- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- CPR certification required
- Actively participates in nursing department meetings, town meetings, employee opinion survey, provide communication and feedback with development, implementation and evaluation of delivery of care for senior life communities.
- Actively participates in self development by attending educational programs and has completed annual hours of continuing education as required for assisted living regulations.
- Actively participates in the performance evaluation system.
- Serves as mentor to newly hired staff completing evaluations, attending meetings, and demonstrating care.
- Communicates creative ideas and methods to other team members for continuity.
- Serves as clinical partner ot the nurse giving input into challenging care issues.
- Demonstrates a positive caring attitude as evidenced by relaxed, pleasant facial expression and gentleness during care of resident.
- Spend free time with residents providing conversation and companionship.
- Maintains a clean and safe work environment for residents and staff. Responsible for equipment assigned for resident care is clean.
- Reports and removes any equipment that is not functioning properly.
- Acts to prevent accidents and incidents.
- Promptly answers pull cords in a timely manner.
- Anticipates resident needs, checks on resident regularly and demonstrates cooperative caring attitude when assisting residents.
- Provides orientation/reordination of residents to their environment and provides redirection as appropriate for residents level of understanding.
- Provides resident privacy by knocking on doors and greeting residents prior to entering room.
- Discuss personal issues with resident, family, co-workers in a private space/area in a professional manner.
- Reports all unusual conditions, occurrences, complaints or reactions to the nurse who has responsibility for that resident in a timely manner.
- Reports and/or documents any changes observed in condition or behavior of resident throughout shift.
- Serves as clinical partner to the nurse giving input into challenging care issues.
- Communicates creative ideas and methods to other team members for continuity.
- Speaks to residents in a pleasant helpful (resident center) manner, avoiding talking in halls or common areas with other staff related to resident care needs or other issues such as staffing, assignments or concerns.
- Models professionalism in communication using sensitivity, active listening techniques, and diplomacy with all customers.
- Understands and implements the principals of infection control, consistently using standard precautions and washes hands after each resident contact.
- Removes and disposes of gloves after each resident contact.
- Second assist as needed for minimal lift transfers
- Assist with activities
- Encourage self-help abilities
- Clean personal hygiene equipment used in the care of the resident
- Assist with ambulation, lifting, moving and transporting of resident, including pushing a wheelchair
- Perform incontinence care
- Assist residents with toileting
- Restock supplies in resident apartments
- Complete resident status checks evey on hour in memory care and evey two hours in AL
- Encourage resident participation in activities offered by the community
- Serves meals and assist with dining service as necessary, supervise dining room during meals to ensure resident safety
- Provide housekeeping services including laundry, making beds, empty garbage, and stocking supplies
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nursing assistant - Kankakee, United States - Riverside Healthcare
Description
We Are HiringAt Riverside, everyday brings new and exciting challenges. You can expect an interesting environment where you're part of making sure our organization is running optimally and safely, helping keep the community healthy. We provide the kind of paid training and opportunities that long-term careers are built on and we recognize hard workers who strive to make a difference. You will be able to succeed in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as a team. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us
FTE:
Shift: Afternoons
Location: KANKAKEE AL & MEMORY CARE
Summary:
The Nursing Assistant (NA) provides direct, quality care to Assisted Living residents in a timely, accurate, and consistent manner. The NA assists the resident in achieving maximum independence, social interaction, sense of identity and choice. Provides Quality Service in accordance with policies and procedures with dignity, respect and privacy. Maintains public relations through professional and positive behavior and attitudes. Actively participates on committees and quality initiatives throughout the year.
Experience/Education Requirements:
Riverside Medical Center proves that truly progressive medicine is being delivered in Chicago's southwest suburbs and East Central Illinois. Join a team that is not only concerned with providing the best care possible but also with offering a work environment of advancement and growth. Riverside is a place that embraces a culture where opinions count and dedications is respected, where superior performance is rewarded with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.
Other information:
Exposure/Sensory Requirement
Exposure to:
Chemicals: As listed in MSDS manual; chemotherapeutic agents, Disinfectants, room deodorizers, Betadine
Video Display Terminals: Average
Blood and Body Fluids: Blood and urine - High risk - administers direct resident care
TB or Airborne Pathogens: High risk - administers direct resident care
Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):
Speech: Needed to communicate with patient families, ancillary staff, MDs (ex: report on patient status, instruct patient/family re: teaching needs, goals.)
Vision: Needed to see emergency exits/equipment; required to perform assessments of patients status; read orders; operate equipment; change empty bags, recognize and respond to safety procedures/emergencies.
Smell: Needs to note presence of incontinence, emergency situations (fire, smoke) and assessment of drainage for foul smell.
Hearing: Needed to hear call lights, patient verbalization for assistance, patient concerns, emergency alarms, paging system, communication on telephone and hearing B/P; respond to safety procedures/emergencies.
Touch: Needed to perform percussive assessments and to comfort patients, manipulate tools/equipment; assess skin conditions and assess pulse.
Activity/Lifting Requirement
Average Hours per Week: 20 to 40
Shift: Days, Afternoons, or evenings
Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 10%
Twist: 20%
Stand: 30%
Crawl: 5%
Walk: 20%
Kneel: 5%
Lift: 20%
Drive: 0%
Squat: 10%
Climb: 5%
Bend: 10%
Reach above shoulders: 5%
