Certified Nursing Assistant
Company: Interim HealthCare - Allentown, PA
Location: Allentown
Posted on: January 22, 2023
Job Description:
General Purpose:
The Certified Nursing Assistant and Nurse Aide is responsible for
the tasks of personal care and incidental activities of daily
living for patients of all ages in inpatient facilities such as
hospitals, nursing homes and other institutions. Performs care and
delegated tasks as directed by the nursing plan of care and/or
supervisor as permitted by policies and procedures of the facility
and allowed under state law/regulation.
Essential Functions:
- Provides for patients personal hygiene, grooming, and comfort
needs, i.e., toileting and elimination, baths, backrubs, shampoos,
shaves, bed baths, tub baths or showers, skin and nail care, and
oral hygiene.
- Promotes a safe environment during care.
- Utilizes infection control measures such as hand washing and
use of personal protective equipment.
- Observes and reports the condition of patient/client to the
appropriate supervisor.
- Works in a team environment to effectively deliver the care and
assistance to patients and staff.
- Assists with ambulation, transfers and range of motion
exercises.
- weight.specimen collections; measurements of vital signs; and
and output; blood glucose monitoring; urine Performs
patient-related procedures such as but not limited to: measuring
and documenting intake treatments, sitz and therapeutic
baths.Administers non-medicated enemas, non-sterile dressings,
surgical preps, ice packs, heat
- Safely applies and monitors the safe use of physical restraints
as directed.
- Transports patients and equipment within the facility as
necessary.
- Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
- May have access to personal health information (PHI) necessary
to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and
ability to disclos PHI is further defined by each
organization/department.Minimum Education &Experience
Requirements:
- Must be 18 years of age.
- High School diploma or equivalent and successful completion of
Nursing Assistant course and Nurs
- Assistant certification as required by state in which
employed.
- A student RN in the last year of school or an unlicensed
RN/LPN/LVN graduate may be eligible foremployment as a Nurses Aide
as allowable under state law/regulation.
- One (1) year experience in a comparable job classification
and/or as required by contracted facility.Knowledge, Skills &
Abilities Required:
- Pass criminal and abuse background checks, when required by the
State(s) in which employe
- Able to communicate with all levels of clinical and
non-clinical individuals.
- Able to read and interpret technical instructions; use vision
and hearing to observe the patient.
- Requires hand-eye coordination and fine motor function
necessary to assist in the operation of patientcare equipment.
- Evidence of current CPR/BLS training for infants, children and
adults.
- Able to provide proof of a valid drivers license, if
applicable.
- Able to provide proof of valid auto liability insurance if
assignment(s) include driving own vehicle.Certified Nursing
Assistant (CNA)Job Description
- ORCA/HR/Recruitment/Job Descriptions/Staffing/Certified Nursing
Assistant
- (Rev. 8/15) Copyright 2015, Interim HealthCare Inc. Printed in
U.S.A.
- Meets applicable health requirements to provide patient care,
as appropriate.
- Working Conditions & Physical Effort:
- Work is normally performed in clinics, schools, hospitals,
nursing homes, patient homes oroccupational settings.
- Work environment involves frequent exposure to communicable
diseases, blood borne pathogensand/or potentially infectious or
hazardous materials and situations that require following
extensivesafety precautions and may include the use of protective
equipment (e.g. face masks, goggles, latexand or non-latex
gloves).
- Requires normal, correctable vision and hearing.
- Ability to stretch, bend, stoop, twist, stand, sit, walk, reach
and climb stairs.
- Medium physical activity that may require constant lifting,
carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.
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