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.