Certified Nurses Aide - NE
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- Clinical Services
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- 1740 Timber Ridge at Talus
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- Jan 16, 2023 Post Date
GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Certified Nurses Aide assists the licensed nursing staff by performing routine nursing duties and activities of daily living.
Essential Job Duties:
- Assists residents with dressing, grooming, eating, bathing, positioning, turning, toileting, and exercising.
- Gives treatments, performs tests, carries out procedures, and collects specimens as instructed.
- Reports and records observations and results of treatments, tests, procedures, and specimens when indicated.
- Transfers, transports, and escorts residents as needed.
- Answers signal lights promptly.
- Changes bed linens, makes bed, and keeps rooms clean and orderly.
- Follows resident care plans.
Other Duties:
- Maintains safe and sanitary workstations and equipment.
- Encourages independence, attendance at activities, restorative programs, and rehabilitation.
- Attends in-service training and education sessions, as assigned.
- Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Successful completion of a State-approved geriatric nursing assistant training program. Prior geriatric nurse aide experience is preferred. Registration with State registry required.
- Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic.
- Positive and professional work demeanor required.
HOSPITALITY FOCUS:
Timber Ridge at Talus fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:
- We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
- We treat everyone with courteous respect.
- We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
- We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
- We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
- We embrace and value our differences.
- We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
- We ask, “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
- We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
- We pay attention to details.
WELLNESS FOCUS:
Timber Ridge at Talus employees are expected to promote a healthy community culture for all residents and employees. This is a whole-person approach to health and wellness which includes eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional, Environmental, Health Services, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Vocational. Through these efforts we can ensure and exceed residents’ wellness needs relating to their mind, body and soul, while positively impacting employees, as well.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:
Frequent standing, stooping, bending, stretching, squatting. May be exposed to blood and body fluids which may contain HIV and/or HBV. Must be able to transport residents via wheelchair, gerichair, or shower chair, pushing up to 150 pounds unassisted. Must be able to transfer, life, turn, and position a resident weighing over 125 pounds. Must be able to stoop, bend, stretch, squat, stand, and walk for up to 90% of the workday. May be subjected to offensive odors and/or combative behavior. Must be able to reach up to a level of six feet. Must be able to lift and carry up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally. Must be able to push a dietary cart up to 40 pounds unassisted.