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About the Role

A Certified Nurses Aide is a primary member of the nursing team who provides quality care to residents in compliance with philosophies, objectives, resident's rights and established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates as a team member showing respect, dignity, accountability, professionalism and ethical values toward residents, family and staff while maintaining confidentiality.
• Follows hierarchy and respects and performs all duties asked of them within the standards of practice.
• Meets resident ADL needs including personal hygiene, oral/denture care, bathing, grooming, and dressing as per policies.
• Follows and comprehends resident plan of care regarding physical and emotional well-being of each resident including all mobility, hygiene needs, and emotional care as directed by individual plan of care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Resident Rights, abuse and neglect policy, including report requirements and protocol.
• Follows all policies regarding safety measures and equipment competency, including supply needs and replenishment.
• Consistently follows all Infection Control policies and measures regarding hand washing standard precautions, linens, clean and orderly environment including all resident care areas.
• Meets elimination needs of all residents per policies and documents toileting times and initials incontinence and continence. Follows routine bowel regimes, documents and reports to Nurse.
• Follows Rehab Nursing measures, encouraging independence and decision making, range of motion, ambulating, positioning and alignment, transfers and transport, moving resident up in bed. Pays special attention to good body mechanics and safe lifting techniques.
• Assures that all residents are transferred to and from all activity programs in a consistent, timely manner.
• Assists with admissions, discharges, transfers, and transport to appointments.
• Reports any needs of resident, signs or symptoms of illness or distress, injuries or accidents including falls, skin tears, bruises, and red areas to Nurse on duty.
• Measures, records and documents vital signs, height/weight, I&O's and any information that is pertinent to resident care plan, resident care profile and reports all out of limit findings to the Nurse on duty.
• Participates in resident care conferences and the process of care planning in a positive and constructive manner.
• Follows all pertinent personnel policies regarding attendance, breaks, meals, staff meetings, mandated requirements per policy, float assignments, and dress code.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Corporate Compliance regulations and promptly reports any potential Corporate Compliance violations to the Corporate Compliance Officer.
• Demonstrates Continuous Quality Improvement principles and participates in the process, focusing on meeting customer service needs.
• Maintains the highest ethical standards with respect to discretion and regard for confidential information.
• Provides age-appropriate care to adult and geriatric patients/residents.
• Attends all mandatory educational programs as required by position, including successful completion of orientation program and maintains 12 CEU's per year.
• Individuals may be required to work hours beyond those normally scheduled.
• Work schedules may be subject to change based on the needs of the department.

Requirements

• Certified as a Nurse Aide with the New York State Department of Health.
• Current Heartsaver certification required.
• Nursing Assistant experience preferred.
• Demonstrates professionalism, team effort, kindness and concern for the residents and other employees.
• Required to work weekends, holidays and various shifts as needed.
• Involves standing and walking most of the day.
• Required to lift, move, position and transfer/transport equipment and residents.
• Ability to adjust to various staff members, assignments and clinical areas.
• Exposed regularly to disagreeable odors, sights, body wastes, etc.
• May be exposed to contagious disease and infection.
• May sustain injury due to irrational resident.
• Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids and tissues.

Skills

• Quality care
• Resident rights
• Policies and procedures
• Teamwork
• Respect
• Dignity
• Accountability
• Professionalism
• Ethical values
• Confidentiality
• Hierarchy
• Standards of practice
• Personal hygiene
• Oral/denture care
• Bathing
• Grooming
• Dressing
• Resident plan of care
• Mobility
• Hygiene needs
• Emotional care
• Resident Rights
• Abuse and neglect policy
• Safety measures
• Equipment competency
• Supply management
• Infection Control
• Hand washing
• Standard precautions
• Linens
• Clean environment
• Elimination needs
• Toileting
• Bowel regimes
• Rehab Nursing measures
• Encouraging independence
• Decision making
• Range of motion
• Ambulation
• Positioning
• Alignment
• Transfers
• Transport
• Body mechanics
• Safe lifting techniques
• Activity programs
• Admissions
• Discharges
• Vital signs
• Height/weight measurement
• Intake/Output (I&O's)
• Resident care conferences
• Care planning
• Personnel policies
• Attendance
• Breaks
• Meals
• Staff meetings
• Mandated requirements
• Float assignments
• Dress code
• Corporate Compliance regulations
• Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
• Customer service
• Ethical standards
• Discretion
• Confidential information
• Age appropriate care
• Adult patient care
• Geriatric patient care
• Educational programs
• Orientation program
• Continuing Education Units (CEU's)

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Nursing Assistant experience preferred

Education Level

• Certified as a Nurse Aide with the New York State Department of Health
• Current Heartsaver certification