Certified Nursing Assistant - Skilled Nursing Facility

Company: Orlando Senior Health Network
Location: Orlando
Posted on: May 7, 2025

Job Description:

-JOB SUMMARY:Provide personal care and assistance to residents as needed. -Carry out procedures following proper instructions. -Foster self-respect and a feeling of worth in each resident by providing consistent understanding and kindness in their care. -Observe and report changes in residents' physical and emotional condition to the Charge Nurse. -Maintain an attractive, comfortable, and clean environment for the residents. -Assist in admitting, discharging, and transferring residents. -Prevent spread of disease and infection by following established universal precautions. -Attend staff meetings, classes and ongoing in-service programs to improve knowledge and skills. -ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: -(Other duties may be assigned.)

• Provide assistance to patients' basic care needs: dressing, grooming, shampoos, shaving; oral care, nail care, skin care; bathing, including bed baths, tub baths, showers, and whirlpool baths; answering call lights and delivering messages; care of resident valuables and other property.
• Assist patients with ambulation: getting in and out of bed, transfer techniques, walking with/without assistive devices; use of wheelchairs; use of orthopedic appliances.
• Assist patients with feeding as necessary.
• Provide assistance to patients with environmental needs: making beds, changing linens as necessary; clean and maintain orderly utility rooms, linen closets, and storage cabinets; collect, bag, and transport soiled linen to soiled utility and central bath areas; cleaning of equipment.
• Assist patients with or provides basic toileting care: ambulation to bathroom; use of bedpan, urinal, or bedside commode; bowel and/or bladder training; care of incontinent episodes; providing perineal care; measuring output; recording bowel movements, urination, emesis, drainage, etc.
• Provide assistance to patients with preventative care; prevention of decubitus ulcers, ROM exercises to prevent contractures; mental and physical stimulation to prevent disorders due to sensory deprivation.
• Assist patients with or provides treatments and procedures when properly instructed: obtaining temperatures, pulses, respirations, weight; carrying out postmortem care; carrying out isolation techniques and procedures.
• Assist patients with activity programs; assists with resident transport to outside activities; assists in taking residents outside for a walk or pushes wheelchair.
• Ensure established infection control and universal precautions are maintained when performing duties.
• Maintains a professional attitude and appearance.
• Support the facility's goals and objectives.
• Attends a minimum of eighteen (18) hours of in-service education per year.
• Performs other duties as assigned.PM20Compensation details: 15-17.5 Hourly WagePIe0c328bba15d-37820-35314873

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