Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Job Description
SUPERVISOR: Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing and/or Charge Nurse
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist professional nursing staff by performing duties in caring for residents at facility; work under supervision of professional nurses; transport, bathe and dress residents; comb hair, clean teeth and care for nails; provide bedpans and urinals; make beds and feed residents; execute resident assessment and care plans; provide for safety, comfort, and well-being of resident.
The person holding this position is delegated the responsibility for carrying out the assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with current existing federal and state regulations and established company policies and procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS:
License/Certification/Registration:
As required by federal and state law.
Continuing Education:
As required by federal and state law, including in-service training programs.
Education: Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalency, and completion of the state approved training programs, including on the job training.
Experience: Prefer some previous experience in health-care facilities.
Job Knowledge:
Knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering simple treatments and providing related bedside resident-care service. Understanding of standard techniques used in providing personal services for resident and in caring for equipment and supplies. Good understanding of basis of asepsis and sterile techniques to avoid infection of residents and self or contamination of equipment and supplies. Be aware of the assessment process, and the development and execution of care plans.
Standards: Perform duties in accordance with established methods and techniques and in conformance with recognized standards. Provide maximum resident-care services within limits defined by delegated tasks.
Other: Exhibit genuine interest in residents; patience and tact in dealing with residents, families, and visitors; initiative and judgment in recognizing symptoms indicative of resident’s adverse reactions to treatments; willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Ability to ambulate and transfer residents utilizing appropriate assistive devices and body mechanics.
2. Ability to routinely turn and position residents.
3. Ability to make beds, change linens per facility policy as needed.
4. Ability to measure and record residents’ heights and weights.
5. Ability to take temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure as directed by the nurse.
6. Ability to care for incontinent residents.
7. Ability to measure and record residents’ intake and output.
8. Ability to collect sputum, urine, and stool specimens.
9. Ability to assist residents in all activities of daily living.
10. Ability to pass out trays and feed/assist residents as needed.
11. Ability to observe and document food, nourishment, and fluid intake of each resident.
12. Ability to keep assigned resident bedside area clean at all times and personal belongings in orderly arrangement.
13. Ability to assist with development and review of the resident care plans in conjunction with nursing and other disciplines.
14. Ability to ensure resident privacy, respect, and dignity.
15. Ability to assist in orientation of new nursing assistants.
16. Ability to participate in in-service programs.
17. Ability exhibit and perform proper handwashing techniques.
18. Ability to maintain proper infection control procedures when handling clothing and linens.
19. Ability to detect, correct and report to the charge nurse any unsafe conditions which may result in bodily injury or fire.
20. Ability to receive oral reports and written assignments from charge nurse at beginning of each shift.
21. Ability to provide maximum resident-care services to assure well-being of resident to greatest degree.
22. Ability to execute duties and responsibilities in conformance with established routine