Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Company: Gulf Shore Care Center
Location: Pinellas Park
Posted on: January 12, 2021
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Job Description:
DESCRIPTIONCompetitive Wages, Referral & Sign On Bonuses, Shift
Differential, Perfect Attendance Program,Holiday Pay and Great
Benefits.Purpose of Your Job PositionThe primary purpose of your
position is provide each of your assigned residents with routine
daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident's
assessment and care plan, and any other duties that may be directed
by your supervisor.Delegation of AuthorityAs Certified Nursing
Assistant you are delegated the administrative authority,
responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your
assigned duties.Job FunctionEvery effort has been made to identify
the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way
states or implies that these are the only duties you will be
required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties
does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar,
related or is an essential function of the position.Duties and
ResponsibilitiesAdministrative Functions* Use the wristband or
photo card file to identify residents before administering
treatments, serving meals, etc., as necessary.* Record all entries
on flow sheets, notes, charts, and computer programs in an
informative and descriptive manner.* Use only authorized
abbreviations established by the Facility when recording
information.* Report all changes in the resident's condition to the
Nurse Supervisor, LPN, or RN, as soon as possible.* Report all
accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they
occur.Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Functions* Ensure that the
resident's room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed
made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).* Greet
residents and escort them to their room.* Introduce resident to
his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel, as
appropriate.* Make resident comfortable (i.e., put to bed, get
water, etc.).* Inventory and mark the resident's personal
possessions as instructed.* Store resident's clothing.* Assist
residents with packing their personal possessions when they are
being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged.*
Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area.* Assist
with loading and unloading residents from vehicles, as
necessary.Personnel Functions* Perform all assigned tasks in
accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as
instructed by your supervisors.* Follow work assignments, and/or
work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks.*
Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other
Facility personnel to ensure that nursing services can be
adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.* Meet
with your shift's nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled
basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas,
and/or the improvement of services.* Report all complaints and
grievances made by the resident.* Report occupational exposures to
blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals
to your supervisor.Personal Nursing Care Functions* Participate in
and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.* Follow
established policies concerning exposure to blood or body fluids.*
Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e. brushing
teeth or dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.).* Assist
residents with bath functions (i.e. bed bath, tub or shower bath,
etc.) as directed.* Assist residents with dressing and undressing,
as necessary.* Assist residents with hair care functions (i.e.
combing, brushing, shampooing, etc.).* Assist residents with nail
care (i.e. clipping, trimming, and cleaning the finger or
toenails). (Note: Does not include diabetic residents.).* Shave
male residents.* Keep hair on female residents' clean-shaven (i.e.
facial hair, under arms, on legs, etc.), as instructed.* Keep
residents dry (i.e. change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it
becomes wet or soiled).* Change bed linens. Keep linens tight to
avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident.* Make beds
(occupied and unoccupied).* Put extra covers on beds, as
requested.* Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable
position.* Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e.
take to bathroom, offer bedpan or urinal. Portable commode, etc.).*
Maintain intake and output records, as instructed.* Keep
incontinent residents clean and dry.* Check and report bowel
movements and character of stools, as instructed.* Prepare and fix
enemas. Report results as instructed.* Collect specimens (i.e.
urine, sputum, stools, etc.), as instructed.* Assist residents in
preparing for medical tests (i.e. lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental,
etc.).* Assist residents in preparing for activity and social
programs (i.e. church services, parties, visitors, etc.).* Assist
in transporting residents to and from appointments, activity and
social programs, etc., as necessary.* Assist with lifting, turning,
moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of
beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.* Assist residents
to walk with or without self-help devices, as instructed.* Perform
restorative and rehabilitative procedures, as instructed.* Change
dressings, bandages, binders, etc., as instructed.* Provide eye and
ear care (i.e. warm or cold compresses, eye or ear instillation,
cleaning eyeglasses or hearing aids, etc.), as instructed.* Assist
with the application of non-sterile (moist and dry) warm or cold
compresses.* Assist in preparing the resident for a physical
examination.* Weigh and measure residents, as instructed.* Measure
and record temperatures, pulse, and respirations (TPRs), as
instructed.* Answer resident calls as promptly as feasible.* Ensure
that residents who are unable to call for help are checked
frequently.* Check each resident routinely to ensure that his or
her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her
wishes.* Assist with the care of the dying resident.* Provide
post-mortem care, as instructed.* Assist new employee in following
established Facility policies and procedures.Special Nursing Care
Functions* Observe and report to Supervisor the presence of
pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent decubitus ulcers
(bedsores).* Report to Supervisor injuries of an unknown source,
including skin tears.* Provide daily indwelling catheter care.*
Provide daily perineal care.* Perform nonsterile (clean) vaginal
irrigation or douches.* Assist with the application of slings,
elastic bandages, binders, etc.* Give tepid sponge baths.* Provide
daily Range of Motion Exercises. Record to Supervisor data, as
instructed.* Turn bedfast residents at least every two (2) hours.*
Perform diabetic urine testing, as instructed.* Provide physical
and respiratory therapy, as instructed.* Perform special
treatments, as instructed.* Observe disoriented and comatose
residents. Record and report to Supervisor data, as instructed.*
Turn all medications found in the resident's room or possession
over to the Nurse Supervisor, LPN, or RN.* Provide residents with
Reality Orientation, as instructed.* Watch for and report to
Supervisor any change in room temperature, ventilation, lighting,
etc.Food Service Functions* Prepare residents for meals (i.e., take
to bathroom, wash hands, comb hair, raise bed, position tables,
place bibs, take to/from dining room, etc.).* Serve food trays.
