Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS:

*Assists residents with ADL’s skillfully with consideration for individual needs.

*Provides personal hygiene measures appropriately.

*Utilizes measures that promote good skin care following the Skin Care Program.

*Uses assistive devices in ambulation, dressing and eating.

*Provides preventative maintenance and rehabilitative measures, i.e. ambulation, ROM, positioning, dressing, allowing opportunity for self-care.

*Promotes residents’ participation in activities.

*Provides care outlined in the Negotiated Service Plan.

*Performs competently technical skills considered basic to the scope of service.

*Assists the resident in the provision of adequate nutrition, including fluid intake and supplements.

*Follows procedures to aid adequate bladder and bowel elimination/retraining.

*Adjusts for physical and/or mental limitations.

*Demonstrates accurate monitoring of body functions in vital signs, weight, intake and output measurements and collection of specimens.

*Replenishes and orders supplies. Reports all maintenance needs promptly.

*Supports and promotes unit, department, and facility policies, procedures and goals.

*Completes assigned cleaning tasks according to established schedule.

*Provides care for the dying resident and provides postmortem care.

*Completes tasks as assigned by the Nurse Manager within the NA-C’s Scope of Practice.

*Provides orientation for new staff members.

Requirements

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION:

· Must be 18 years or older.

· Current NA-C licensure in the State of Washington.

· Holds or is currently in the process of acquiring a food handlers’ permit.

· Holds or is currently in the process of acquiring a First Aid/CPR card.

· Self-motivated and comfortable working independently with elderly and/or disabled individuals.

· Ability to cook and bake independently; follow recipes.

· Below certifications are required for the job. You will have up to 120 days to acquire these certificates.

o Nurse Delegation Training Certification.

o Modified Fundamentals of Nursing Certification.

o Dementia Training Certification.