FULL TIME CNA DAY POSITION 6A2PM

Thomas Rest Haven; Coon Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attendance bonus

Tuition assistance available

Job summary

Thomas Rest Haven in Iowa is seeking a Nurse Aide to provide personal care and assist residents with daily activities such as dressing, grooming, bathing and feeding, in accordance with care plans.

You will monitor residents, report changes to the Charge Nurse, and support a collaborative care team. CNA certification is required; attendance bonuses and tuition assistance may be available. Shift variety may be required to meet resident needs.

Qualifications

• C.N.A. certification is required.
• Excellent communication and teamwork are essential.
• Ability to follow care plans and observe resident changes.

Responsibilities

• Bathe or assist residents with bathing via bed bath, tub, shower or whirlpool.
• Assist with personal grooming: shaving, hair care, oral hygiene, denture care, skin care, toileting, cosmetics.
• Assist residents in dressing and undressing as needed.
• Change bed linens and care for personal articles.
• Support meal routines: feeding assistance, positioning, and nourishment.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

C.N.A. Certification

Job description

GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:

A nurse aide is responsible for providing personal care and assistance in the facility. Nurse aides may be called upon to help residents in and out of bed, and with dressing, grooming, personal hygiene, toileting, feeding and bathing. Nurse aides will be called upon to provide certain basic treatments and take resident vital signs as requested by the Charge Nurse. Nurse aides are responsible for observing and reporting changes in residents’ physical and emotional conditions to the supervisors. Excellent communication and team skills are needed. May be required to work a variety of shifts depending on resident needs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Bathe or assist residents in bathing via a bed bath, tub, shower or whirlpool.
2. Perform or assist residents with personal grooming needs such as shaving, hair care, oral hygiene, denture care, skin care, toileting, and cosmetics.
3. Assist residents in dressing and undressing as needed in clothing appropriate to the time of day and season of the year.
4. Assist resident in caring for and securing personal articles, labeling clothing, etc.
5. Change bed linen.
6. Assist residents with before and after meal routines such as washing face and hands, transporting to and from the dining area or preparing bedside environment for in room dining.
7. Provide prompt meal time assistance (checking diet card for accuracy, position food and utensils for resident convenience, help with cutting foods, buttering bread, pouring liquids, etc.)
8. Provide partial or total feeding assistance and encouragement as needed.
9. Report appetite changes and request substitutions when necessary.
10. Record observations on meal intake records.
11. Provide adequate hydration such as passing ice, fresh drinking water, and other fluids.
12. Provide between meal nourishment when indicated (distribute supplemental nourishment as assigned, provide assistance when needed, accurately record and report intake of nourishment.)
13. Assist resident in all elimination needs (bedpan urinal, commode or bathroom assistance.)
14. Participate in the facility incontinence program.
15. Perform perineal care after each toileting or episode of incontinence per facility protocol.
16. Perform catheter care per facility protocol.
17. Record bowel habits and urine outputs as directed.
18. Collect specimens as directed.
19. Reposition immobile residents at time and in a manner as instructed.
20. Assist residents in transferring from bed, chair, wheelchair, toilet, etc. using appropriate equipment and following the principles of proper body mechanics according to the care plan instructions for each resident.
21. Assist residents in exercise (active/passive range of motion, ambulation, etc.) as indicated by the supervisor and individualized care plan.
22. Help restore independence through teaching and encouragement in ADL skills (eating, dressing, ambulation, toileting, etc.)
23. Help prevent complications of decubitus ulcers and contractures by the replacement of positioning aids, protective padding, etc.
24. Ability to reasonably conform to all rules and policies of this facility.
25. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

C.N.A. Certification

Additional Information

ATTENDANCE BONUSTUITION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE***

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