Assist with feeding as indicated (i.e., cutting foods, feeding,
assist in dining room supervision, etc.).* Assist residents with
identifying food arrangements (i.e., informing resident with sight
problem of foods that are on his/her tray, where it is located, if
it is hot or cold, etc.).* Record the resident's food and fluid
intake. Report to Supervisor changes in the resident's eating
habits.* Keep residents' water pitchers clean and filled with fresh
water (on each shift), and within easy reach of the resident.*
Serve requested food between meal and bedtime snacks.* Perform
after meal care (i.e., remove trays, clean resident's hands, face,
clothing, take to bathroom, brush teeth, clean dentures, etc.).*
Check rooms for food articles (i.e., food in proper container,
unauthorized food items, etc.).Staff Development* Attend and
participate in scheduled training and educational classes to
maintain current certification as a Nursing Assistant.* Attend and
participate in scheduled orientation programs and activities.*
Attend and participate in Facility in-service training programs, as
instructed.Safety and Sanitation* Participate in appropriate
in-service training programs prior to performing tasks that involve
potential exposure to blood and body fluids.* Wash hands before and
after performing any service for the resident.* Keep the nurses'
call system within easy reach of the resident.* Immediately notify
the Nurse Supervisor, LPN, or RN of any resident leaving or missing
from the Facility.* Follow established safety precautions in the
performance of all duties.* Keep residents' personal possessions
off the floor and properly stored per OSHA standards.* Keep floors
dry. Report spills immediately.* Keep excess supplies and equipment
off the floor. Store all equipment and supplies in designated
areas.* Wash wheelchairs, walkers, etc., as instructed.* Clean,
disinfect, and return all resident care equipment to its designated
storage area after each use.* Perform routine housekeeping duties
(i.e., clean bedrails, overbed table, night stand, etc., that
relate to nursing care procedures).* Before leaving work area for
breaks, or at the end of the workday, store all tools, equipment,
and supplies.* Report all hazardous conditions and equipment to any
member of management or nursing supervisor immediately.* Report any
communicable or infectious disease to the any member of management,
nursing supervisor, and/or to the Infection Control Coordinator.*
Follow established isolation precautions and procedures.* Wash
hands before entering and after leaving an isolation room and
area.* Follow established procedures in the use and disposal of
personal protective equipment.* Wear and or use safety equipment
and supplies when lifting or moving residents.* Report
missing/illegible labels and MSDSs to your supervisor.Equipment and
Supply Functions* Use only the equipment you have been trained to
use.* Use only the equipment and supplies necessary to do the job.
Do not be wasteful.* Report defective equipment to any member of
management or nursing supervisor.Care Plan and Assessment
Functions* Review care plans daily to determine if changes in the
resident's daily care routine have been made on the care plan.*
Inform the Nurse Supervisor, LPN, or RN of any changes in the
resident's condition so that appropriate information can be entered
on the resident's care plan.* Ensure that your notes reflect that
the care plan is being followed.Resident Rights* Report all
grievances and complaints made by the resident to any member of
management or nursing supervisor.* Report all allegations of
resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property to any
member of management or nursing supervisor and according to
Facility policy.* Honor the resident's refusal of treatment
request. Report such requests to your Supervisor.* Must adhere to
all HIPAA requirements.Working Conditions* Works throughout the
nursing service area (i.e., drug rooms, nurses' stations, resident
rooms, etc.).* Is involved with physicians, residents, personnel,
visitors, government agencies or personnel, etc., under all
conditions and circumstances.* Works beyond normal working hours,
on weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily, when
necessary.* Is subject to call back during emergency conditions
(e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).* Attends
and participates in continuing educational programs.EducationMust
possess a high school diploma or equivalent.ExperienceMust be a
licensed in accordance with laws of this state.Specific
Requirements* Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand
the English language.* Must possess a current, unencumbered license
to practice as a Certified Nursing Assistant/Geriatric Nursing
Assistant in this state. Provide the Facility a copy of such
license at time of hire and whenever it is updated.* Must be
knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures and
laws, regulations and guidelines governing long-term care.* Must
demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care
appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served.* Must
possess the ability to make independent decisions when
circumstances warrant such action.* Must possess the ability to
deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors,
government agencies or personnel, and the general public.* Must be
willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to
incorporate them into existing nursing practices.* Must be able to
relate information concerning a resident's condition.Physical and
Sensory Requirements(With or Without a Reasonable Accommodation)*
Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.* Must
be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these
senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of
this position can be fully met.* Must meet the general health
requirements set forth by the policies of the Facility, which may
include a medical and physical examination.* Based on the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Guidelines for
Nursing Homes Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal
Disorders and the American Conference Governmental Industrial
Hygienists' Threshold Limit Values for Lifting the Facility has
identified that this job may require the lifting of residents,
equipment, or other objects. Accordingly, this job may require a
minimum of 5 pounds and a maximum of 50 pounds unassisted lifting,
periodically and or as needed. Further, this job can require 100
pounds lifting with assistance over short
distances.IND789LOCATIONPinellas Park, FL, USA
Keywords: Gulf Shore Care Center, Pinellas Park , Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Other , Pinellas Park, Florida
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