CNA- Beverly Hills Rehab Center FT

NOW HIRING CNA full time position

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide each of your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the residents assessment and care plan and as may be directed by
your supervisors.
Essential Duties
Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments serving meals etc. as necessary.
Use only authorized abbreviations established by this facility when recording information.
Report all changes in the residents condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
Record all entries on flow sheets notes charts etc. in an informative descriptive manner.
Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur.
Agree not to disclose residents protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.
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.
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.
Assist with loading/unloading residents to/from vehicles as necessary.
Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth personal interest and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.
Participate in and receive the nursing report as instructed.
Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
Make beds as instructed.
Check residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met.
Record the residents food/fluid intake. Report changes in the residents eating habits to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
Keep residents water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift) and within easy reach of the resident.
Perform after meal care (i.e. remove trays clean residents hands face clothing etc..
Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures and as instructed by your supervisors.
Follow work assignments and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks.
Notify the facility when you will be late or absent from work.
Report occupational exposures to blood body fluids infectious materials and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the facilitys policies and procedures governing accidents and incidents.
Assist residents with daily functions (dental and mouth care bath functions combing of hair dressing and undressing as necessary).
Keep residents dry (change gown clothing and linens when it becomes wet or soiled).
Assist with lifting turning moving positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds chairs bathtubs wheelchairs lifts etc.
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.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents. Record and report data as instructed
Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any resident leaving/missing from the facility.
Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit stand; walk and talk read or hear. Frequent use of all office related equipment to include copier/scanner/fax telephone and calculator.