Certified Nursing Assistant Job Description

Job Summary
Provides basic patient care under direction of the Registered/Licensed Nurse.
 
General Accountabilities*
  • Answers patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems.
  • Turns or repositions bedridden patients.
  • Provides physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities.
  • Reviews patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
  • Measures and records food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
  • Records vital signs, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
  • Gathers information about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
  • Observes or examines patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention.
  • Documents or otherwise reports observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
  • Reminds patients to take nutritional supplements.
  • Feeds patients or assists patients to eat or drink.
  • Supplies, collects, or empties bedpans.
  • Undresses, washes, and dresses patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
  • Changes bed linens or makes beds.
  • Interacts with patients considering their developmental, age-specific, and cultural and spiritual preferences.
  • Assists patient with ADL's, bathing, showering, toileting, positioning, turning, transferring and ambulating.
 
Job Qualifications
  • Education: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Experience: Substantial related experience
  • One of the following: six months or more in a Nurse Assistant position, CNA certification, currently enrolled in nursing school or a student that has completed a 2 year High School Health Careers program.
 
Skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Service orientation
  • Active listening
  • Monitoring
  • Critical thinking

*The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.