Preferred Healthcare
RI CNA Private Client Barrington, RI
Preferred Healthcare, Barrington, Rhode Island, us, 02806
JOB DESCRIPTIONCERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)Reports to: Nursing Supervisor or DirectorPosition: Provides basic nursing care to clients within the scope of nursing assistant responsibilities and performs basic nursing procedures under the direction of a licensed nurse.
Qualifications:- State certification/registration or graduation from a state Approved nursing assistant training program required.- Knowledge and experience in bedside nursing required.- Full use of hands, arms, legs (I.e., washing, feeding, and dressing residents, writing notations, operating bed wheel locks, etc.)- Ability to read thermometers and charts.- Basic reading and writing skill, ability to speak English- Ability to push/pull objects and lift/carry up to 20 lbs., unassisted on a frequent basis (occasionally up to 50 lbs. unassisted).- Ability to sit, stand, bend, move and squat for prolonged periods.- Willing to work.- Willing to attend and participate in education programs.- Ability to interact effectively with clients, their families, and other staff members.
Responsibilities:- Performs nursing assistant duties in accordance with accepted standards of clients' care. Duties may include:- Intake and output, measuring height and weight, vital signs, specimen collection, catheter care, range of motion exercises, etc.- Cares for client's environment.- Recognizes changes in the client's behavior and conditions.- Provides all personal care for residents, including bathing, showering, shampooing, oral hygiene, skin care, nail care, dressing, shaving (electric preferred), toileting, transferring, turning and positioning, and ambulating.- Assists residents with nutritional needs, including preparing, serving, feeding, and providing proper fluid requirements.- Monitors and reports food and fluid intake and offer/provides snacks between meals when necessary.- Encourages clients to develop and maintain independence and highest level of functioning in all personal care.- Aids with the use of assistive devices in transferring, ambulating, eating and dressing.- Demonstrates knowledge of infection control in all client care to prevent the spread of diseases and infection.- Adheres to strict infection control guidelines including hand washing and universal precautions.- Demonstrates knowledge of emergency procedure.- Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner. Duties may include placing client call light within easy reach, raising bedside rails when client is in bed if appropriate, etc.
Qualifications:- State certification/registration or graduation from a state Approved nursing assistant training program required.- Knowledge and experience in bedside nursing required.- Full use of hands, arms, legs (I.e., washing, feeding, and dressing residents, writing notations, operating bed wheel locks, etc.)- Ability to read thermometers and charts.- Basic reading and writing skill, ability to speak English- Ability to push/pull objects and lift/carry up to 20 lbs., unassisted on a frequent basis (occasionally up to 50 lbs. unassisted).- Ability to sit, stand, bend, move and squat for prolonged periods.- Willing to work.- Willing to attend and participate in education programs.- Ability to interact effectively with clients, their families, and other staff members.
Responsibilities:- Performs nursing assistant duties in accordance with accepted standards of clients' care. Duties may include:- Intake and output, measuring height and weight, vital signs, specimen collection, catheter care, range of motion exercises, etc.- Cares for client's environment.- Recognizes changes in the client's behavior and conditions.- Provides all personal care for residents, including bathing, showering, shampooing, oral hygiene, skin care, nail care, dressing, shaving (electric preferred), toileting, transferring, turning and positioning, and ambulating.- Assists residents with nutritional needs, including preparing, serving, feeding, and providing proper fluid requirements.- Monitors and reports food and fluid intake and offer/provides snacks between meals when necessary.- Encourages clients to develop and maintain independence and highest level of functioning in all personal care.- Aids with the use of assistive devices in transferring, ambulating, eating and dressing.- Demonstrates knowledge of infection control in all client care to prevent the spread of diseases and infection.- Adheres to strict infection control guidelines including hand washing and universal precautions.- Demonstrates knowledge of emergency procedure.- Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner. Duties may include placing client call light within easy reach, raising bedside rails when client is in bed if appropriate, etc.