Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
Meade District Hospital
- Meade, KS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Must have active nursing assistance certification
- Must be in good standing with the state of Kansas
- Meet attendance and punctuality guidelines
- Adhere to dress code; no t-shirts, tank tops, cut offs, open-toed shoes or jeans (with the exception of Friday) are allowed.
- Attend required monthly department meetings and All Staff in-service programs
- Treat residents, resident families and co-workers with respect and courtesy
- Complete mandatory education by due dates (i.e. CareLearning courses)
- Follow acknowledged and signed Standards of Behavior
- Adhere to policies and procedures
- Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies
- Addresses and responds to residents and staff in a pleasant, respectful manner
- Works as a team member and maintains a positive attitude
- Maintains confidentiality of resident's information and honors resident's privacy
- Appropriately shares resident information with the charge nurse and during report at shift change
- Treats residents with dignity and respect at all times
- Strictly adheres to resident's rights
- Assist with the individualization process of ADL's for each resident
- Assist other CNAs even when not assigned a hall
- Able to change work area as requested to maintain best interest of the facility
- Uses imagination and offers new ideas to implement more effective and suitable methods
- Performs documentation of tasks appropriately
- Assists residents to and from designated activities
- Assists residents to and from hair appointments and assist with transfers as needed
- Maintain the ADL (Activities of Daily Living) flow-sheet and notebook system for each designated hall
- Provides or assists with scheduled bath care for residents
- Provides or assists with daily oral care
- Dresses residents appropriately for the weather and resident's preference
- Provides or assists residents with hair care
- Offers and provides back rubs
- Provides appropriate skin care in correlation and under supervision of charge nurse
- Provides appropriate positional change as per care plan
- Provides clean linens to each resident weekly by housekeeping and PRN by nursing staff
- Weighs and records vital signs as per care plan in correlation with charge nurse
- Provides or assists with toileting or incontinence care as per care plan
- Reports alterations in resident's normal elimination pattern to charge nurse in timely manner
- Provides adequate hydration each shift and snacks for nutrition to residents
- Assist with drinks and meals in dining room and assisted meal room
- Participates in Quality Assurance measures