Certified Nursing Assistant - Key Training Center

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C.N.A. POSITION SUMMARY:

Assists in facilitating, 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 Key Training Centers Policies and Procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Works in conjunction with Nursing Manager and LPN relating to medical needs of KTC residential clients.
2. Maintains resident stability by checking vital signs and weight, reporting concerns to Nurse Manager and LPN.
3. Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
4. Attending monthly Supervisor and Manager Meetings and to meet as needed as care team for medical needs of residential clients.
5. Transport residents to medical appointments, scheduling follow up appointments and ensuring all proper documentation is completed at time of medical appointment. Communicating with Nurse Manager, LPN and group home Resident Manager.
6. May be required to assist in Isolation Room and/or quarantined group homes. Follows all CDC guidelines relating to patient care.
7. Serves as back up support in medically fragile group homes (Spooner, Contento, and Key Light 2).
8. Protects organization's value by keeping patient information confidential, following HIPAA standards.
9. Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure.
10. Assisting the Nurse Manager and LPN in staff medication validation tracking, TB test tracking and CPR certification.
11. Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: NONE

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Current Florida Certified Nursing Assistant certification.

Three (2) years of Certified Nursing Assistant experience in a skilled setting, ALF or group home.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to deal courteously, tactfully and efficiently with program participants, family, staff members and the public.

Emotional stability and maturity with a genuine interest in working with program participants.

Willingness to comply with in-service, training or other mandates.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here 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 regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop; kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Key training Center provides equal employment opportunities to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.