POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION: NURSING ASSISTANT
DEPARTMENT: NURSING
REPORTS TO: NURSE
SUMMARY OF POSITION: Performs resident/patient care activities and
related services necessary in caring for the personal needs, safety, and
comfort of residents/patients as assigned. Assists in providing a positive
physical, social and psychological environment. Follows all Extendicare
policies and procedures.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: The responsibilities of this position involve
significant physical activities including standing, lifting (up to 60 pounds
unassisted), bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting. The tasks on
this position description marked with an asterisk (*) are those that regularly
require these physical activities. All employees of nursing homes may be
required to provide lifting and transfer assistance to residents. Lifting and/or
transferring some residents will require use of a lifting device and /or
assistance of other staff.
Essential Functions
Assists with resident/patient care needs and comforts including but not
limited to:
Assists or gives oral hygiene and mouth care.
Assists with bathing functions and dressing/undressing as necessary.
Assists with nail care, shaving, and hair care.
Assists with lifting, turning, positioning and transporting residents.
Makes both occupied and unoccupied beds (as assigned).
Keeps residents/patients dry (i.e. change gown, clothing, linen, etc.)
Assists resident/patient with bowel or bladder functions.
Checks residents/patients frequently to assure that their personal care needs are being met.
Answers call lights promptly.
Assists with nursing functions as follows:
Measures and records vital signs.
Weighs and measures residents/patients.
Collects specimens (i.e., urine, stool, sputum).
Prepares and gives enemas.
Provides daily indwelling catheter care.
Performs diabetic urine testing.
Turns bedfast residents/patients at least every two hours.
Provides daily range of motion exercises.
Assists with care of the dying resident.
Maintains accurate intake and output records.
Performs food service functions including:
Prepares residents/patients for meals (i.e., take to bathroom, wash hands, oral care, take to, from dining room, etc.)
Serves food trays. Assists with feeding as indicated.
Records the residents/patients food fluid intake.
Serves between meal and bedtime snacks.
Keeps resident’s/patient’s water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water on each shift.
Performs after meal care (i.e., clean residents/patients hands, face, clothing, brush teeth, take to bathroom, etc.).
?Notes and reports changes in resident/patient eating habits especially those on diabetic diet.
4. Assists with keeping nursing and resident/patient care area neat, sanitary and orderly.
Appropriately records charges for supplies.
Participates in the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care ("IPOC") process as assigned.
Follows work assignments and schedules.
Complies with laws and regulations applicable to position and acts in accordance with Extendicare’s Corporate Compliance Program.
Attends and participates in inservice training, performance improvement ("PI") committees and other meetings as scheduled and directed.
Treats all residents, visitors, and staff with courtesy.
Works overtime, holiday and weekend hours as scheduled.
Assists in orientation and training of employees as assigned.
Performs physical activities including standing, lifting (up to 60 pounds unassisted), bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting.
Resident Rights
Knows Resident Rights. Helps the residents/patients exercise and/or protect their rights.
Reports resident/patient complaints to management.
Maintains confidentiality of resident/patient information.
HIPAA
Follows and adheres to Extendicare’s policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements for the privacy and security of protected health information. Uses and/or discloses only minimum amount of Protected Health Information necessary to complete assigned tasks. (Applies only if position requires access to PHI under Role Based Access Grid.) Reports all suspected violation of company’s HIPAA policies or procedures to Facility Privacy Designee.
Other Duties
Performs other duties as assigned and consistent with the level of preparation and experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Has education or experience sufficient to meet position requirements.
Possesses current certification as a nursing assistant.
Able to relate positively, effectively, and appropriately with residents/patients, families, community members, volunteers and other facility staff.
Possess special interest in, and a positive attitude about,working with long-term care residents/patients and the elderly.
Able to read, write, speak and understand English.
Meets all health requirements, as required by law.
