CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Company: Four Fountains
Location: Belleville
Posted on: May 8, 2024
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Job Description:
Description:The overall purpose of the Certified Nursing
Assistant position is to provide each of the assigned residents
with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the
residents plan of care.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIESPerforms duties and responsibilities with assigned
functional area within a nursing home facility which may include,
but are not limited to, any combination of the following tasks:*
Dedicated to delivering a high level of customer service.*
Consistent and regular attendance and punctuality.* Provides
personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety
and comfort consistent with facility policies and procedures as
well as state/federal guidelines and regulations.* Strives to
provide for resident preference and choice in all areas of care.*
Identifies and corrects safety hazards in patient care areas and
understands personal responsibility for all aspects of patient
safety.* Complies with established policy, practices, and standards
for nursing services.* Promotes and supports the greatest possible
degree of independence for residents.* Advises charge nurse of
residents status at beginning and end of shift.* Contributes
knowledge of residents conditions and documents observations as
required.* Promotes safe/clean environment.* Complies with
requirements of procedures for safe lifting and/or safe transfer of
residents per established policies and procedures.* Assures that
equipment is clean and functional and reports any malfunctions to
supervisor.* Performs incidental housekeeping or maintenance tasks
as may be required to maintain a clean, hazard-free environment for
residents, visitors, and staff.* Utilizes personal protective
equipment as required to perform personal care tasks.* Makes
frequent round on unit assigned to assure the environment is neat,
odor-free, and orderly and corrects as needed. This includes
resident rooms, hallways, public restrooms, shower rooms, dining
rooms and any other common areas.* Completes daily documentation as
required including restorative programming, and computerized
documentation.* Carries out restorative programs as directed.* Is
familiar with the abuse prevention policy and knows responsibility
to enforce it.* Other duties and tasks as assigned.WORK
ENVIRONMENT* The work environment characteristics described are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.* While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids,
fumes, or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The
noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.* Ability
to communicate in English via phone, in writing, and verbally in
conversations with different levels of staff, patient families, and
any outside customers.* The physical demands described are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.* While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to
stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to use hands or
fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear;
and taste or smell. The employee must routinely lift and/or move at
least 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job
include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception, and ability to adjust focus.Requirements:EDUCATION AND
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS* State certification as a Certified Nursing
Assistant.* CPR certification preferred.* Ability to read, write
and speak the English language.* No disqualifying criminal offenses
as defined by regulatory guidelines.CONTINUING EDUCATION* Attends
in-service and educational programs.* Completes Relias in-services
on time as assigned.* Completes 12 hours of in-service annually as
required to maintain certification.* Keeps CPR up to date.Job
Types: Full-time, Part-timeWork Location: In personby Jobble
Keywords: Four Fountains, Belleville , CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant, Healthcare , Belleville, Illinois
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