Agency RI CNA Job at Preferred Health Care Services, Bristol, RI

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  • Preferred Health Care Services
  • Bristol, RI

Job Description

P: 508-675-1777

E: shannon@preferredhealthcare.net

JOB DESCRIPTION 
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA) 
Reports to: Nursing Supervisor or Director 
Position: 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. CNA will mostly work independently in a private client's home.  We will do our best to assign you the most convenient location.

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. 

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