Day Shift Certified Nurses Aide
Enterprise Estates Nursing Center
- Enterprise, KS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The desired minimum requirements necessary to effectively perform position responsibilities include a certificate as a Nurse Aide from an accredited educational provider; excellent leadership skills or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience, and respect for the principles of resident rights, confidentiality, EEO and ADA
- Must possess a current, unencumbered, active certification to practice as a Certified Nurse Aide in this state
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
- Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
- Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, visitors, co-workers and other facility personnel, government agencies/personnel, and the general public
- Must have knowledge and understanding of dementia and dementia care
- Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care
- Must be willing to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel
- Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc., that are necessary for providing quality care
- Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents
- Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing assistant practices
- Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition
- Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace
- Computer skills, knowledge of medical terminology, dementia training
- On-the-job training and on-going education will be provided
- Provides quality direct care to residents based on evidence-based best practice per each resident’s comprehensive care plan
- Reports to and performs those duties assigned by the neighborhood charge nurse
- Is a certified nursing assistant and has additional training in resident-specific needs of care
- Demonstrates acceptable skill proficiency in those areas of certified nurse assistant that the facility has determined it will make available to its residents
- Demonstrates proficiency in motivating residents to participate in and complete planned care
- Follows appropriate safety and hygiene measures at all times to protect residents and themselves
- Meets facility continuing education requirements for certified nurse assistants
- Demonstrates a practical knowledge of facility policies and procedures for nursing
- Complies with facility guidelines for documentation and physicians’ orders
- Relates well to residents, family members, and facility staff
- Interacts well with interdisciplinary team and implements individual programs as developed
- Follows all Infection Prevention and Control procedures
- Maintains equipment and supplies for treatment
- Maintains consistent resident care schedule and is efficient in use of time
- Able to perform duties with a minimum of supervision
- Identifies potential problems/issues and reports to supervisor in a timely manner
- Maintains a professional attitude and appearance
- Is supportive of facility goals and objectives
- To move intermittently throughout the work day
- Speak and write the English language in an understandable manner
- Able to cope with mental and emotional stress of position
- Able to see & hear or use accommodative prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of the position can be fully met
- Function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and ability to work effectively with elders, family members, personnel and support agencies
- Be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability
- Able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, emotionally upset and at times, hostile people within the facility
- Able to assist in evacuation of elders during emergency situations
- See, hear or use prosthetic devices to enable use of the senses adequately
- Sits, stand, bend, stoop lifts & moves for extended periods of time
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate equipment
- Subject to frequent interruptions
- Ability to lift, move, push or pull a minimum of fifty (50) pounds
- Involved with elders/residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel under all conditions and circumstances
- Subject to hostile and emotionally upset elders, family members, personnel and visitors
- Communicates with medical staff, nursing personnel and other department supervisors
- Works beyond normal working hours and in other positions temporarily when necessary
- The primary work environment is throughout the facility and at times the work is stressful
- The employee may be exposed to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases and air contaminants
- The employee may be subject to work call-back during times of facility emergency or disaster preparedness functions
- Employee must be organized and detail-oriented
- Employee may be requested to perform other duties or tasks that are not listed but are within the competence and training of the individual
- General Elder Care: Blood, urine, feces, vomitus, wound exudates, semen/vaginal secretions other body fluids-cerebrospinal, synovial, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial
- Handling soiled linens and clothing: Blood, urine, feces, vomitus, wound exudates, semen/vaginal secretions, other body fluids-cerebrospinal, synovial, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial
- Cleaning elder rooms and common areas-Blood, urine, feces, vomitus, wound exudates, semen/vaginal secretions
- Refer to Exposure Control Plan for additional information
- The employee in this position may not disclose any record (via any media format, known or unknown
- May not disclose any elder or facility information, any system log-in codes or password assigned or permit any unauthorized access to elder/resident or facility information without express written consent of the facility management