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Job Type Full-time Description
Under supervision, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides basic
nursing assistance and assists residents with daily living activities.
Note: All employees of Cascadia Healthcare are required to submit and
be cleared to work in the facility per each
states specific background check requirements prior to contact with
patients/residents.
Essential Functions
- Answers nurse call system to determine resident needs.
- Assists residents with dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, bathing,
hair, and incontinence care.
- Obtains food trays and assists residents with eating.
- Assists residents with range of motion exercises, and movement
to/from wheelchair or activity areas.
- Assists resident with turning and positioning in bed.
- Assists resident with ambulation as indicated in the facility.
- Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration
rates, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed.
- Documents ADLs, resident personal cares, and device use on flow
sheets or task sheets as directed.
- Attends interdisciplinary meetings as needed to provide input into
selected residents plans of care.
- Documents restorative services provided following facility policies
and procedures.
- Assists facility staff to provide person-centered cares based on
indicated preferences.
- Ensures punctuality and regular attendance for assigned shifts.
Other Functions
- Performs other tasks as assigned.
- Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set
out in the Companys policies and procedures, applicable federal and
state laws, and applicable professional standards.
- Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Ability to react decisively and quickly in emergency situations.
- Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family
members, and facility staff.
- Ability to demonstrate compassion and patience.
- Ability to maintain resident confidentiality.
Requirements
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
Licenses/Certification
- Valid certification as a CNA in the state of employment.
- Valid CPR certificate preferred.
Experience
- Six months experience in a long term-care environment preferred.
NOTE: A CNA who successfully completes an approved advanced skills
training curriculum and/or has demonstrated experience in a needed
clinical specialty area, e.g. ventilator, pulmonary, and tracheostomy
(VPT), can be classified as a CNA II.
