Nurse Aide Training Program - Student Aide

Four County Health and Rehabilitation; Butler (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor County Health & Rehab in Butler, GA seeks a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant to support residents with daily living activities, assist with admissions, discharges, and transfers, and help maintain a safe, caring environment. You will learn and apply basic care plans, monitor patient comfort, document intake and vital signs, and collaborate with licensed staff to ensure high-quality care.

This role is in a mission-driven, non-profit setting that values dignity and respect for

Qualifications

• Compassionate and patient-centered care
• Ability to follow care plans and medical orders
• Effective communication with residents and team members

Responsibilities

• Assist with admissions, discharges, and transfers as requested.
• Learn and demonstrate procedures for preparing patient rooms for new admissions.
• Identify and document dietary needs and restrictions.
• Support residents with activities of daily living and meals as needed.
• Record vital signs and report changes to supervising staff.

Skills

Caregiving

Patient care

Vital signs

Job description

Join us at Taylor County Health & Rehab - a place where you'll be valued, recognized and rewarded for the vital work you do each day. We'll surround you with a strong team and leadership that supports every aspect of your life - both inside and outside of our centers. And you'll get to practice your passion in a non-profit, mission-driven organization that's known for the highest level of care in our communities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Learn procedures and assist with admissions, discharges, and transfers as requested.
• Learn and demonstrate procedures for preparing patient room for new admission.
• Understand and utilize care plans.
• Identify the four basic food groups on a sample breakfast, lunch, and dinner meal.
• Learn to understand diet card and can identify dietary restrictions and/or special diets.
• Learn to determine and record percentage of meal consumed.
• Learn to provide assistance with meals as requested (tray delivery, feeding etc).
• Learn to provide after meal care (remove tray, brush teeth, wash face and hands etc).
• Learn proper procedures for making an occupied bed.
• Learn proper procedures for making an unoccupied bed.
• Learn/give/demonstrate proper procedures for bed baths.
• Learn/give/demonstrate proper procedures for giving a tub bath.
• Learn/give/demonstrate proper procedures for giving a shower
• Learn/give/demonstrate proper procedures for incontinence care.
• Learn/give/demonstrate proper procedures for giving perineal care.
• Learn to dress/demonstrate proper procedures for dressing the bedfast and/or ambulatory patients.
• Learn/provide/demonstrate proper procedures for hair care (brushing/combing).
• Learn/shampoo/demonstrate proper procedures for hair care for the bedfast and wheelchair bound patient.
• Learn/provide/demonstrate proper procedures for nail care (trimming, cleaning, etc) and recognize any problems that need attention
• Learn/demonstrate proper procedures for shaving (face, legs, under arm, etc).
• Learn/provide/demonstrate proper procedures for oral care.
• Learn/provide/demonstrate proper procedures for denture care.
• Learn/prepare patients for meal service and feed as necessary.
• Learn to identify common sites for skin breakdown.
• Learn/provide/demonstrate proper procedures for skin care.
• Learn/provide/demonstrate proper procedures care in the prevention of skin breakdown.
• Learn/appropriately apply/demonstrate proper procedures for use of restraints in accordance with physician orders.
• Learn/release restraints and provide exercise.
• Learn/provide/demonstrate proper procedures for external/indwelling catheter care.
• Learn/apply/demonstrate proper procedures for catheter care appropriately (drainage bag and tubing, leg strap, etc).
• Learn to record patient intake and output as requested.
• Learn to offer fluids at appropriate times (including routine ice and water rounds).
• Learn/provide/demonstrate proper procedures for bowel and bladder training/retraining.
• Learn to offer/demonstrate proper procedures for bedpan toileting as needed.
• Learn to provide/demonstrate proper procedures for colostomy care.
• Learn to take and record vital signs (temps, pulse, weight, respirations etc).
• Learn and demonstrate proper body mechanics while moving/transferring patients.
• Learn and demonstrate proper techniques for giving range of motion.
• Learn to collect/demonstrate proper procedures for collecting stool and urine samples.
• Learn and demonstrate the ability to recognize signs and symptoms of abuse and/or change in patient condition
• Learn/demonstrate proper documentation in accordance with established procedure.
• Learn/demonstrate proper documentation in accordance with established procedure.
• Greet patients upon admission and assist them as requested.
• Receive and give report on patient's status or condition.
• Assist patients to and from activities as requested.
• Learn and demonstrate proper procedures for assisting patients with walking (with or without assistive devices).
• Learn/assist/demonstrate proper procedures for providing care for the dying patient.
• Learn/assist/demonstrate proper procedures for providing post mortem care as requested.
• Learn/provide/demonstrate proper procedures for providing routine care for the bedfast patient (turning etc).
• Participate in Nursing Center surveys (Licensure / JCAHO) and any subsequently required reports.
• Attend and participate in continuing educational programs to keep abreast on changes in your field as well as to maintain current license/certification, as required.
• Attend and participate in mandatory in-services.
• Honor patient's rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints.
• Comply with Corporate Compliance Program.
• Report job-related functions/tasks that involve occupational hazards including exposure to blood and body fluids and others as necessary.
• Follow established safety regulations, to include fire protection/prevention, smoking regulations, infection con