Position Summary: The purpose of this position is to provide direct care to residents, under the supervision of a licensed nurse, in accordance with facility policies and procedures and report resident needs and concerns to a licensed nurse.
Essential Functions:
Attend work as scheduled and follow company’s call-off procedures
· Follow established performance standards and perform duties according to nursing service policies and procedures.
· Identify resident problems and concerns and report them immediately to a charge nurse or a licensed nurse.
· Complete assignments timely, completely and accurately.
· Conduct resident rounds as assigned.
· Initiate corrective action as necessary and/or seek assistance of a licensed nurse.
· Attend all in-service classes as assigned and complete assignments.
· Document incidents and/or unusual problems according to established facility procedures.
· Review care plans and daily assignments and perform nursing care as outlined.
· Document in the nursing assistant notes the care and treatment provided to the resident and the resident’s response or lack of response to care provided.
· Report changes in residents’ conditions to Charge Nurse or Nurse Supervisor.
· Follow facility procedures for admission, discharge and transfer of residents.
· Complete documentation accurately, timely and following facility policies and procedures.
· Listen to resident and family complaints and report problems to Charge Nurse.
· Assure residents have call lights at hand and answer call lights promptly.
· Assure residents are given adequate assistance with personal and oral hygiene needs following facility’s policies and procedures.
· Assist residents with activities of daily living as documented in the residents’ care plans.
· Assure residents are given adequate assistance with meals, nourishment and transportation to meal service area(s).
· Check name bands on all assigned residents daily and report to Charge Nurse any bands that have been removed or need to be changed.
· Observe infection control procedures.
· Be responsible for the safety of residents under his/her supervision including the use of safety devices and/or alarms.
· Protect the privacy of resident Protected Health Information.
· Protect the confidentiality and security of all resident and facility information.
