CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant)

Company: Golden LivingCenters
Location: Elkhart
Posted on: March 17, 2020

Job Description:

Job DescriptionHere at Golden LivingCenters, we rely on and trust our CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) to perform direct patient care and create a compassionate environment. The right candidate for this role will be dedicated, compassionate and a team player. GENERAL PURPOSE Perform direct resident care duties under the supervision of licensed nursing personnel. Assist with promoting a compassionate physical and psychosocial environment for the residents ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES * Observe and practice safety according to facility policy and procedure * Able to explain and demonstrate fire/emergency procedures * Properly use and maintain facility equipment. * Demonstrate and able to explain infection control and isolation procedures * Demonstrate and able to explain proper body mechanics * Ensure residents are given correct diet * Use proper feeding techniques while respecting personal dignity and meeting the residents' needs for socialization * Make beds correctly and wrinkle-free * Maintain residents' rooms in a neat, orderly and clutter-free manner * Support residents' participation in activity programs * Promote and maintain positive relationships with co-workers, residents, visitors, volunteers, and regulators * Utilize Care Tracker system for tracking daily resident cares * Directly respond, within their scope of practice, to needs and concerns of residents and family members * Work with the caregiving team to identify and resolve resident and family issues * Promptly respond to call lights and other resident needs * Treat residents with compassion and dignity * Establish effective communication/interaction with residents and families * Ensure residents' right to privacy (visual and auditory) * Maintain confidentiality of resident and facility records/information * Show respect for residents' personal property * Ensure residents are dressed appropriately, consistent with weather conditions, and according to their wishes * Recognize a resident's ability to make choices and support these within the constraints of the care-giving environment * Communicate with members of the care-giving team about residents' personal choices * Communicate residents' end of life concerns and wishes to the Charge Nurse * Is sensitive and appropriately responsive to each resident's end of life wishes * Perform the following according to policy and procedure: * Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure * Ambulate residents * Apply proper lifting and transferring techniques * Provide proper positioning and use of postural supports * Maintain resid

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