CNA Jobs in Massachusetts

Certified Nursing Assistant, CNA Perdiem

apartment Hathorne Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center location_onDanvers, MA

JOB TITLE: CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Patient Care Requirements: • Identifies special resident problems and changes in condition of resident and report them immediately to Charge Nurse. • Bathes, neatly dresses (in their own clothing) and undresses residents. • Grooms resident including shaving, hair and fingernail care. • Accurately records percentage of resident food and fluid intake. • Feeds resident according to care plan. Monitors meal tray. • Answers call light. • Delivers and removes trays. • Pulls up side rails and rolls beds down. • Changes incontinent residents. • Takes residents to bathroom every two hours and as requested. • Makes sure all residents are offered nourishment as assigned. • Completes tub baths, showers or bed baths. • Turns and repositions all bed and chair residents every two hours including pulling up in bed. • Empties and records all urinary drainage units. • Applies restorative devices such as splints, handrails, braces, eyeglasses and hearing aids. • Utilizes techniques to manage physically and verbally abusive residents. • Monitors and redirects confused wandering residents. • Assists nurse with treatment procedures. • Changes bed linens on occupied and unoccupied beds. • Performs oral hygiene and denture care for residents. • Takes records and reports temperature, pulse, respiration rate and blood pressure. • Takes records and reports weights of residents. • Accurately uses different types of scales i.e. chair, hoyer, stand-up. • Performs routine foot care. • Applies creams and lotions to prevent skin breakdown, including back rubs. • Inspects resident skin condition with daily care and reports to the charge nurse. • Transfers the resident from bed to chair and chair to bed. • Assists resident with use of bedpan or urinal. • Provides perineal care to male and female residents. Safety & Health Requirements: • Identifies safety hazards and emergency situations and reports appropriately. • Follows facility fire, safety and evacuation plans. • Functions effectively in emergency situations. • Follows facility procedures related to control of equipment and supplies within the unit. Assures that work/assignment areas are clean and equipment and supplies are stored before leaving care area on breaks and at end of shift. • Places bedpans, linen, washbasins and soiled linen in proper area. • Observes infection control procedures including hand washing and isolation procedures. • Assumes responsibility for the safety of residents under his/her supervision, including resident alarms being on and intact when ordered for resident. • Performs resident alarm checks when assigned per facility protocol. • Observes all facility safety policies and procedures. • Utilizes proper body mechanics for self and residents including use of gait belts and other equipment. • Transports residents in required equipment safely to other departments or activities. • Maintains residents' units - bedside table, bureau, closets, and personal care items in a clean and orderly fashion. • Knows and uses universal precautions. Individual Growth Requirements: • Participates in facility education programs as assigned. • Attends all classes as assigned and completes assignments. • Comes to work in a clean neat uniform and consistently presents a professional appearance in accordance with department dress code. • Comes to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrates dependability and punctuality. • Accepts assigned duties in a cooperative manner. • Assists others when own work is completed. • Effectively organizes varying workloads. Documentation Requirements: • Documents incidents and/or unusual problems according to established facility procedures. i.e. personal injuries within 24 hours; residents incidents immediately. • Documents in the nursing assistant notes the care and treatment provided to the resident and the resident's response or lack of response to care provided. • Documents positioning and restraint usage on designated flow sheets. General Requirements: • Follows established performance standards and performs duties according to nursing service policies and procedures. • Assumes accountability for compliance with federal, state and local regulations within the unit assigned and within his/her span of control. • Listens tolerantly and patiently to resident and family complaints and report problems to Charge Nurse. • Follows Resident's Rights policies at all times including confidentiality, privacy and dignity. • Consistently works cooperatively with residents, charge nurses, staff nurses, restorative assistants, other nursing assistants, physicians, families, consultant personnel, ancillary service providers and administration. • Performs other related duties as directed by licensed nursing personnel. • Accepts assignments to specific areas of nursing home at the discretion of management. NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Assists new employees in following established facility policies and procedures. • Participates in resident care conferences and other facility meetings as assigned. • Reviews care plans and performs nursing care as outlined. • Follows facility procedures for admission, discharge, and transfer of residents. • Performs post mortem care according to facility policy and procedure. • Accompanies patients to appointments out of facility.