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Christian Park Healthcare Center
Certified Nursing Assistant
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What they do
A Nursing Assistant provides hospital and nursing home patients with basic care and assists them with daily activities. Helps patients with dressing, washing, and feeding. May perform basic medical care under the direction of a nurse or other medical professional. These roles typically require completion of a regional agency-approved training program in order to obtain a certification before practicing.
$38,262 / year median in Michigan
-5% projected decline
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
The Certified Nursing Assistant cares for residents under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical/vocational nurse. This role assists residents with activities of daily living (ADLs), ensures a safe and comfortable environment, and supports licensed nursing staff in delivering individualized care in accordance with regulatory requirements and facility policies.QUALIFICATIONS
Education and/orExperience:
High School Graduate/GEDCertificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant in good standing with the certification board or is agraduate of a state approved nursing assistant training program and passed a state approved competency examination (written and skills) within 120 days of employment; name entered into state nurse aide registry.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Computer skills are required.
- Meets all state and federal criminal background check requirements.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The essential functions of this position include the following. This list is not intended to be exclusive or exhaustive. There may be additional essential functions based on the unique nature of the position or environment.- Provide direct resident care, including assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, incontinent care as applicable, oral hygiene and feeding.
- Measure and record vital signs, weight, percentage of meal consumed intake/output as directed.
- Assist residents with mobility, transfers, and position using proper body mechanics and lift equipment as applicable.
- Respond promptly to call lights, resident needs, and changes in condition; report observations to licensed nursing staff.
- Support residents' independence and dignity, while ensuring safety and comfort
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation and in accordance with facility procedures
- Follow infection control, safety, and universal precaution guidelines at all times.
- Provide emotional support and companionship to residents, fostering a positive livingenvironment
- Maintains a clean, safe and comfortable environment, Provides postmortem care
- Make routine rounds on each assigned resident every two hours.
- Provides skin care and observes residents' skin when giving care and reports changes tolicensed nurse.
- Modifies own behavior in response to residents' behaviors.
- Is aware of developmental tasks associated with the aging process.
- Contributes to the residents' assessment (MDS/CAA's) and the plan of care.
- Provides nursing rehabilitation/restorative nursing services