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Job Summary - Performs various personal resident care necessary to meet the needs and comfort of the residents.

Accountability - Directly accountable to the Wing Nurse.

Qualifications

• Requires education normally acquired in two years of high school or equivalent.
• Supplementary education of specialized nurse assistant training.
• Certified notice of inclusion in the Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide Registry.
• Must have understanding of standard techniques to avoid spread of infection and contagious illness.
• Must have knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering simple treatments and related resident care

• Must be in good physical condition, as job requires much lifting, bending, walking and stretching.

   

Physical/Mental Requirements

• Lift/carry light objects such as thermometers, linen, resident care items, and appliances, etc. ranging from less than 10 to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Frequent transfers up to 75 pounds with assist while lifting, positioning and transferring resident to beds, toilets, wheelchairs, etc.
• Push/pull residents weighing 78-250 pounds in wheelchairs and geri-chairs. Reposition residents weighing 78-250 pounds in bed for assistance with treatments and hygiene and comfort needs.
• Use of a Gait belt is required.
• Simple manipulative skills are required to accurately manipulate wheelchairs through doorways, moving linen carts, etc.
• Stand or walk up to 90 percent of eight-hour day to provide resident care and assistance.
• Occasionally perform tasks which require eye-hand coordination such as recording resident weights, temperature taking, adjusting bathtub temperature settings, etc.
• Reaching overhead is required to obtain linens and stock from shelves ranging from floor to 6 feet, and to remove or replace resident items on closet shelves.
• A sense of balance is required to safely transfer resident from one area to another, such as chair to bed, toilet to chair, etc.
• Able to wear gloves and other protective equipment.
• Handling, fingering, and feeling is required continuously for detecting pulse, using resident care items, and providing tactile stimulation to residents.
• Clear speech, reading, and hearing skills are required continuously to comprehend and communicate with residents and co-workers, to follow written plans of care and to respond to emergency alarms.
• Requires ability to identify residents, call lights, and unusual occurrences on unit at distance of 200 feet.
• Requires ability to read small print and written materials, thermometers, and observe changes in resident's condition, etc.
• Requires ability to distinguish normal sounds with background noise ranging from conversational levels to high-pitched sounding alarms.
• Concentrate on moderate detail with some interruption.
• Attention span necessary to attend to a task/function for 10-25 minutes related to nurse assistant duties.
• Comprehend oral and written instructions.
• Ability to comprehend simple directions and specific ideas behind actions.
• Comprehension of in-service materials and principles as required understand and apply in practice.
• Memory capable of remembering task/assignment ranging from a few hours to long periods of time.

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Environmental Condition

Occasional exposure to blood/body fluids as required to perform personal care for residents.

Continuous exposure to hazardous chemicals such as disinfectants, cleansers, soap, etc... as identified by nursing department's MSDS manual.

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