Certified Nursing Assistant

A professional caregiver trained to provide personal care, unskilled services, and companionship in the comfort of their home or environment. They are under the direction, instruction, and supervision of a Registered Nurse and the patient. The healthcare personnel duties are not limited to those listed as the position has a wide scope of duties at times dependent on the client and always under the auspices of the nurse registry. The CNA will provide various personal care services as necessary to meet the patient’s personal needs by providing a strong sense self-esteem and promoting independence within the comfort and safe environment of the patient’s home or settings.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Certified Nursing Assistant will involve the client in the care plan and help provide the client with the basic standards of healthy living. The following list of responsibilities is a guideline of possible duties that may be performed independently, as a group or by the caregiver in the course of working with the client. The Caregiver may assist in the following duties and are not limited to those listed.

• Assists the patient in the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) including personal care, hygiene, baths, skin and oral care, eating, dressing, elimination, exercises, ambulation, and changing/making patient’s bed.
• Assist the patient in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) plans including transportation, escorting, meal preparation shopping, and house maintenance
• Encourages the patient to participate in their personalized care plan.
• Gives emotional support to the patient and/or family.
• Provides companionship
• Assists in the maintenance of a safe and healthy environment.
• Assist in utilizing special equipment and supplies safely and properly.
• Reminds the client to take self-administered medications as ordered by the physician.
• Takes and records accurate patient vital signs when advised as needed.