CNA/HHA-Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aid

Nurse Next Door
US - Idaho - Hayden
October 25, 2024

Nurse Next Door -

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY:

The Home Care Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant is a member of the Nurse Next Door team and works under the supervision of the Care Designer or a nurse and performs personal care services contained in a care plan written by a licensed health professional, employed or contracted by the agency. The Home Care Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant is responsible for observing clients, reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed.

The Home Care Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity and safety of a clients care.

JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities of the Certified Nursing Assistant include, are to, but are not limited to the following:

Provide
Provide

client care as directed by the Care Designer or Nurse.

personal care: a. Bathing

Grooming, including oral care
Assist the client with dressing and undressing
Assist the client with toileting activities, including the use of the bedpan and urinal
Provide catheter care including changing the urinary catheter bag
Empty ostomy bags, or changing bags that do not adhere to the skin
Assist in feeding the client, if necessary
Feed clients who are unable to feed themselves
Take and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure)
Measure and record height and weight, if necessary.
Support good skin care to prevent skin breakdown (i.e. turn and reposition client, actively
encourage movement)
Assist client with active and passive range of motions as defined by the plan of care
Provide client with help walking and transferring; assist with the use of devices for aid to daily
living such as a wheelchair or walker;
Observe clients physical, mental and emotional conditions

i. Report any change to the Care Designer Certified Nursing Assistant

ii. Document observed changes

Measure and document intake and output, if necessary
Assist client in the self-administration of medication
Verbally remind clients to take their medications
Perform light housekeeping; maintains a clean, safe and healthy environment, which may
include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing the client's or client's dishes or laundry, and such tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the client;
Perform meal preparation and clean up

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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