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**CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

[DEPARTMENT[: Nursing *FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt [SUPERVISOR[: Director of Nursing and/or Charge Nurse *DATE: April 1, 2013 ]{garamond",serif"=""}]{garamond",serif"=""}]{garamond",serif"=""}]{garamond",serif"=""}**

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.

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1. Is knowledgeable of resident rights and ensures an atmosphere which allows for the privacy, dignity, and well-being of all residents in a safe, secure environment.
2. Supports, cooperates with, and implements specific procedures and programs for:

• Safety, including universal precautions and safe work practices, established

Fire/safety/disaster plans, risk management, and security, report and/or correct unsafe working conditions, equipment repair and maintenance needs.

• Confidentiality of all data, including resident, employee and operations data.
• Quality Assurance and compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Compliance with current law and policy to provide a work environment free from sexual harassment and all illegal and discriminatory behavior.

1. Supports and participates in common teamwork:

• Cooperates and works together with all co-workers; plan and complete job duties with minimal supervisory direction, including appropriate judgment.
• Uses tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations.
• Receives oral reports and written assignments from the charge nurse at the beginning of each tour.
• Promotes positive public relations with residents, family members and guests.
• Completes requirements for in-service training, acceptable attendance, uniform and dress codes including personal hygiene, and other work duties as assigned.

Essential Duties 1. Provides quality nursing care to residents in an environment which promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and their individuality as illustrated by the following:

Provides individualized attention, which encourages each residents ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.

Knowledgeable of the individualized care plan for residents and provide support to the resident according to the care plan. Contribute to the care planning process by providing the charge nurse or other care planning staff with specific information and observations of the residents needs and preferences.

Attends to the individual needs of residents which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, or other needs in keeping with the individuals care requirements.

Measures intake and output accurately and records on the appropriate clinical records.

Maintains the comfort, privacy, and dignity of each resident in the delivery of services to them. Interact with residents in a manner that displays warmth and promotes a caring environment.

Fully understands all aspects of residents rights, including the right to be free of restraints and free of abuse. Responsible for promptly reporting to the charge nurse or administrative staff incidents or evidence of resident abuse or violation of residents rights.

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