Certified Nursing Assistant

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing
staff. Perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move
patients, or change linens. May transfer or transport patients. Includes
nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.
Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations,
suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by
a physician or nurse. Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells,
or intercom systems to determine patients needs. Apply clean
dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of
nurse or physician. Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of
medical equipment or provision of patient care. Change bed linens or
make beds. Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination
rooms, or other patient areas. Collect specimens, such as urine, feces,
or sputum. Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for
assistance or social and emotional support. Document or otherwise report
observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to
nurses. Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have
restricted mobility. Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient
condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities. Measure and
record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting
changes to medical or nursing staff. Observe or examine patients to
detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises,
open wounds, or blood in urine. Prepare or serve food trays. Provide
information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status
information to visitors or callers. Provide physical support to assist
patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed,
bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
Record height or weight of patients. Remind patients to take medications
or nutritional supplements. Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene
items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper. Review
patients dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to
ensure patient receives appropriate diet. Supply, collect, or empty
bedpans. Turn or reposition bedridden patients. Undress, wash, and dress
patients who are unable to do so for themselves. Wash, groom, shave, or
drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: www.fairhaven.org