**General Responsibility**:Provide assistance to residents with activities of daily livingaccording to the care plan provided.**Responsibilities**:- Provide assistance to residents with Toileting, Ambulation, Eating, Transferring, Bathing, Dressing, Personal Hygiene, etc.- Assure that residents are dressed appropriately when in living areas of the home or outside the building.- Assist and teach the residents skills in self-help in activities and daily living to maximize their independence and freedom of movement.- Performs all personal care tasks as identified in resident care plans and any treatments ordered by the physician for which the CNA is qualified.- Provide personal assistance as needed, requested, or required.- Respond to handbell or other signaling calls.- Assist the Activities Coordinator in carrying out planned activities.- Provide assistance with using, emptying, and cleaning resident equipment (urinals, bedside commodes, bed pans, wash basins, showers, chairs, etc.) as needed.- Assure residents receive their snacks and assist them at mealtime as needed.- Notify the Resident Care Coordinator or **SIC **when there is a need for medical attention of any resident or any other change in resident status.- Report any accident or incident to Supervisor-in-charge- Help maintain the self-respect, personal dignity, and physical safety of each resident.- Work cooperatively with all other staff and relate favorably to residents, their families, and visitors.- Be familiar with the confidentiality of resident information and adhere to requirements.- Be familiar with the Residents' Bill of Rights and assist residents in exercising their rights.- Maintain the strictest confidentiality while accessing protected health information necessary for the treatment of the resident.- Assure careful treatment of adult care home equipment and utilization of supplies.- Read and adhere to all Adult Care Home and employee policies.- Participate in any job-related continuing education as required by the Administrator.- Perform other related duties as assigned in accordance with licensing rules and the home's administrative policies and procedures.- Maintain accurate and detailed documentation as required in resident services, such as progress notes, incidents, changes in condition, appearance, and behavior of residents.**Job Requirement**:- Must be at least 18 years old- Must hold an active State approved certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant in good standing with the state.- Must have satisfactory criminal background record- Must be free of tuberculosis disease that poses a direct threat to the health or safety of ther documented by the 2-step method or chest x-ray if allergic to serum.- Eight (8) hours of supervised work under a Registered Nurse each year**Access to Protected Health Information**:The Certified Nurse Assistant shall have access to protected health information; as such access is necessary for the treatment of the Resident. The Aide will only have access to the protected health information for the Resident to whom she/he is assisting.**Physical and Sensory Requirements (with or without the Aid of Mechanical Devices)**:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by anemployee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to see and hear, or useprosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure the requirements of this position are totally met. The employee is required frequently to walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift andmove up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift andmove up to 50 Pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.**Work Environment**:While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to communicable diseases and Bloodborne pathogens. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, and the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.**Safety Requirements**:The safety and health of all employees, residents, and visitors is one of ourmost important goals. We all must be constantly aware of conditions in any area that canproduce injuries or illness. Your help in identifying and controlling hazards is a condition ofyour employment. No employee is required to work at a job he or she knows is not safe. Please inform your supervisor immediately of any unsafe or unhealthy situation; including a situ
