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Certified Nurse Aid - Shawnee Care Center

Job Details

Experienced
Shawnee Care Center - Shawnee, OK
Full Time
Any
Health Care

Description

The overall purpose of the certified nurse's aide (CNA) position is to provide personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort.

Qualifications

  • State certification as a nursing assistant mandatory.
  • Complete familiarity with duties of a certified nursing assistant.
  • Highly developed observation skills are desirable.
  • Functional literacy in English is required.
  • Tolerance, patience, empathy and concern are desirable. 

 

Essential Functions

  • Provide personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort consistent with company policy.
  • Promotes and supports the greatest possible degree of independence for residents
  • Advises supervising charge nurse of resident=s status at beginning and end of shift
  • Contributes knowledge of resident=s conditions/needs to resident care plans
  • Assists in the implementation of care plans as directed within the parameters of established policy and procedure
  • Observes and reports on residents= conditions, and documents observations as required
  • Promotes safe/clean environment
  • Complies with requirements of procedures for safe lifting and/or safe transfer of residents per established policies and procedures.
  • Must be able to perform moderate to heavy lifting
  • Must be able to walk or stand for extended periods of time
  • Assures that equipment is clean and functional
  • Attends in-service training programs.
  • Other Functions
  • Performs incidental housekeeping or maintenance tasks as may be required to maintain a clean, hazard-free environment for residents, visitors and staff.
  • Performs other duties/tasks as may be assigned

 

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