certified nursing assistant

POSITION: 
The Certified Nurse Assistant provides nursing and nursing related services to residents consistent with each resident's comprehensive resident assessment and plan of care.  All resident care is provided in a manner that meets the resident's physical, mental and psychosocial needs and enables the individual to attain or maintain the highest practicable level of functioning.  The Certified Nurse Assistant maintains a "homelike" environment for the residents, protects and promotes resident rights and assists the person to maintain independence and control to the greatest extent possible. 
REPORTING: 
This position is responsible to the Director of Staff Development and/or Director of Nursing.   
FLSA STATUS:      Non-Exempt 
 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Provide direct care to residents to improve or maintain the resident's abilities according to the resident's plan of care 
• Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) – Assist with bathing, grooming, oral care, dressing, mobility, transferring, and feeding of assigned residents by providing set-up assistance, verbal prompts, physical support or more extensive assistance, or who are totally dependent as more fully described below: 
• Bathing- Assist with transport of resident to tub or shower; Adjust water temperature; Wash and rinse resident.  Dry body thoroughly with clean towels.  Maintain privacy for resident at all times 
• Dressing- Locate, select and obtain clothing for resident.  Assist residents with snaps, zippers, buttons after donning clothes or removing them.  Recognize clothing in need of repair and communicate clothing needs to resident and Charge Nurse 
• Restorative Care- Assist the resident to maintain functioning at his/her highest independent level to prevent decrease in functioning unless clinically unavoidable through ambulation, range of motion exercises, use of assistive devices and maintaining proper body alignment to prevent contractures and deformities 
• Elimination/Toileting- Promptly assist residents to bathroom according to toileting schedule or, promptly bring clean bedpan or urinal.  Open, remove clothing in preparation, clean residents if resident is unable to clean self, adjust clothing, clean residents and own hands.  Measure and record output as directed by Charge Nurse and plan of care.  Provide catheter care according to facility procedure and infection control policies 
• Mobility- Assist residents or provide range of motion exercises to all joints.  Provide weight-bearing assistance or physical support for ambulating.  Push wheel chair or geri-chair if needed.  Maintain safe environment for mobile resident by removing obstacles, inspecting equipment and reporting defects to Charge Nurse.  Monitor resident progress toward treatment goals and report responses to Charge Nurse.