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PRAIRIE MISSION RETIREMENT VILLAGE, C.N.A. Weekends in ST PAUL, Kansas

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Prairie Mission Retirement Village

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Certified Nurse Aide

Department: Nursing Services

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Review Date: March/2018

Purpose:

The nurse aide provides routine daily nursing care in accordance with applicable federal, state, local, and

facility standards; guidelines, and regulations and as may be directed by the Charge Nurse or Director of

Nursing. The Nurse Aide ensures that the highest degree of quality health care for residents are maintained

at all times.

Report to:

Charge Nurse or other charge person

Primary Duties:

1. Assists residents with personal nursing care functions including, but not limited to: daily oral hygiene:

bath functions: dressing/undressing: hair care: Nail care: shaving: bowel and bladder functions: etc.

2. Performs all duties in accordance with applicable policies and procedures and is instructed by the

supervisor in a manner designed to emphasize resident safety and comfort.

3. Ensures residents are dry and clean and assist residents in changing clothing and linens as required.

4. Positions bedfast residents in correct and comfortable positions as instructed and according to facility

guidelines. Monitors resident skin condition and reports findings to Charge Nurse.

5. Assists with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs,

bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.

6. Participates in daily nursing report and in all department meetings and in-service training programs as

directed by the Director of Nursing.

7. Assists in preparing residents for activity, social and medical programs and appointments and helps

residents get to and from scheduled activities.

8. Maintains required documentation including intake and output records and reports changes in condition

immediately to Charge Nurse.

9. Dresses residents neatly and in their own clothing. Assist residents as needed with dressing. Identify

clothing needs and report needs to Social Services.

10. Bathes residents as assigned and in accordance with our established nursing care procedures.

11. Serves food trays and assist with resident food service as indicated. This includes, but is not limited to

duties such as cutting foods, arranging foods; participating in restorative feeding program, and assisting

in dining room supervision.

12. Keeps residents water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water and within easy reach of the resident.

13. Serves between meals and bedtime snacks, or other extra nourishments as instructed.

14. Performs after meal care duties such as removing trays; cleaning resident hands, face, clothing, oral care,

assisting with bowel and bladder functions, etc.

15. Makes beds, clean bedside tables, clean bedrails, etc. as well as other housekeeping duties that relate to

nursing care procedures.

16. Answers resident call lights promptly an in a professional manner. Ensures call lights are with residents

reach at all times.

17. Measures and record temperatures, pulse, and respiration, and measure resident are weights as

instructed.

18. Performs special nursing care functions as instructed such as range of motion exercises; special

treatments; reality orientation, etc.

19. Reviews care plans to ensure that appropriate nursing assistant care is provided and informs the

supervisor of any changes that may need to be made on the care plan.

20. Checks restrained residents every thirty minutes and as instructed by the supervisor. Releases the

restraints as needed, and documents actions.

21. Follows established isolation, infection control and universal precaution procedures as instructed. Uses

personal protective equipment as needed.

22. Ensures that all duties are performed in a manner safe for the residents and the nursing assistant.

23. Ensures residents right to fair and equitable treatment, self determination, individuality, privacy,

property, and civil rights, including the right to wage a complaint, are followed at all times.

24. Strives to create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis as well

as a calm environment throughout the unit.

25. Reports all complaints including resident abuse claims to the supervisor immediately.

26. Assures that personnel, visitors and residents follow established smoking regulations.

27. Maintains confidentiality of all resident care information to assure resident rights are protected.

28. Performs other duties as necessary and appropriate or as directed by Charge Nurse, Department

Director or Administrator.

Educational and Experience Requirements:

1. Must maintain current and active nurss aide certification in the state

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