Certified nursing assistant - driftwood nursing center - pt+20

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is responsible for delivering routine daily nursing care to assigned residents. The CNA assists nursing staff and other practitioners with patient care in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations as well as facility's established nursing care policies and procedures. The CNA conducts patient analysis and reports vital signs to the nursing staff.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists residents with personal care and activities of daily living
• Supports residents with bathing, personal grooming, feeding, and toileting
• Assists with serving with meals and supplements to residents
• Assists with resident recreation programs
• Provides residents with help walking, exercising, and bed positioning
• Cleans resident rooms and changes linens
• Participates as part of a medical team that examines and provides care for residents
• Observes residents' conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output and vital signs, and reports changes to professional staff
• Assists with range of motion, turning, positioning, ambulation, and assistive devices
• Documents care provisions on the designated record, maintaining detailed daily logs
• Explains medical instructions to residents and family members
• Assists with transporting residents to off-site treatment facilities

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• High School or GED
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification may be accepted in lieu of a High School diploma

Experience:

• 0
• 1
• None
• As a nursing assistant or similar role

Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Customer service oriented, projecting professionalism and socio-economic and cultural sensitivity