CNA Job Duties: Provides patients' personal hygiene by assisting with baths, back-rubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths. Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals. checking vital signs and weight; recording intake and output information. Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor. Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records. . Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures. Protects organization's value by keeping patient information confidential. Serves and protects the SNF community by adhering to professional standards, SNF policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and jcaho standards. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; participating in professional organizations; maintaining licensure, Enhances nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments and any other duties asked by Management team Certified Nursing Assistant Skills and Qualifications: Multi-tasking, Medical Teamwork, Bedside Manner, Infection Control, Nursing Skills, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, informing Others, Judgment, Pain Management, Acute/Critical Care
Job Duties: Provides patients' personal hygiene by assisting with baths, back-rubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths. Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals. checking vital signs and weight; recording intake and output information. Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor. Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records. . Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures. Protects organization's value by keeping patient information confidential. Serves and protects the SNF community by adhering to professional standards, SNF policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and jcaho standards. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; participating in professional organizations; maintaining licensure, Enhances nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments and any other duties asked by Management team Certified Nursing Assistant Skills and Qualifications: Multi-tasking, Medical Teamwork, Bedside Manner, Infection Control, Nursing Skills, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, informing Others, Judgment, Pain Management, Acute/Critical Care
Night Shift 10-6AM/PRN Complete CNA’s assignment for the shift on the binder and on the board Review 24 hour report with charge nurse from the previous shift. Narcotic count (sign on shift must be completed at this time’s) all narcotic count sheets verified Room rounds with off going nurse ( make sure CNA’s are also doing rounds ) Review 24hr report for lab follow up , diagnostic follow ups and any pending orders Medication passes per time schedule, G-tubes, PPIs, Coumadin, PRN medications, Nebulizer treatments, and skin treatments (if any). Complete monthly summary assigned for shift Complete skin assessment assigned for shift Ensure all CNA’s documentation on ADLs and meal intake is completed before end of shift. Ensure all shower sheets are turned in to you and reviewed before end of shift, turn in to Unit manager or DON (under her office door). Complete all MDS charting, Skilled charting, changes in condition and/or new orders or treatments received for specific resident in their charts. Please document schedule or cancelled doctors’ appointments in residents’ chart. (inform transportation of changes) For OOP residents please fill out appropriate form, and head to toe assessment completed. Complete incident report if any occur during shift (write incident on 24 hour report, and submit paperwork to unit manager or slide under DON’s door). Comp
Shift : Double Weekend RESPONSIBILITIES: To provide nursing care to residents as prescribed by the physician and in accordance with standards of nursing practices, regulations and directed by the Director of Nursing. To lead or direct licensed and non-professional staff in the delivery of direct Resident care and support functions. QUALIFICATIONS: Must have a current LVN/RN licenses. Ability to understand, remember and carry out oral or written instructions in English. Ability to complete assignments in a timely manner. Ability to be flexible and positive with intermittent interruptions. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients in the unit. Makes nursing assignments appropriate to the skill level of employees. Maintain acceptable standards of patient care. Identifies problems and guides personnel to their solutin. Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of personnel. Accurately and promptly implements physicians’ orders. Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures. Maintains a professional approach with confidentiality. Cooperates and maintains good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, and visitors. Obtains and documents nursing history from the patient and/or significant other that is comprehensive of present condition and prior problems. Performs basic assessment of the patient, indicating adequate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology. Records vital signs, notes changes, and pursues more-specific investigation as needed. Assesses for and notifies physician and other appropriate parties of changes in condition. Uses assessment information to develop a care plan before the end of duty time that communicates enough information for incoming personnel to adequately care for the patient. U ses care plans as a basis for providing safe therapeutic care to patients. Constantly follows established standards, policies, and procedures in providing nursing care. Accepts accountability for clinical care of assigned patients, including supervision of nonprofessional personnel. Communicates with the patient and his or her family and other members of the health care team in carrying out the goals of the care plan. Performs competently those technical skills considered basic to the type of care given in that unit. Responds appropriately in urgent and/or emergency situations. Support standards of nursing care through adherence to existing policies and procedures. Seeks guidance when encountering nursing procedures and responsibilities that have not been mastered. Promotes positive public relations with patients, residents, family members, and guest. Uses tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations. Use appropriate work place behavior and adhere to dress code at all times. WORK CONDITIONS: As assigned; including some weekends, evenings and holidays. Non-Exempt Position. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Have the ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching and lifting up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
Arrive to shift on time (Available Shifts 6-2 , 2-10 PM) (WITH 30 minute Lunch Break) MUST be certified! Narcotic count must be done with morning nurse and in the evening with 2-10 nurses for accuracy and holes in MAR. Medication pass must be done, within the time schedule 1 hour before or 1 hour after If discrepancy found in the MAR notify Charge nurse IMMEDIATELY When missing medications in the cart, 1st check medication room, if not found, must be reported to nurse and called to pharmacy. ALL this must be documented in 24hr report. Re-order medications, check medication for expiration dates, if expired removed from med cart and place in Discontinue box in medication room Refresh Ice during your shift in the dietary department. (Water pitcher dated with current date) Organize medication storage room 3 x weeks. Assigned days will be posted. Assist with feeding during meal times (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) Before end of shift review ALL MAR's for HOLES And any other duties as assigned *Remember to prevent medication errors and drug diversions. Failure to follow duties will lead to a counseling and possible termination if further re-occurrences.
