Certified Nursing Assistant
Company: VensureHR
Location: Clarksville
Posted on: March 15, 2025
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Job Description:
The primary purpose of your job position is to provide each of
your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and
services in accordance with the resident's assessment and care
plan, and as may be directed by your supervisors. Essential Duties
and Responsibilities Use the wristband or photo card file to
identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals,
etc., as necessary. Use only authorized abbreviations established
by this facility when recording information. Report all changes in
the resident's condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as
soon as practical. Record all entries on flow sheets, notes,
charts, etc., in an informative, descriptive manner. Report all
accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur.
Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and
promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to
the Administrator. Report any known or suspected unauthorized
attempt to access facility's information system. Perform only those
nursing care procedures that you have been trained to do. Ensure
that the resident's room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e.,
bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.). Greet
residents and escort them to their room. Introduce residents to
his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as
appropriate. Make residents comfortable. Inventory and mark the
resident's personal possessions as instructed. Store resident's
clothing. Assist residents with packing their personal possessions
when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being
discharged. Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving
area. Assist with loading/unloading residents' to/from vehicles as
necessary. Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal
interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment
throughout the unit and shift. Meet with your shift's nursing
personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying
and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services.
Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.
Participate in and receive the nursing report as instructed. Follow
established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids. Make
beds as instructed. Put extra covers on beds as requested. Measure
and record temperatures, pulses, and respirations (TPRs) of
residents, as instructed. Weigh and measure residents as
instructed. Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help
are checked frequently. Answer resident calls promptly. Check
residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are
being met. Assist residents with identifying food arrangements
(i.e., informing resident with sight problem of foods that are on
his/her tray, where it is located, if it is hot/cold, etc.). Record
the resident's food/fluid intake. Report changes in the resident's
eating habits to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse. Keep residents'
water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift),
and within easy reach of the resident. Perform after meal care
(i.e., remove trays, clean resident's hands, face, clothing, etc.).
Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for
duty. Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established
policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors.
Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and
performing your assigned tasks. Cooperate with inter-departmental
personnel, as well as other facility personnel to ensure that
nursing services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of
the residents. Notify the facility when you will be late or absent
from work. Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids,
infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with
the facility's policies and procedures governing accidents and
incidents. Assist residents with daily functions (dental and mouth
care, bath functions, combing of hair, dressing and undressing as
necessary). Keep residents dry (change gown, clothing and linens,
when it becomes wet or soiled). Assist residents in preparing for
medical tests (i.e., lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental, etc.).
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting
residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs,
lifts, etc. Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as
instructed. Assist in preparing the resident for a physical
examination. Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her
personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her
wishes. Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin
breakdowns to prevent decubitus ulcers (bedsores). Report injuries
of an unknown source, including skin tears. Observe disoriented and
comatose residents. Record and report data as instructed Perform
special treatments as instructed. Immediately notify the Nurse
Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any resident leaving/missing from the
facility. Use only the equipment you have been trained to use.
Report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse
Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information
including protected health information. Report known or suspected
incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information. Report
all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of
resident property. Honor the resident's refusal of treatment
request. Report such requests to your supervisor Knowledge, Skills
and Abilities Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general
business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures,
or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business
correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively
present information and respond to questions from managers and
employees Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages,
ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to solve
practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in
situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to
interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral,
diagram, or schedule form. Physical Demands The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Prolonged use of a
desktop or laptop computer. While performing the duties of this
job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and
talk, read or hear. Frequent use of all office-related equipment to
include copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator. May be
necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency
situations. Work Environment Education & Experience Must possess,
as a minimum, an 10th grade education. Must be a licensed Certified
Nursing Assistant in accordance with laws of the state. CPR
Preferred Employment Type: Full Time
Keywords: VensureHR, Clarksville , Certified Nursing Assistant, Healthcare , Clarksville, Tennessee
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