Certified Nursing Assistant

Job Summary :

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse, assisting residents with daily living activities and performing related duties to facilitate efficient department services. This role requires a commitment to quality service and collaboration with the patient care team.

Location : Montana, United States

Responsibilities :

• Assist residents with basic hygiene, including bathing, oral hygiene, and dressing.
• Perform health-related tasks such as taking and recording vital signs and collecting specimens.
• Assist in emergency situations.
• Transport residents to appointments as needed.
• Assist patients in their routine activities of daily living.
• Perform range of motion exercises.
• Ambulates patient.
• Positions patient and provides skin care.
• Distributes linen and changes bed as needed.
• Assists with feeding and meal delivery.
• Assists with routine hygiene care including toileting and incontinent care, as well as appropriate oral and personal hygiene.
• Obtain urine, stool, and sputum specimens and processes specimens as needed.
• Obtains and records health, weights, vital signs, including pulse oximetry and pain assessment and I&O.
• Communicates patient status and reports changes in patient condition to licensed professional.
• Perform incentive spirometry.
• Transports patient. Preps for diagnostic tests.
• Assists rehab therapists (PM & R).
• Performs pulse oximetry / oxygen set up in oxygen therapy.
• Prepares room (supplies). Provides post mortem care.
• Prepares for admission and discharge.
• Assists nurse in emergency situations.
• Maintains and cleans equipment.
• Performs suction (oral, naso pharynx).
• Performs blood sugar finger sticks.
• Removes IV catheters per licensed nurse instruction.
• Performs EKGs (department specific responsibility).
• Answer unit phone and directs calls accordingly.
• Perform data entry into electronic medical database systems. Documents patient care and related duties appropriately.
• Perform selected patient registration activities.
• Coordinates equipment / supply needs. Notifies appropriate department of equipment malfunction.
• Perform any other related duties (e.g., clerical, technical duties) as assigned.

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