Long Term Care Certified Nursing Assistant - Full Time Day Shift

A Day in the Life 

• Provides supportive services to nurse(s) and other staff as needed and performs duties as assigned.

• Assists resident with or perform activities of daily living for residents in accordance with care plans and established policies and procedures.

• Assists resident with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.

• Coordinates dining room services at assigned mealtimes, including set-up and clean-up, meal tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake.

• Delivers nutritional supplements to residents at assigned times and provides assistance as necessary to ensure intake. Documents intake accordingly.

• Assists with weighing residents according to facility policy, and records weight in designated locations. Reports weight changes to nurse and supervisor.

• Assists with tracking the condition of the resident’s skin. Reports any presence of pressure areas, skin breakdown or skin tears to nurse and supervisor.

• Assists nursing staff in carrying out toileting program activities.

• Completes flow sheets daily to indicate that the specified task was done. Documents the progress of each resident as directed by supervisor.

• Keeps nurse and supervisor informed of factors that interfere with being able to perform the work as assigned (i.e. resident refusal, reassigned to nursing unit).

• Reports change in a resident’s condition to the resident’s nurse and supervisor.