Fordsville Nursing and Rehabilitation
Certified Nurse Aide (NIGHT SHIFT)
Fordsville Nursing and Rehabilitation, Fordsville, Kentucky, United States, 42343
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Fordsville Nursing & Rehab is located in the heart of the small, close-knit community of Fordsville, Kentucky. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off (PTO), health coverage, and other employee perks. We offer access to early wages through Payactiv, a third-party provider that allows employees to receive a portion of their earned pay before payday.
POSITION TITLE:CNA - Certified Nurse AideDEPARTMENT: NursingREPORTS TO: Charge NurseCLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt
POSITION PURPOSE:
Ensures that resident’s personal care needs are being met in accordance with Residents’ wishes and Care Plan Objectives.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITION:
• Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine residents’ needs and ensures call lights are within reach of resident. • Ensures that residents’ who are unable to call for help are checked frequently. • Gives direct resident care such as bathing, dressing, and grooming of residents. • Explains procedures to residents. • Assists residents as necessary in their activities of daily living. • Assists residents with bowel and bladder functions. • Assists residents in preparation for and transporting to appointments, activities and social programs. • Assists with lifting, positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., in keeping with specific resident safety needs. • Provides incontinent care as needed. • Dresses resident appropriate to the current weather. • Notifies Supervisor if resident needs clothing. • Changes bed linens. • Handles linens according to infection control guidelines. • Fees residents requiring help and records meal intake. • Delivers and documents all snacks and supplements. • Offers fluids to residents frequently to ensure that residents are hydrated where designated by care plan. • Reviews and implements daily nursing needs as outlined by resident Care Plan or nurse managers. • Transports residents or assists residents with mobility needs. • Turns and repositions bedfast residents, alone or with assistance. • Takes and records temperatures, blood pressure, pulse rates, respiration rates, height, weight, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed. • Monitors resident’s activities and reports any irregularities of resident performance to nurse managers. • Participates in and receives nursing report upon reporting and departing to/from work. • Reports all changes in residents’ conditions to supervisor. • Cleans instruments and equipment and returns to proper area after use. • Maintains cleanliness of residents’ units, central bathing area, treatment and supply rooms, workrooms, and linen closets. • Provides post-mortem care as instructed. • Accurately records all care as directed. • Participates and attends periodic in-services and staff meetings. • Understands and adheres to the guidelines of “Residents Rights”. • Perform additional duties as assigned.
EDUCATION/REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to communicate with residents and nursing staff. Ability to speak, read, and write English. Prior experience as LTC nursing assistant preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Successful completion of State Approved Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program. Good Standing in the state registry is required
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Fordsville Nursing & Rehab is located in the heart of the small, close-knit community of Fordsville, Kentucky. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off (PTO), health coverage, and other employee perks. We offer access to early wages through Payactiv, a third-party provider that allows employees to receive a portion of their earned pay before payday.
POSITION TITLE:CNA - Certified Nurse AideDEPARTMENT: NursingREPORTS TO: Charge NurseCLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt
POSITION PURPOSE:
Ensures that resident’s personal care needs are being met in accordance with Residents’ wishes and Care Plan Objectives.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITION:
• Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine residents’ needs and ensures call lights are within reach of resident. • Ensures that residents’ who are unable to call for help are checked frequently. • Gives direct resident care such as bathing, dressing, and grooming of residents. • Explains procedures to residents. • Assists residents as necessary in their activities of daily living. • Assists residents with bowel and bladder functions. • Assists residents in preparation for and transporting to appointments, activities and social programs. • Assists with lifting, positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., in keeping with specific resident safety needs. • Provides incontinent care as needed. • Dresses resident appropriate to the current weather. • Notifies Supervisor if resident needs clothing. • Changes bed linens. • Handles linens according to infection control guidelines. • Fees residents requiring help and records meal intake. • Delivers and documents all snacks and supplements. • Offers fluids to residents frequently to ensure that residents are hydrated where designated by care plan. • Reviews and implements daily nursing needs as outlined by resident Care Plan or nurse managers. • Transports residents or assists residents with mobility needs. • Turns and repositions bedfast residents, alone or with assistance. • Takes and records temperatures, blood pressure, pulse rates, respiration rates, height, weight, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed. • Monitors resident’s activities and reports any irregularities of resident performance to nurse managers. • Participates in and receives nursing report upon reporting and departing to/from work. • Reports all changes in residents’ conditions to supervisor. • Cleans instruments and equipment and returns to proper area after use. • Maintains cleanliness of residents’ units, central bathing area, treatment and supply rooms, workrooms, and linen closets. • Provides post-mortem care as instructed. • Accurately records all care as directed. • Participates and attends periodic in-services and staff meetings. • Understands and adheres to the guidelines of “Residents Rights”. • Perform additional duties as assigned.
EDUCATION/REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to communicate with residents and nursing staff. Ability to speak, read, and write English. Prior experience as LTC nursing assistant preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Successful completion of State Approved Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program. Good Standing in the state registry is required
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