CNA - Northville DAYS & NIGHTS

Pioneer Health Care Management Inc; Northville (MI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Pioneer Health Care Management Inc in Northville, MI is seeking a dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant to join our nursing home team. You will provide compassionate, individualized care, support residents with daily activities, and help maintain residents' rights and dignity.

The role requires current Michigan Nurse Aide certification, strong communication in English, and the ability to work as part of a care team, with careful attention to safety and infection control.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current Nurse Aide Certification in the State of Michigan
• Must be able to read, write and understand the English language

Responsibilities

• Provides quality nursing care to residents in an environment that promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice and individuality.
• Attends to the individual needs of residents, including grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, transfers, ambulation and positioning.
• Maintains residents' privacy and dignity while delivering care and reporting changes to licensed staff.
• Observes residents for changes in condition and communicates with the care team to adjust the plan of care.
• Performs tasks such as checking vital signs, assisting with activities, and ensuring a clean, safe environment.

Skills

Nurse Aide Certification

English literacy

Job description

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Full Time Northville, MI, US

PIONEER HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

Job Description

Title: Certified Nursing Assistant

Reports to: Director of Nursing - Facility

Effective Date: 12/14/2020 Review Date: NA

Core Responsibilities

• Provides quality nursing care to residents in an environment that promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice and individuality as illustrated by the following:
• Provides individualized attention, which encourages each resident’s ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental and psychosocial well-being.
• Is knowledgeable of the individualized care plan for residents, and provides support to the residents according to their care plan. Contributes to the care planning process by providing the charge nurse or other care planning staff with specific information and observations of the residents’ needs and preferences.
• Attends to the individual needs of residents, which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating or other needs in keeping with the individuals’ care requirements.
• Maintains the comfort, privacy, and dignity of residents in the delivery of services to them. Interacts with residents in a manner that displays warmth and promotes a caring environment.
• Fully understands all aspects of residents’ rights, including the right to be free of restraints and free of abuse. Is responsible for promptly reporting to the charge nurse or administrative staff incidents or evidence of resident abuse or violation of residents’ rights.
• Assists in maintaining a safe, neat and clean environment; reports environmental deficiencies to the charge nurse such as lighting or equipment problems.
• Protects the personal belongings of each resident, including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing and memorabilia. Promptly reports missing items according to established policy and participates in efforts to locate missing items.
• Observes residents for changes in condition or behavior and promptly reports these changes to appropriate licensed nursing personnel.
• Provides care that maintains each resident’s skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears and other damage by changing incontinent residents, turning, repositioning immobile residents and by applying moisturizers to fragile skin and other areas.
• Answers residents’ call bells promptly and courteously.
• Performs various tasks assigned by the charge nurse, including checking vital signs, weighing residents, applying creams/ointments and collecting specimens.
• Assists with orienting residents and their families to the nursing home on admission and to the unit when transfers occur.
• Lifts, moves and transports residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention.
• Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with the residents, visitors, families, peers and supervisors.
• Assists and escorts residents for appointments such as at the beauty shop or attending activities or church services. Participates in activities and functions as directed.
• Practices careful and efficient use of supplies and linen and follows established charge procedures for resident charge items.
• Completes certified nursing assistant records documenting care provided or other information in keeping with department policies.
• Performs all job responsibilities in accordance with prescribed safety and infection control procedures, including thorough hand washing, use of disposable gloves where indicated and proper disposal of soiled materials.
• Walks extensively to and from various locations of the unit while making rounds and transports residents within the facility.
• Promotes a homelike environment for residents.
• Responds to inquiries relating to his or her particular area or to requests from residents, visitors and other personnel within given time frames and established policy.

Minimum Qualifications

Must hold a current Nurse Aide Certification in the State of Michigan

Must be able to read, write and understand the English language