CNA class

Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation

Come join our team and start making a difference!



* Answer resident calls promptly.


* Visit, read, and provide activities to residents.


* Watch for and report any change in room temperature, ventilation, lighting, etc.


* Assist residents with identifying food arrangements (i.e., informing resident with sight problem of foods that are on his/her tray, where it is located, if it is hot/cold, etc.).


* Keep residents' water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift), and within easy reach of the resident.


* Serve between meal and bedtime snacks as instructed.


* Pass water and ice.


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


* Assure that the residents' rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints, are well established and maintained at all times.



* Knock before entering a resident's room.h the job description you want external candidates to see.



* Is subject to frequent interruptions.


* Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.


* Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors.


* Communicates with nursing personnel and other department personnel.


* Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.


* Is subject to call-back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).


* Attends and participates in continuing educational programs.


* Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the work day, as well as to reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.


* Is subject to exposure to infectious wastes, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and hepatitis B viruses.


* May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS (with or without the aid of mechanical devices):



* Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.



* Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.


* Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.


* Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.


* Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility which include a medical and physical examination.


* Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility.


* Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.

Occasional pushing and ...