C.N.A - Day Shift

Mesa Springs Healthcare

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Job Title: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
$2,500 SIGN-ON BONUS

Pay Rate: Based on experience
Schedule: 6am-6pm

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position.

However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform.

The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.


* Ensure that the resident's room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).


* Greet residents and escort them to their room.


* Introduce resident to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate.


* Inventory and mark the resident's personal possessions as instructed.


* Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area and assist with loading/unloading residents from vehicles as necessary.


* Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors.


* Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.


* Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.


* Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor.


* Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.


* Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.


* Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.).


* Assist residents with bath functions (i.e., bedbath, tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed.


* Assist residents with personal care.


* Keep residents dry (i.e., change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled).


* Change bed linens.

Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident.


* Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bedpan/urinal, portable commode, etc.).


* Maintain intake and output records as instructed.


* Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.


* Change dressings, bandages, binders, etc., as instructed.


* Provide eye and ear care (i.e., warm/cold compresses, eye/ear instillation, cleaning eyeglasses/hearing aides, etc.) as instructed.


* Answer resident calls promptly.


* Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.


* Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes.


* Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent pre...