Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Home Care

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY:

The Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) is a member of the Nurse Next Door team and works under the supervision of the Care Designer or a nurse and performs personal care services contained in a care plan written by a licensed health professional, employed or contracted by the agency. The CNA is responsible for observing clients, reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed and will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity and safety of a client’s care.

JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsibilities of CNA (not all encompassing)
• Bathing, grooming, including oral care
• Assist the client with dressing and undressing
• Peri-care, including the use of the bedpan and urinal
• Provide catheter care including changing the urinary catheter bag
• Empty ostomy bags, or changing bags that do not adhere to the skin
• Assist in feeding the client, if necessary
• Take and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure)
• Support good skin care to prevent skin breakdown (i.e. turn and reposition client, actively
• encourage movement)
• Assist clients with active and passive range of motions as defined by Care Plan
• Provide clients with help walking and transferring; assist with the use of devices for aid to daily living such as a wheelchair or walker
• Observe client’s physical, mental and emotional conditions; report any change to the Care Designer
• Assist client in the self-administration of medication
• Perform light housekeeping; maintain a clean, safe and healthy environment, to include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing the client's dishes or laundry, change bed linens and making up the client’s bed
• Perform meal preparation and clean up
• Follow principles of infection control and Universal Precautions
• Provide transport to doctor appointments, outside activities and shopping

CLIENTS RIGHTS

• Ensure client’s rights are adhered to. These include but are not limited to:
• The right to privacy and dignity while care is being provided
• The right to accept or refuse care
• The right to confidentiality of their information
• Respond rapidly and appropriately in an emergency

QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Nurse Aide current license (attach to your resume)
• High school diploma or GED
•  Registered on the Idaho State Health Care Aide Registry
•  Minimum of one (1) year of documented experience preferable
•  Certified in CPR
•  Criminal background check clearance
•  Negative TB skin test or chest x-ray
•  Licensed driver with automobile that is insured in accordance with the organization’s requirements.
•  Empathy for the needs of the client
•  Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills  
•  Treats clients, staff and the public with courtesy, respect and presents appositive public image.
•  Works as a team member, caring attitude, and enjoys helping others

JOB LIMITATIONS:

The Certified Nursing Assistant will not function in any manner, viewed as the practice of nursing according to the State’s Nurse Practice Act. Specifically, the Certified Nursing Assistant will not administer medications, obtain physician’s orders or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge and skill of a licensed nurse.

The CNA SHALL NOT:

•  Change sterile dressings
•  Irrigate body cavities such as giving an enema
•  Irrigate a colostomy or wound
•  Perform a gastric irrigation or enteral feeding
•  Catheterize a client
•  Administer medication
•  Apply heat by any method
•  Care for a tracheotomy tube
•  Provide any personal health service which has not been included in the written service provision plan or care plan.

ENVIRONMENT, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OR PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Working Conditions: In home care; Must be able to stand walk, squat, bend, kneel, reach, twist, push and pull. Must be able to lift to 35 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment: Physical Requirements:

Contact with clients under a wide variety of circumstances. Care provided in client’s living environment with varying situations or in an institution such as a hospital. May be required to respond in an emergency. Travel required. Position includes tasks that have the potential for exposure to blood and other potentially infectious material (OPIM) such as body fluids/tissues. May include gloves, mask, eye protection, and disposable outer covering.

Nurse Next Door is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.