Certified Nursing Assistants

Position Summary

Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA’s) are para-professional employees trained to provide personal care and health-related services.  CNA’s help care for people who are sick, injured, convalescent or disabled.  CNA’s work under the direction of staff nurse, RN Supervisor and the Director of Nursing and/or Assistant Director of Nursing; the nature of the direction and supervision required varies by job setting.

Position Responsibilities

• CNA’s are trained to provide auxiliary services, such as personal care and assistance with daily living tasks.  Common responsibilities of CNA’s include (but are not limited to): 
• Promotes and maintains a focus of patient-centered care
• Adheres to laws, rules & regulations and practices ethical integrity and interpersonal skills
• Maintains compliance with long-term care regulations including federal, state and health regulations
• Maintain a comfortable, orderly, safe and clean environment for patients
• Knowledgeable of the individualized care plan for patients
• Dress patients according to their needs, ranging from minimal assistance to totally dependent
• Bathe patients using bed baths, tub baths or showers
• Prepare, serve, and collect food tray; feed patients who are physically unable to feed themselves
• Toilet patients and assist with bedpans and urinals; may also help transport patients to the bathroom and provide incontinent care
• Administer medication as directed by nurse or physician
• Record patient vital signs
• Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner in the appropriate computer system, format and on the appropriate forms
• Provide catheter care by emptying and recording intake and output
• Answers call lights in a timely manner
• Assist with ROM exercises, as prescribed by physical therapy
• Make beds and change linens
• Ensure that non-ambulatory patients are turned regularly, to ensure comfort and to prevent bedsores
• Lift, move, and transport patients using proper body mechanics of lifting devices for accident prevention
• Maintain skills necessary to safely and efficiently operate equipment and machines used in the performance of this job (mechanical lifts, shower equipment, adjustable chairs/beds, etc.)
• Report all changes of patients, physical and mental, to supervisor
• Accept reassignment as needed to provide necessary care for all patients
• Perform position duties in a manner as to assure resident safety and rights are priority
• Adheres to the facility corporate compliance program and promotes the program in a positive and effective manner
• Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment/shift setting

Other Responsibilities

• Follows facility OSHA safety rules and procedures
• Follows facility policies and procedures and adheres to federal and state regulations for long-term care
• Respects cultural and religious practices of patients
• Upholds HIPAA regulations
• Maintains a punctual and dependable attendance record

Position Requirements

• High School graduate or GED
• Eighteen (18) years or older
• Graduate of State-approved training program
• Current CNA license, in good standing with the State licensing board
• Federal, State, and MHI required credentials current and on file
• Able to read and write consistent with the job requirements,