Job Description:
SUMMARY
Provides nursing assistance and personal care to clients under the direction of nursing and medical staff, by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Client Care: Listening and responding to concerns and questions.
Completing all necessary and appropriate care, including toileting, vital signs, repositioning, transferring, bathing & dressing.
Reporting all concerns and changes to appropriate nursing staff.
-Nutrition of Client: Involves assisting residents by providing them with all their nutritional needs.
-Professionalism: Involves maintaining a neat and clean appearance, the willingness to learn new concepts, accepting accountability for job performance, the ability to manage time effectively, and promoting compassion and understanding for the clients’ needs/wants.
-Attendance and Punctuality: Involves coming to work when assigned, checking the timecard, checking the schedule and reporting for the assignment in a timely manner.Safety for Self and Residents: Involves personal safety in all work, being alert, and watching out for the safety of the client.
-Communications and Customer Service: Involves speaking with client, families and staff; with tact, diplomacy, and strong listening skills.
-Documentation: Completing required documentation after the completion of care. Filing in the chart as required.
-Activities: Assisting client with appropriate activities. Performing other duties as assigned. Follow infection control guidelines per policies and procedures.
-Organization: Completion of care in a timely manner.
-Continuing Education: Involves participating in all mandatory in services, and compliance with State of Florida Board of Nursing continuing education for the Certified Nursing Assistant.