Certified Nursing Aide CNA - NOC Shift

Job Summary:
The Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) Is responsible to provide each assigned resident with routine daily
nursing care and services in accordance with the residents assessment and care plan, and as directed by
the nursing supervisor . Will deliver resident care to age ranges of residents from adults to geriatrics and
assist with promoting a compassionate physical and psychosocial environment for residents.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Duties/Responsibilities:

CUSTOMER SERVICE
• Demonstrates positive customer service when performing the role of the Certified
Nursing Aide with residents, family members, facility staff and medical staff.
• Displays flexibility, team spirit compassion, respect h o n e s t y , politeness and
accountability when dealing with residents, family members and facility staff.
• Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity for resident's rights in all interfaces with
residents and family members.
• Communicates effectively via open, straightforward communication, including use of
listening skills and by accessing the appropriate chain of command.
• Seeks validation of knowledge base, quality, decision-making and skill level by actively
questioning when necessary.
• Participates in interdisciplinary communication activities; actively listens and actively
contributes.

Administrative Functions:
• Identify residents before administering c a r e , serving meals, etc. , as necessary.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc. , in an informative and descriptive
manner.
• Use only authorized abbreviations established by the facility when recording information.
• Report all observed incidents of abuse and accidents on the shift that they occur.
Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Functions:
• Ensure that resident's room is ready for receiving the resident (i. e. , bed made, nametags
up, admission kit available, etc. )
• Greet residents and escort them to their room.
• Introduce resident to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as
appropriate.
• Make resident comfortable (i. e. put to bed, get water, etc. )
• Inventory and mark the residents' personal possessions as instructed.
• Store residents clothing.
• Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being
transferred to a new room, or when being discharged.
• Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area.
• Assist with loading/unloading residents from vehicles as necessary.
Personal Functions:
• Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures,
and as instructed by supervisors.
• Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing assigned
tasks.
• Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel to
ensure that nursing services can be
• adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis,
as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
• Meet with shift nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying
and correcting problem areas,
• and/or the improvement of services.
• Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident
• Notify the facility when you will be late or absent from work.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous
chemicals to supervisors.

Personal Nursing Care Functions:
• Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting to duty.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood body fluids.
• Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i. e. , brushing teeth/dentures, oral
hygiene, special mouth care, etc. ).
• Assist residents with bath functions i. e. , bed bath, tub or shower bath, etc. ,) as directed.
• Give backrubs as instructed
• Assist residents with dressing/undressing as necessary.
• Assist residents with hair care functions (i. e. , combing, brushing, shampooing, etc. ).
• Assist residents with nail care (i. e. , clipping, trimming, and cleaning the
finger/toenails). (NOTE: Does not include diabetic residents. )
• Shave male residents.
• Keep hair on female residents clean (i. e. , facial hair, under arms, on legs, etc. ) as
instructed.
• Keep residents dry (i. e. , change gown, clothing, linen, etc. , when it becomes wet or
soiled).
• Change bed linens. Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident
• Make beds (occupied and unoccupied).
• Put extra covers on beds as requested.
• Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable position.
• Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i. e. , take to bathroom, offer bed
pan/urinal, portable commode, etc. ).
• Maintain intake and output records as instructed.
• Keep incontinent residents clean and dry.
• Check and report bowel movements and character of stools as instructed.
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests as directed by licensed nurses (i. e. , lab
work, x-ray, therapy, dental, etc. ).
• Assist residents in preparing for activity and social programs (i. e. , church services,
parties, visitors, etc. ).
• Assist in transporting residents to/from appointments, activity and social programs, etc. ,
as necessary.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of
beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs,
• Assist residents to walk with or without self-help devices as instructed.
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Utilize protective and adaptive equipment etc. , as instructed
• Provide eye and ear care (i. e. , hearing aid installation, cleaning eyeglasses/hearing aids,
etc. ) as instructed.
• Assist in preparing the resident for a physical examination.
• Weigh and measure residents as instructed
• Measure and record temperatures, pulse, and respirations (TPRs), as instructed.
• Answer resident calls promptly.
• Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met
in accordance with his/her wishes.
• Assist with the care of the dying resident
• Assist with post-mortem care as instructed.
Special Nursing Care Functions
• Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent
decubitus ulcers (bedsores).
• Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.
• Provide indwelling catheter care.
• Provide perineal care.
• Assist with the application of slings, binders, etc.
• Give tepid sponge baths.
• Provide daily Range of Motion Exercises. Record data as instructed.
• Assist with repositioning bedfast residents at least every two (2) hours.
• Observe disoriented and comatose residents. Record and report data as instructed.
• Turn all medications found in the resident's room/possession over to the Nurse
Supervisor/Charg.