CNA Long Term Care

Sarah Bush Lincoln; Washington Court House (OH); Vor Ort; USD 26.000 - 40.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

CNA Long Term Care is seeking a dedicated aide to provide direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of an RN or LPN in a long-term care setting. The role involves assisting residents with ADLs, maintaining a safe environment, and reporting changes in condition with compassion and professionalism.

Responsibilities include accompanying residents to activities, documenting vital signs, and supporting transfers and admissions. Pay is experience-based, starting at $18.68 per hour.

Qualifikationen

• Assists residents with activities of daily living (ADLs)
• Maintains accurate resident records and reports changes in status
• Cares for residents with dignity and safety, using proper lifting techniques

Aufgaben

• Accompanies residents to appointments, meals, and social activities.
• Assists in ADLs (eating, dressing, bathing, toileting, ambulating, etc).
• Assists with admissions, transfers and discharges including room prep, inventory, vitals, and CNA sections.
• Documents and reports residents’ condition and changes in status and pain.
• Lifts and turns residents with proper body mechanics according to transfer orders.
• Maintains safe, clean environment; changes linens and tidies rooms.
• Cleans equipment and areas; manages dirty linen and odors.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, and intake/output.

Kenntnisse

ADL assistance

Vital signs

Documentation

Transfers

Ausbildung

High School diploma

BLS/CPR certification

CNA certification

RN program – first semester completed

Jobbeschreibung

CNA Long Term Care

Responsible for providing direct and indirect patient care under the direction of an RN or LPN. Assists residents with activities of daily living, provides personal care, comfort, and support. Maintains a safe and clean environment for all residents.

PRN - Hours vary

Pay based on experience starting at $18.68

Responsibilities

• Accompanies residents to appointments, meals, and social activities.
• Assists in Activities of Daily Living (eating, dressing, bathing, toileting, ambulating, repositioning, etc)
• Assists in the admission, transfer, and discharge procedures including preparing room, completing inventory checklist, taking vital signs and weight, and completing CNA portion of education checklist.
• Documents and reports resident’s condition, complaints of pain, changes in patient status, refusals of care, adverse reactions, behaviors, etc.
• Lifts and turns with proper and safe body mechanics and with available resources. Follows transfers orders regarding number of assistance and how to be transferred (gait belt, sit to stand, or full body lift).
• Maintains a safe, clean environment for residents including changing bed linen, straightening room, cleaning overbed table and bedside table, taking out trash, etc.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment for all by cleaning of equipment, soiled utility room, supply room, and kitchenette. Maintains dirty linen carts and keeps soiled linen emptied to help eliminate odors. Performs daily chores as assigned.
• Maintains Oxygen: concentrators and tanks. Notifying unit secretary or cardiopulmonary when in need of new tank.
• Makes rounds with off going shift and with oncoming shift to ensure the unit is left in good condition.
• Meets resident’s nutritional needs by: tray set up, assisting resident in eating, providing bedtime snacks, giving fluids that are provided. Frequently offers fluids.
• Performs/assists with daily hygiene to include but not limited to: bathing, hands/face washing, hair care, shaving, oral hygiene, peri care, foley care, nail care, grooming, glasses, dentures, and hearing aides.
• Provides skin care, prevents skin breakdowns, turns and repositions every 2 hours or more often, and uses skin creams routinely.
• Responds to residents’ call light and other indicators for assistance promptly and courteously and follows through to meet residents’ needs.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, blood pressure, and intake/output. Collects urine and stool specimens and takes to the laboratory.

Requirements

• High School (Required)
• BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln
• CNA or completion of 1st semester of RN Program - Sarah Bush Lincoln

Compensation

Estimated Compensation Range

$18.68 - $28.95

Pay based on experience