Certified Nursing Assistant - Hourly

Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

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•    Ensure that the resident’s room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).
•    Greet residents and escort them to their room.
•    Introduce resident to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate.
•    Inventory and mark the resident’s personal possessions as instructed.
•    Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area and assist with loading/unloading residents from vehicles as necessary.
•    Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors.
•    Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
•    Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.
•    Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor.
•    Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.
•    Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
•    Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.).
•    Assist residents with bath functions (i.e., bedbath, tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed.
•    Assist residents with personal care.
•    Keep residents dry (i.e., change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled).
•    Change bed linens.  Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident.
•    Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bedpan/urinal, portable commode, etc.).
•    Maintain intake and output records as instructed.
•    Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
•    Change dressings, bandages, binders, etc., as instructed.
•    Provide eye and ear care (i.e., warm/cold compresses, eye/ear instillation, cleaning eyeglasses/hearing aides, etc.) as instructed.
•    Answer resident calls promptly.
•    Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
•    Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes.
•    Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent pressure ulcers (bedsores).
•    Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.
•    Turn bedfast residents at least every two (2) hours.
•    Perform special treatment as instructed.
•    Prepare residents for meals (i.e., take to bathroom, wash hands, comb hair, raise bed, position tables, place bibs, take to/from dining room, etc.).
•    Serve food trays.  Assist with feeding as indicated (i.e., cutting foods, feeding, assist in dining room supervision, etc.).
•    Keep residents’ water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift) and within easy reach of the resident.
•    Serve between meal and bedtime snacks.
•    Participate in appropriate in-service training programs prior to performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood/body fluids.
•    Wash hands before and after performing any service for the resident.
•    Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any resident leaving/missing from the facility.
•    Follow established safety precautions in the performance of all duties.
•    Keep excess supplies and equipment off the floor.  Store in designated areas.
•    Wash wheelchairs, walkers, etc., as instructed.
•    Clean, disinfect, and return all resident care equipment to its designated storage area after each use.
•    Perform routine housekeeping duties (i.e., clean bedrails, overbed table, night stand, etc., that relate to nursing care procedures).
•    Report all hazardous conditions and equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse immediately.
•    Report all safety violations.
•    Follow established isolation precautions and procedures.
•    Follow established procedures in the use and disposal of personal protective equipment.
•    Use only the equipment you have been trained to use; operate all the equipment in a safe manner.
•    Inform the nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any changes in the resident’s condition so that appropriate information can be entered on the resident’s care plan.
•    Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information.
•    Ensure that you treat all residents fairly, and with kindness, dignity, and respect.
•    Ensure that all nursing care is provided in privacy.
•    Knock before entering the resident’s room.
•    Report all grievances and complaints made by the resident to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
•    Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
•    Honor the resident’s refusal of treatment request.  Report such requests to your supervisor.
•    Performs other duties as may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    
Education and/or Experience: 
•    High School Diploma or equivalent
•    Graduate of an accredited CNA program.

Credentials
•    Must possess an active CNA certificate valid in this state.
•    Must possess a current CPR card

Other Specific Requirements
•    Must provide evidence of being free of tuberculosis infection upon hire and as set forth by the policies of the facility.
•    Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
•    Must possess the ability to make independent decision when circumstances warrant such action.
•    Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
•    Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.

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