Registered Long Term Care CNA
Core
Provide routine daily nursing care and services to adult and geriatric patients in a long-term care setting, including hygiene, vital signs, ADLs, and patient mobility.
Role type
Long-term care Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Builds
Patient care services for adult and geriatric patients
Domain
Healthcare / Long-term care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Vital signs monitoring, Activities of Daily Living (ADL) assistance, Patient hygiene care, Patient positioning and turning, Mechanical lift operation, Catheter and perineal care, Medication calculation, Orthopedic device application, Call bell response, Abuse and incident reporting
Preferred skills
One year of nursing assistant experience in long-term care
Technologies
Vital signs instrumentation, k-pad, scales, oxygen tanks, drainage systems/suction, SCDs, CPM machine, Bladder Scanner, Mechanical lifts, Steady's
Responsibilities
Record patient entries on flow sheets and charts; Measure and record temperatures, pulse, and respirations; Assist patients with daily hygiene, feeding, and bowel/bladder functions; Turn and position bedfast patients every 2 hours; Assist with lifting, moving, and transporting patients using proper body mechanics and mechanical lifts; Apply orthopedic devices per physical therapist instructions; Report patient abuse, misappropriation, accidents, and incidents; Provide postmortem care and assist with care of dying patients.
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC