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SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Performs resident/patient care activities and

Performs resident/patient care activities and

related services necessary in caring for the personal needs, safety, and

comfort of residents/patients as assigned. Assists in providing a positive

physical, social and psychological environment. Follows all Extendicare

policies and procedures.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

The responsibilities of this position involve significant physical activities including standing, lifting (up to 60 pounds unassisted), bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting. The tasks on this position description marked with an asterisk (*) are those that regularly

require these physical activities. All employees of nursing homes may be

required to provide lifting and transfer assistance to residents. Lifting and/or

transferring some residents will require use of a lifting device and /or

assistance of other staff.

1. Assists with resident/patient care needs and comforts including but not

limited to:

· *Assists or gives oral hygiene and mouth care.

· *Assists with bathing functions and dressing/undressing as necessary.

· *Assists with nail care, shaving, and hair care.

· *Assists with lifting, turning, positioning and transporting residents.

· *Makes both occupied and unoccupied beds (as assigned).

· *Keeps residents/patients dry (i.e. change gown, clothing, linen, etc.)

when he/she becomes soiled or wet.

· *Assists resident/patient with bowel or bladder functions.

· *Checks residents/patients frequently to assure that their personal care

needs are being met.

· *Answers call lights promptly.

2. Assists with nursing functions as follows:

· *Measures and records vital signs.

· *Weighs and measures residents/patients.

· *Collects specimens (i.e., urine, stool, sputum).

· *Prepares and gives enemas.

· *Provides daily indwelling catheter care.

· *Performs diabetic urine testing.

· *Turns bedfast residents/patients at least every two hours.

· *Provides daily range of motion exercises.

· *Checks restrained residents/patients at least every thirty minutes and

releases restraints every two hours for range of motion and takes to

bathroom. Maintains an accurate record of restrained residents.

· *Assists with care of the dying resident.

· *Maintains accurate intake and output records.

3. Performs food service functions including:

· *Prepares residents/patients for meals (i.e., take to bathroom, wash

hands, oral care, take to, from dining room, etc.)

· *Serves food trays. Assists with feeding as indicated.

· *Records the residents/patients food fluid intake.

· *Serves between meal and bedtime snacks.

· *Keeps resident’s/patient’s water pitchers clean and filled with fresh

water on each shift.

· *Performs after meal care (i.e., clean residents/patients hands, face,

clothing, brush teeth, take to bathroom, etc.).

· Notes and reports changes in resident/patient eating habits especially

those on diabetic diet.

*4. Assists with keeping nursing and resident/patient care area neat, sanitary

and orderly.

5. Appropriately records charges for supplies.

6. Participates in the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care (“IPOC”) process as

assigned.

7. Follows work assignments and schedules.

8. *Complies with laws and regulations applicable to position and acts in

accordance with Extendicare’s Corporate Compliance Program.

9. *Attends and participates in inservice training, performance improvement

(“PI”) committees and other meetings as scheduled and directed.

10. Treats all residents, visitors, and staff with courtesy.

11. Works overtime, holiday and weekend hours as scheduled.

12. Assists in orientation and training of employees as assigned.

13. *Performs physical activities including standing, lifting (up to 60 pounds

unassisted), bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting.

14. Safety

· Knows and follows facility rules.

· Demonstrates proper use of equipment. Reports equipment needs or

repairs.

· Follows facility smoking policies.

· Reports and documents any incidents or accidents of residents, staff or

visitors to the appropriate facility personnel.

· *Performs duties, which may include transportation of residents, as

assigned in Facility Disaster Plan.

· Uses required protective equipment.

· Follows infection control standards, policies and procedures.

· Reports all hazardous conditions/equipment to Supervisor.

15. Resident Rights

· Knows Resident Rights. Helps the residents/patients exercise and/or

protect their rights.

· Reports resident/patient complaints to management.

· Maintains confidentiality of resident/patient information.

16. HIPAA

· Follows and adheres to Extendicare’s policies and procedures

implementing HIPAA requirements for the privacy and security of

protected health information.

· Uses and/or discloses only minimum amount of Protected Health

Information necessary to complete assigned tasks. (Applies only if

position requires access to PHI under Role Based Access Grid.)

· Reports all suspected violation of company’s HIPAA policies or

procedures to Facility Privacy Designee.

Other Duties

· *Performs other duties as assigned and consistent with the level of

preparation and experience

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

1. Has education or experience sufficient to meet position requirements.

2. Possesses current certification as a nursing assistant.

3. Able to relate positively, effectively, and appropriately with

residents/patients, families, community members, volunteers and other

facility staff.

4.Possess special interest in, and a positive attitude about,

working with long-term care residents/patients and the elderly.

5. Able to read, write, speak and understand English.

6. Meets all health requirements, as required by law.