food articles (ice, food improper container, unauthorized-food-.-- items, etc.)
  
  
  

Resident Rights:

• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information.
• Ensure that you treat all residents fairly, and with kindness, dignity, and respect
• Knock before entering the resident's room
• Report all grievance and complaints made by resident to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
• Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of residents property.
• Honor the resident's refusal of treatment. Report such requests to your supervisor. .
  
  
  

Care Plan Functions:

• Review assignment/accountability to determine if changes in the resident's daily care routine have been made on the care plan.
• Inform the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any changes in the resident's condition so that appropriate information can be entered on the resident's care plan.
  
  
  

Safety and Sanitation:

• Check restrained residents at least every thirty (30) minutes.
• Release restraints at least every two (2) hours for range of motion exercises: taking resident.to bathroom, etc.
• Maintain a record of restrained residents; the times restraints were released, and how long the restraints were released.
• Wash hands before and after meals performing any service for the resident.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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