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Wheeling Hospital, Inc Registered Long Term Care CNA-11 in Wheeling, West Virginia

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The primary purpose is to provide each assigned patient with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the patient's assessment, plan of care and care plan, as may be directed by supervisors.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Must have previously completed a nurse's aid training and competency program and must have previously passed a required competency test approved by the WV State Health Department (per Federal Long Term Care Regulation). 2. Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date. 3. High school education or GED required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: EXPERIENCE: 1. One year nursing assistant experience in long term care preferred.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.They are not intended to be constructed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties.Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc. in an informative and descriptive manner per Policy/Procedures and assures they are correct.
  2. Measure and record temperatures, pulse, and respirations per Policy/Procedures.
  3. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, education level and related criteria for the adult geriatric patient per the established age-specific standard.
  4. Demonstrates the ability to use the following equipment according to manual: vital signs instrumentation, k-pad, scales, oxygen tanks, drainage systems/suction, SCDs, CPM machine, and Bladder Scanner.
  5. Assist patients with daily hygiene (dental care, mouth care, bath, hair care, backrubs, nail care, and shaving, etc.
  6. Assist patients with nail care, which includes cleaning and clipping, except diabetic patients per policy/procedure.
  7. Turn and position bedfast patient every 2 hours and as needed. Assist patients with bowel and/or bladder functions. Assist patients in Bladder maintenance and bladder or bowel retraining programs.
  8. Answer call bells promptly per policy /Procedure.
  9. Assist with the care of the dying patient. Provide postmortem care per Policy/Procedure.
  10. Provide perineal and indwelling catheter care on your shift and as necessary per Policy/Procedure.
  11. Assist patients with (ADL) activities of daily living skills with and without adaptive equipment as per instructions of therapist or nurse.
  12. Serve food trays per standard. Assist with feeding as indicated. Record food... For full info follow application link.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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