Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Job Description
CNA Job Description
Education:
High School diploma or equivalent
Current state certificate
Experience:
Minimum one year of experience as CNA in supervised setting within the past 3 years.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Performing procedures for which the Aides training has provided the necessary skills.
Inform Clinical Director of changes in client's condition.
Document care given, observations and treatments.
Comply with policies and procedures.
Ensure that client's equipment, supplies and belongings are safeguarded.
Provide personal care to include:
oral care including dentures
assistance with personal hygiene
skin care including foot care and back-rubs
Bathing (shower, bed or sponge)
AM PM care
Feeding
Turning and positioning
Assisting clients with ambulation with/without assistant devices
Make bed (occupied and unoccupied)
Offering bedpans and urinals
Collecting urine and stool specimens as directed
Measuring and recording I & O
Tanking and recording BP, temperature, pulse and respiration
Maintaining clean and safe environment for clients
Ensure and protect clients' rights and maintain confidentiality
The following tasks are considered essential functions of the position"
Lifting unspecified weights, depending on assignment requirements.
Bending and stooping to prepare equipment and materials for treating/managing
client's environment.
Transferring, turning and positioning clients and assisting clients in walking and
moving from place to place.
Supervision:
The CNA is under the direct supervision of the assigned RH or LPN with oversight by the Clinical Director.
Benefits discussed at time of interview.