Certified Nurse Assistants (Frisco, TX)

Certified Nurse Assistants

Job DescriptionTitle Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)Reports To Charge NurseJob Summary The overall purpose of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) position is to provide each of the assigned Patients with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the Patient s care plan.Qualifications State certification as a Nursing Assistant is mandatory. Ability to read write and speak the English language.Essential Functions Provide personal care to Patients in a manner conducive to the safety Policies and Procedures as well as state federal guidelines and regulations. Promote and support the greatest possible degree of independence for Patients. Advise supervising charge nurse of Patients status at beginning and end of shift. Contribute knowledge of Patients conditions and documents observations as required. Promote safe clean environment. Comply with requirements of procedures for safe lifting and or safe transfer of Patients per established policies and procedures. Assure that equipment is clean and functional and report any malfunctions to supervisor. Attend in-service training programs to maintain nursing assistant certification. Perform incidental housekeeping or maintenance tasks as may be required to maintain a clean hazard-free environment for Patients visitors and staff. Ability to function as a Team Leader Role Model. Has reviewed Cantex Continuing Care Network s Clinical Policies and Procedures for Abuse Prevention and knows the employee s responsibility to enforce it. Attend Patient Care Management Systems weekly in-service and incorporate into the delivery of Patient care. Perform other duties as assigned. Continuing Education Attend in-service and educational programs. Attend continuing education required for maintenance of professional certification.Physical Demands Ability to communicate in English via phone in writing and verbally in conversation with different levels of staff patient families and any outside customers. The physical demands described 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. While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit use hands or fingers handle or feel reach with hands and arms talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Ability to utilize a computer phone etc. for extended periods of time. While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.