CNA/QMA

Building: Alexandria Care Center
Pay Range: $16/hr - $24.50/hr (wage is determined by license type, experience, and shift)
Shifts: 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm, 10pm-6am
Holiday Pay
Overtime Available
**Must be able to work every other weekend**

Professional Qualifications:

- Must be Certified Nursing Assistant or in a State recognized and approved training program to become a Certified Nursing Assistant.
- Actively on State registry and without any findings.
-If certified in a State other than Indiana, must be an applicant to take the applicable State Nursing Assistant certification exam.
- Must have the ability to read, write and follow written instructions and document care given.
- Must possess a current health certificate/examination required by State agencies.

Required Skills and Abilities:

- Demonstrate patience, tact in dealing with residents, families, representatives, visitors, and employees.
- Must display good emotional health and be capable of extended periods of standing, bending and heavy lifting.
- Capable of following instructions and able to complete records under supervision.
- Ability to move throughout most of the working day and to perform repetitive lifting and movement of residents.
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
-Willingness to work with realization that errors may have serious consequences for residents.
- Willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks.
- Ability to work under supervision and to cooperate with other staff.

Essential Job Functions:

- Observe and report any changes in resident’s health status to the Charge Nurse on
an ongoing basis.
- Provide assistance with activities of daily living (i.e., bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, skin care) according to plan of care.
- Report to supervisor at the beginning and end of each tour of duty.
- Attend all in-service education programs required of the nursing assistants.
- Report to supervisor immediately when observing any unusual or significant change(s) in a resident’s physical or behavioral condition.
- Document all care given and observations made while providing care.
- Contact Charge Nurse to report absences, schedule or change lunch or rest breaks, leave early, change work schedule, change workstation and resolve job related problems.
- Bathe residents as instructed.
- Provide complete baths at frequency stated in nursing care policies, or individual resident plan of care.
- Provide partial bath on days when complete bath is not given.
- Bathe as necessary when bed linen and/or clothing is wet or soiled.
-  Provide extra care to the skin of incontinent and bedfast residents; those who have been sitting in chairs for long periods of time and as instructed.
- Assist residents to and from chairs and into and out of bed, always using good body mechanics.
- Assist with ambulating residents, as instructed.
- Assist with ambulating residents using special devices, as instructed.
- Change positions of bedfast residents at least every two (2) hours, using good body alignment and anti-contracture devices as instructed.
- Shave, trim, shampoo and comb hair of residents as instructed.
- Clean and trim nails, as instructed.
- Assist residents with oral hygiene, as instructed.
- Toilet residents, as needed.
- Clean and store equipment and personal care items. When caring for a resident, the CNA is responsible for keeping the room clean and in good order (including making beds).
- Observe all infection control procedures as instructed.
- Ensure fresh ice is available to resident, unless otherwise instructed.
- Assist with meal service (staff shall encourage each resident to be as independent as possible).
- Assist residents to designated eating areas.
- Serve food trays; feed and assist those needing assistance as instructed.
- Report to your supervisor any change in resident’s appetite. Monitor all
diabetics carefully, notify nurse of decreased meal consumption.
- Accurately record meal intake as designated.
- Provide residents with post-meal grooming assistance as needed and clean dining areas after meal service, as instructed.
- Treat all residents with dignity, kindness and respect.
- Every call light and alarm is yours to answer promptly and courteously. Consider each light an emergency until answered.
- Pass nourishments and snacks to residents as assigned and report to nurse those who refuse.
- Obtain weights and heights, as scheduled.
- Properly apply, release and document restraints, as instructed.
- Provide range of motion to residents as instructed during a.m. and p.m. care.
- Ensure privacy is afforded to the resident.
- Accurately record intake and output as instructed.
- Position all residents’ tubing's and collection bags, as instructed.
- Wash hands before and after providing direct resident care.
- Provide proof of annual Nurse Aide Registry renewal.
- Function within the limits of Nurse Aide Training.
- Comply with all Federal and State regulatory requirements.
- Implement the resident’s care plan as assigned by the supervisor.
- Receive and complete resident care assignments and other duties as assigned.
-] Seek assistance of supervisor when unsure of assignment, procedure, or situation.
- Report immediately malfunctioning call lights and other equipment.
- Assist residents in care for their clothing and personal property.
- Clean up all spills immediately, placing caution signs, if indicated.
- Keep information concerning your residents confidential.
- Perform other duties as directed by the supervisor or other professional nursing staff that fall within the scope of practice of the nursing assistant.

Physical, Sensory, and Communication Requirements:

- Ability to read and write in English, ability to communicate with residents, families, personnel and support agencies and ability to remain calm under stress.
- Bending, lifting, walking, grasping, fine hand coordination, ability to distinguish smells, tastes and temperatures, ability to discern colors, ability to hear and respond to pages.