Job Summary:

The CNA will provide essential care and support to patients, ensuring their comfort, safety, and well-being. This role involves assisting with daily living activities, monitoring vital signs, and working closely with the nursing staff to deliver high-quality patient care.

Essential Functions:

• Patient Care:

  • Assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding.
  • Provide mobility assistance, including help with walking, transferring, and positioning.
  • Ensure patient comfort by adjusting beds, turning patients, and providing adequate hydration and nourishment.

• Medical Assistance:

• Observation and Reporting:

• Environmental Maintenance:

• Team Collaboration:

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
• Conforms to all applicable Agency policies and procedures.
• Participates actively in continuing education and in-services.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information and business trade practices
• Assumes accountability for reporting incidents and complaints according to Agency policy.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Organizational skills
• Able to read and interpret instructions\
• Able to communicate with all levels of clinical and non-clinical individuals
• Time management
• Cooperative attitude
• Advanced written and verbal interpersonal communication
• Basic math skills related to patient care.

Age-Related Competencies:

Demonstrates the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age-specific patient needs appropriate for

this position.

Information Management:

Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security.

Risk Management:

• Cooperates fully in all risk management activities and investigations.
• Keeps abreast of changes in health care law.
• Maintains Agency/program compliance with local, state, and federal laws as well as state accreditation standards.

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Education:

  • Must be 18 years of age
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Completion of Nursing Assistant course and certification as required by the state in which employed.

• Experience:

  • One (1) year experience in a comparable job classification

• Training:

• License / Certification:

  • Driver’s license and proof of current auto liability insurance; no listing in the OIG Excluded Provider listing
  • Has successfully completed one of the following:

A) Training program/competency eval as specified in §418.76 (b) (c) of the Medicare

regulations.

B) Competency eval program that meets §418.76 (c)

C) Nurse Aide training/competency eval program approved by the state and listed in good

Standing on the state nurse aide registry:

D) State Licensure program that meets requirements of §418.76

Environmental Conditions:

Works under a variety of conditions in facilities and offices; ability to work flexible schedule, ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather. Moderate noise level; tasks may involve exposure to bloodborne pathogens; moderate stress and emotional demands.

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Physical Requirements: Sitting is required. Requires ability to always handle stressful situations in a calm and courteous manner. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and agency needs. Ability to travel.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.

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