CNA

POSITION SUMMARY The CNA is responsible for providing residents with the highest quality of direct routine care in all activities of daily living, under the supervision of the LPN or RN and in accordance with the MDH Nursing Assistant Program standards, the Resident’s Bill of Rights and the facility Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. According to the Plan of Care for the resident, CNAs apply skills in basic nursing, personal care and basic restorative services while understanding the mental health and social service needs of the resident and being mindful of the needs in cognitively impaired residents. The CNA is part of the interdisciplinary care team that is dedicated to promoting independence, autonomous decision-making and facilitating residents to achieve and maintain the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well-being. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES QUALITY OF CARE  Provides ongoing resident care upholding and promoting the resident’s right to be free from abuse, mistreatment, neglect or misappropriation of resident property, immediately reporting any suspicions, reports or witnessed events to appropriate facility staff  Forms quality relationships, communicating and interacting competently on a one-to-one basis while integrating the resident-centered Plan of Care  Demonstrates sensitivity to physical, mental and psychosocial needs as well as maintaining dignity, while skillfully performing directed nursing, personal cares and restorative services  Supports and promotes residents’ rights and attainment of as much functional independence as possible  Maximizes quality of living through continual monitoring, reporting and documenting of resident care  Provides the highest quality of care to all residents, without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age or differences in culture  Maintains awareness of facility QAPI goals and abides by and promotes the QAPI program  Practices and promotes a strong culture of customer service, ensuring a resident-centered experience BASIC NURSING, PERSONAL CARES and BASIC RESTORATIVE SERVICES  Facilitates Plan of Care through completion of nursing responsibilities, clearly communicating resident needs to primary caregivers and reporting changes and responses to interventions to the LPN or RN  Completes basic nursing cares as directed such as taking and recording vital signs; measuring and recording height and weight; recognizing abnormal changes in body functioning and reporting to the LPN or RN; and caring for residents who are actively dying  Completes personal cares as directed such as bathing; grooming; mouth care; dressing; toileting; eating and hydration; proper feeding techniques; skin care; and transfers, positioning and turning  Facilitates adequate nutritional intake for resident through assisting to and from the dining area; feeding or assisting to feed; monitoring and recording intake and output; passing water and offering fluids; passing and collecting trays; serving supplemental nourishment as directed by nurse; maintaining awareness of dietary restrictions; and following safety guidelines including wearing gloves when handling food or hydration  Completes basic restorative services as directed such as training residents in self-care and according to the resident’s abilities; use of assistive devices in transferring, ambulation, eating, and dressing; maintenance of range of motion; proper turning and positioning in bed and chair; bowel and bladder training; and care and use of prosthetic and orthotic devices  Assists nurse with special procedures as directed, including implementing and completing critical care sheets, participating in care conferences, etc.  Provides and ensures nursing care activities are practiced in accordance with the MDH Nursing Assistant standards while protecting residents’ dignity, privacy and when possible autonomous decision-ma