CNA

Progressive Health Care; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive Health Care is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support residents with daily living activities, hygiene, and nutrition. You will observe residents, relay changes to the nurse in charge, and help maintain a clean, safe living environment.

The role emphasizes compassionate communication, respect for residents’ rights, and teamwork in a geriatric setting. Prior healthcare experience is preferred, with high school diploma required.

Qualifications

• High school Diploma required.
• Ability to read, write, and follow directions in English for business necessity.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with residents and staff.
• Interest in the geriatric patient necessary.
• Previous healthcare facility experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, dressing, eating, and hydration as assigned.
• Toileting residents and maintaining personal hygiene.
• Position residents for comfort and use body mechanics to prevent injury.
• Support residents’ independence with range-of-motion exercises and mobility.
• Supervise or assist with ambulation, transfers, and bowel/bladder training.
• Participate in reality orientation and address residents’ socio-emotional needs.
• Explain procedures, listen, and encourage social and/or therapeutic activities.
• Provide for residents’ privacy and uphold their rights.
• Perform duties to maintain a clean, safe environment and report equipment faults to Charge Nurse.
• Assist with postmortem care and participate in staff development activities.

Skills

Communication

Reading & Writing English

Geriatric care interest

Healthcare experience

Education

High school diploma

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Nursing Assistant assists the resident in performing activities of daily living, provides a clean and safe living environment, gathers data on the resident’s physical and emotional state, and reports observations to the nurse in charge.

Assists the resident with activities of daily living

• Bathes or assists resident to bathe, provides evening care, and incontinence care.
• Grooming; including care of hair and fingernails.
• Assists in dressing and undressing.
• Assists with meal tray, feeds resident as needed, and provides between meal nourishments and fluids as assigned.

Toilets resident

• Toilets resident.

Positions resident for comfort

• Positions resident for comfort, using principles of body mechanics and repositions when necessary.

Or Maintain The Resident’s Independence

• Range of motion exercises.
• Supervises and/or assists with ambulation, transfer, etc.
• Assists with bowel and bladder training.
• Participates in reality orientation.
• Assists in meeting the resident’s socio-emotional needs:
• Explains procedures and communicates with resident.
• Shows support through listening.
• Encourages social and/or therapeutic activities.
• Supports the dying resident.
• Provides for residents’ privacy when appropriate.
• Ensures the resident’s rights are maintained.

Other duties

• Lights cigarettes and pipes and attends residents when they smoke (if applicable).
• Assists in provision of a safe and clean environment:
• Properly stores and uses equipment.
• Reports faulty equipment and accidents to Charge Nurse.
• Dresses resident appropriately for activities, appointments, etc.
• Makes and remakes beds as assigned.
• Cleans beds, bedside units, and diaper hampers, and all other areas designated by Charge Nurse.

Provides and maintains environment

• Puts away clean linen and supplies.
• Assists in preventing the spread of infection:
• Uses proper hand washing techniques.
• Uses proper disposition of soiled linen.
• Cares for residents in isolation.

Observations and team participation

• Reports observations to Charge Nurse concerning the resident’s condition or activities:
• Participates as a team member in Nursing Care Conference.
• Records observations on nursing worksheets as assigned.

Performs other duties

• Performs postmortem care:
• Attends Staff Development programs related to job responsibilities.
• Transports residents from one nursing unit to another.
• Accompanies residents to the patio.
• Performs other related duties as assigned and may rotate among various units.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school Diploma required.
• Ability to read, write, and follow directions in English for business necessity.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with residents and staff.
• Interest in the geriatric patient necessary.
• Previous healthcare facility experience preferred.