Job Description
- Meals: Patient feeding responsibilities. Some patients will require direct feeding, while others may just need their meal tray brought to them and set up.
- Oral care, nail care, and basic hygiene.
- Bathing and dressing of patient. Bathing may take place in the form of a bed bath, shower, or tub.
- Toileting of patients. Often patients will need help with moving on and off of the facilities. Some patients may need help with a bed pan.
- Catheter care. Changing of catheter bags and charting amounts.
- Ambulation assistance. Some patients need help getting in and out of beds, wheelchairs, bathtubs, etc.
- Vital signs: Blood pressure, pulse, and temperature monitoring.
- Answering call lights.
- Turning of bedridden patients. This is done to take the weight off of pressure points and prevent bedsores from occurring.
- Changing bed clothes and collecting soiled laundry.
- Light cleaning and organizing of patient room or area.
- Relaying and charting requested information. This may include moods, vital signs, meal consumption, liquid intake, and daily BM and urine amounts.
- Relaying information to the next CNA on shift, or to the nurse’s in charge.
- Recreational activities, such as assisting with a walk outdoors or delivering reading material to patients.
- Post mortem care.
- Provides safe and effective nursing care rendered directly or indirectly.
- Courteous to all members of the hospital staff.
- Communicates with all members of the healthcare team.
- Be trained and currently certified to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and be knowledgeable of all critical access hospital emergency protocols. (OHA 310:667-39-9 e.7)
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Nurse’s Aide Certification.
- High school diploma or GED
- Experience preferred, but not required.
- Current CPR certification.