Certified Nursing Assistant CNA

• Assist residents with personal hygiene including bathing, shower, shampoo, grooming, nail care, ear/eye care, oral hygiene, etc.
• Provide activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding residents as necessary, providing fresh water and nourishment between meals, ambulating, turning, re-positioning residents.
• Assist in transporting residents to/from appointments, activity and social programs, events, visitors, etc.

• Assist with admissions, discharges, and transfers as requested; understands and utilizes care plans

• Takes vital signs of residents, e.g., temperature, blood pressure, and respiration and records information and documents/reports information regarding the resident’s health, I&O, any change of medical condition, and care given.

• Assist residents in and out of bed and into wheelchair with proper mechanical devices and practice proper body mechanics at all times.
• Report all changes in the resident’s condition to the Nurse Supervisor, Unit Manager or Director of Nursing as soon as practical.

• Report all accidents and incident you observe as soon as they occur.

• Provides range of motion exercises.
• Properly documents in accordance with established guidelines; receives and gives reports on resident’s status or condition.

• Provides routine care for the bedfast resident; turn intermittently if resident is bedridden due to illness.
• Recognizes and reports signs/ symptoms of abuse and/or change in condition
• Removes bedding and replace with clean linens per schedule or condition.
• Create and maintain required records according to establish facility procedures and state and federal regulations.
• Participate in department, volunteer, committee and individual meetings.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) conducted by government agencies and ensure required compliance.
• Keep abreast of current federal and state regulations, as well as professional standards of practice.

• Working knowledge of appropriate Microsoft Office programs helpful.
• Organized and detailed in work performance.
• Excellent technical, assessment, documentation and writing skills.
• Have exceptional problem-solving and time management skill.
• Ability to multitask.
• Possess good interpersonal communication skills. Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Remain flexible and adaptable.
• Work harmoniously with other employees and develop/maintain good employee relations and employee morale.

• Must possess, as a minimum, a High School diploma or its equivalent.
• Active Nursing Assistant certification from the state of South Carolina
• Minimum of one-year senior living, hospice, in-home health care, or skilled nursing experience in a therapeutic recreation and / or senior activities role is preferred.

• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of the facility which include a medical and physical examination.
• Must be able to relate to and work with those who are ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times hostile, within the facility.
• Physically demanding, high-stress environment
• Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and repetitive motions.
• Full range of body motion including handling and moving residents. Requires light to moderate work with 50 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry.
• Position requires reaching, bending, stooping, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing.
• Must be able to move intermittently through the workday.
• Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity and the ability to work effectively with residents, staff, and support agencies.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations
• Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that enable the senses to function adequately so that the requirements of the position can be fully met.

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