CNA - Elevate Resident Care & Dignity Daily

Tri Care LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Tri Care LLC is seeking a certified nursing assistant to assist licensed nursing staff in providing bedside and out-of-bed care within a skilled nursing facility. The role involves following policies, attending shift reports, and ensuring patient comfort and safety through hands-on care, observation, and documentation.

Responsibilities include coordinating with Charge Nurse, assisting with meals, hygiene, transfers, and daily activities, while maintaining resident privacy and dignity.

Responsibilities

• Attends beginning of shift report to be aware of the condition of residents on assigned unit.
• Make preliminary rounds to assess specific assignment.
• Confers with the Charge Nurse for clarity of assignment, as needed.
• Keep confidential all knowledge of resident’s problem and/or condition.
• Administers care in accordance with policies.
• Escorts residents to clinic and physicians office outside the facility when assigned.
• Complete accountability records as per facility policy.
• Offer suggestions to the charge nurse that in your opinion will upgrade the quality of care, and participate in overall patient care planning.
• Reports pertinent information, such as residents with skin abnormalities, residents with abnormal temperature, residents/visitors complaints, accident/incidents, signs and symptoms of change in patient condition, requests for medication, etc.
• When resident refuses or is not taking adequate fluids.
• When the patient refuses to eat or has a poor appetite, or is not following prescribed diet.
• When patient refuses treatment or any aspect of care which you have been assigned to give.
• Whenever conditions may be a potential hazard to patients, staff, visitor or employee.
• Whenever equipment is damaged, malfunctioning or missing
• When leaving the unit for any reason, such as for supplies, linen, breaks, mealtime, etc.
• Whenever any problems on the unit requires the service of Housekeeping or Maintenance.
• Providing personal hygiene-showers, tub baths, sponge baths, etc.
• Keeping incontinent residents clean and dry.
• Assisting resident in and out of bed; lifts, turns, and positions patients.
• Giving oral hygiene and denture care, as needed.
• Giving back rubs.
• Assisting residents with toileting, bedpan/urinal use, and empties, clean and sanitize bedpans/urinals.
• Providing resident privacy and maintain personal dignity of each patient.
• Assisting with care of nails, hair, etc.
• Assisting residents in and out of wheelchair to and provide assistance as needed with walkers.
• Assisting residents in activity according to tolerance level and M.D. order and accountability record.
• Insuring that residents are cleaned of spills after meals.
• Empting urine drainage bag at the end of each shift.
• Distributes bibs as needed
• Serves trays and return them to the food truck after meals
• Feeds and/or assists residents who need help.
• Serves between meal nourishments and provides fresh water to patients.
• Checks to insure that all residents eating have been served a tray.
• Wipes tables clean after meals.
• Changes and makes beds.
• Clears bedside unit of food items and clutter, and insures that contents of the bedside unit are clean.
• Keep residents closet and drawers neat with only the property of the specific patient.
• Strips resident unit upon transfer, hospitalization, discharge, or expiration, in order that the unit may be cleaned by Housekeeping staff.
• Checks and packs patients’ personal property for disposition in either case as listed above.
• Takes and records vital signs, weight and height.
• Measures and records fluid intake and output.
• Collects routine specimen, such as urine, stool, sputum, etc.
• Administers enemas
• Assist with rehabilitative measures, such as, walking, range of motion exercises, transfers, etc.
• Transports and accompanies patients to various areas in the Nursing Home.
• Maintains bowel and bladder retraining program for specified residents.
• Provides post-mortem care, when required

Job description

Tri Care LLC is seeking a certified nursing assistant to assist licensed nursing staff in providing bedside and out-of-bed care within a skilled nursing facility. The role involves following policies, attending shift reports, and ensuring patient comfort and safety through hands-on care, observation, and documentation.

Responsibilities include coordinating with Charge Nurse, assisting with meals, hygiene, transfers, and daily activities, while maintaining resident privacy and dignity.