Certified Nursing Assistant CNA

Job Description

A nursing care facility that provides routine daily nursing care to residents in accordance with federal, state and local standards and regulations, with services including assistance with feeding, grooming, bathing, mobility, transportation, and daily activities, staffed by Certified Nurse Assistants and supervised by nursing staff. The purpose of your job position is to provide each resident with routine daily nursing care in accordance with the resident's assessment plan, with current federal, state and local standards and regulations that govern the facility, and as directed by your supervisors. The Certified Nurse Assistant will treat each resident with kindness, dignity and respect, knock before entering rooms, refer to residents by name, be courteous to families and visitors, maintain a positive disposition, communicate clearly and empathetically, make sound independent decisions, work cooperatively with all departments, demonstrate patience and initiative, report pertinent resident information to charge nurses, and be committed to doing the right thing. Essential duties include answering call lights, ensuring privacy during care, making residents comfortable, assisting with feeding and grooming, proper lifting and transitioning, helping residents with mobility, transporting residents, reporting condition changes, protecting resident confidentiality per HIPAA, following facility policies and infection control procedures, and reporting occupational exposures immediately.