Certified Nursing Assistant / CNA / Companion / Caregiver
Certified Nursing Assistant / CNA / Companion / Caregiver
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Requires State CNA certification
- 1 year of care giving experience
- Minimum High School Degree
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Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Takes and records patient's vital signs
- Measures and records patient's fluid intake and output
- Provides daily routine care such as bathing, dressing and feeding
- Assists patients in active and passive range of motion, transferring, walking and turning
- Cleans rooms and makes patient beds
- Answers patient's calls
- Converses with patients to provide assurance
- Assists in care and feeding of infants
- Observes Universal Precautions
- Ability to follow written Nursing Care Plan
- Provides patient transportation to doctor appointments, outside activities and shopping
- Provides patient laundry and linen changes
- Light housekeeping
- Provides medication reminders
- Provides medical follow up with exercise regime
- Meal preparation, and clean up