Summary of Duties
Responsible for providing residents with routine daily personal care and services in accordance with the resident's assessment and plan of care as directed.
Essential Job Functions
- 1. Provides personal care and activities of daily living (ADL's) care to residents including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
- 2. Keeps residents rooms and resident care areas clean and neat.
- 3. Participates in the orientation of new residents to facility.
- 4. Documents care as instructed and required.
- 5. Reports all changes in the resident's condition (i.e., areas of redness, skin tears, bruising, mental status change, eating habits, etc.) to the charge nurse.
- 6. Checks assigned residents routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met.
- 7. Assists in transporting resident to/from dining room, therapy, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary.
- 8. Monitors and records vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration andreports any changes in condition to the nursing staff.
- 9. Encourages resident to participate in activity programs and assists as needed.
- 10. Performs restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
- 11. Assists with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., as necessary, utilizing appropriate techniques.
- 12. Serves meals and assist with feeding as necessary.
- 13. Responds to call lights and resident requests promptly and courteously.
- 14. Performs other duties as directed and assume additional responsibilities as assigned.
Education and Experience
Must possess a current and valid Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in the state of Alabama or obtain certification within 120 days of hire.Experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.