CNA-IM 36 hours 3pm-11:30 pm, EOW

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Roatating schedule, week one 40 hours, week two 32 hours

*This position is at our skilled nursing facility, Ingraham Manor located at 400 North Main Street, Bristol, CT.

Provides direct clinical care services to clients under the direction of Director / Charge Nurse.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Effectively participates in the clinical care of clients in support of the nursing function

• Conducts vitals on all clients monthly and as needed
• Accurately collects the readings on all vitals and reports any abnormal readings to the Charge Nurse immediately.
• Demonstrates effective skills in blood pressure readings, temperature readings, and cardio-respiratory readings by accurately taking all readings.
• Effectively measures weight and height of a resident as needed.
• Collects urine and/or stool specimens as required.
• Changes ostomy bags as required.
• Conducts admission vitals, weights and photos
• Timely and accurately documents all pertinent information regarding clients, consistent with facility policy.

Actively participates in the delivery of care services to clients in accordance with the facility standards.

• Administers personal hygiene to clients, including but not limited to bathing, shampoos, shaving, cleaning and trimming nails, mouth care, and denture care.
• Assists clients with dressing and undressing in an appropriate time frame.
• Renders incontinent care as required.
• Toilets clients in accordance with facility policies and as needed.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of and is able to implement feeding of clients.
• Identifies needs for assistive devices in the feeding of clients.
• Safe service of dietary trays in a timely manner to maintain appropriate temperature of all foods
• Transports clients as required.

Ensures residents rights are maintained in the course of the delivery of care.

• Always wears employee identification badge consistent with facility policy. Identifies self and purpose and intentions to the client and any family present.
• Ensures there is privacy for the client during times when delivering care.
• Respects the private space of a client.
• The clients are well groomed in a manner appropriate to their age and culture.
• Client is assisted in dressing in a manner that promotes individuality and personal preferences.
• Client is always spoken to in a respectful manner.
• Client is listened to carefully and concerns addressed on a timely basis.
• Client is addressed with the name of choice.
• Emergency bells are answered immediately consistent with facility policy.
• Client confidentiality is always maintained.
• Clients dignity is maintained through the discreet discussion of the clients status with family and other staff i.e.: bowel and bladder habits, etc.
• Clients records are kept secure and documentation is done in such a manner so as to ensure the confidentiality of the client record.

Environmental care promotes a health and orderly environment for the community of residents within the facility.

• A clean and orderly work environment is maintained at all times.
• Universal precautions are taken in the delivery of care and maintenance of the work area.
• Disposable gloves, appropriate protective clothing where required, use of Biohazard waste disposal, disposal of sharps and no cross-contamination via linen or equipment occurs consistent with