Homecare CNA - MorseLife Health Systems
West Palm Beach, FL 33417
About the Job
SUMMARY
Provides nursing assistance and personal care to clients under the direction of nursing and medical staff, by
performing the following duties.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
Client Care: Listening and responding to concerns and questions. Completing all necessary and
appropriate care, including toileting, vital signs, repositioning, transferring, bathing & dressing.
Reporting all concerns and changes to appropriate nursing staff.
Nutrition of Client: Involves assisting residents by providing them with all their nutritional needs.
Professionalism: Involves maintaining a neat and clean appearance, and the willingness to learn new
concepts, accepting accountability for job performance, the ability to manage time effectively,
and promoting compassion and understanding for the client’s needs/wants.
Attendance and Punctuality: Involves coming to work when assigned, checking the timecard,
checking the schedule and reporting for the assignment promptly.
Safety for Self and Residents: Involves personal safety in all work, being alert, and watching out
for the safety of the client.
Communications and Customer Service: Involves speaking with clients, families, and staff; with
tact, diplomacy, and strong listening skills.
Documentation: Completing required documentation after the completion of care. Filing in the
chart as required.
Activities: Assisting client with appropriate activities. Performing other duties as assigned. Follow
infection control guidelines per policies and procedures.
Organization: Completion of care in a timely manner.
Continuing Education: Involves participating in all mandatory services, and compliance with
State of Florida Board of Nursing continuing education for the Certified Nursing Assistant.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE)
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); with 1 year of CNA experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and
procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram
form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Certified Nursing Assistant License issued by the State of Florida and a High School Diploma or equivalent.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions while performing the duties of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear, taste and smell; occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and will rarely sit. The employee must regularly lift to 25 pounds and occasionally lift to 50 pounds. Must be able to lift with the use of lift devices or assistance for residents with weight above 100 pounds
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