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Certified Nursing Assistant

Juliette Fowler Communities Loves People, Pursues Excellence and Makes a Difference!

You will sweep us off our feet if:

• You thrive in fast-paced environments
• You take pride in your work
• You’re comfortable with change and quickly adapt to different work scenarios
• You keep resident satisfaction as your top priority
• You can work an entire shift on your feet and work in physically demanding environments
• Maintain a neat, professional appearance at the workplace always

You will make an impact by:

• Loving people- ensuring residents have a great first and lasting impression, showing compassion as you handle resident needs, and embracing the culture of the Fowler Family with all your encounter
• Pursing Excellence- ensuring top notch resident care always, achieving your personal best
• Making a Difference- Maintaining a positive attitude, training up your teammates so they can grow in their skill set, prioritizing residents needs daily

Job Description

BASIC FUNCTION: *Models a service and solutions oriented attitude towards others, takes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative to make things better,is friendly and courteous to residents, patients and co-workers

• Ensure resident/patient, visitor, and co-worker safety by remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazards
• Maintain good attendance record
• Provides or assists in bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and /or showering, while ensuring privacy and safety and encouraging independence
• Makes beds,straightens rooms and keeps resident care areas in an organized and clean manner, ensuring the entire nursing floor is kept orderly
• Respects resident's rights by: (knocks on doors before entering room, addresses resident by name,allows resident to make own decisions when appropriate, promotes independence)
• Provides safe resident transfers involving bed, wheelchair and /or shower chair, uses the gait belt with all transfers, to protect resident from complications and injuries
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respirations as required
• Assists residents with simple range of motion or other exercises as directed by nurse or therapist andambulates resident safely according to his/her endurance levels
• Applies medical or adaptive devices as ordered by the appropriate supervising nurse
• Makes rounds to ensure resident's safety, comfort, medical attention every hour or as required by the resident
• Collects specimens as directed
• Completes weights foreach resident as required
• Sets up meal tray and assists with feeding as necessary. Assesses for choking and responds appropriately
• Ensures residents and equipment are clean after meals, including hands, and removes clothing protectors
• Accurately documents care given to residents including the documentation of reportable resident problems (i.e. ADL sheets, B&B sheets, meal percentages, I&O, s/s of skin breakdowns, etc.)
• Reports changes in resident condition to the supervising nurse and /or Director of Nursing immediately (i.e. changes in skin conditions, urinary changes, etc.) Reports problems with completion of assignments
• Handles confidential information appropriately
• Demonstrates flexibility with changing work demands
• Reports to charge nurse: equipment and supply needs, repair/maintenance needs, safety hazards and unusual occurrences or observations
• Attends and participates in appropriate in-service and staff meetings to improve knowledge and skills and to maintain competency and certification
• Wears prescribed uniforms, follows prescribed dress code, wears name tag appropriately and maintains a professional image to the public and residents
• Assists the nursing department and other departments when required in other duties and tasks when asked
• Provides appropriate interventions for resident behavior per care plan, utilizes distraction and validation techniques as appropriate and encourages resident independence
• Assists residents to and from activities of choice and encourages the resident to participate in activities of choice
• Assists activity director as needed with activities and if necessary leads activity

• Other duties as assigned