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Certified Nursing Aide Job
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| Employer Name: HCR ManorCare- Heartland of Willowbrook |
SpiderID: 2431649 |
| Location: Houston, Texas |
Date Posted: 8/9/2008 |
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Category: Nurses/Nurses Aids |
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Job Description:
Job Summary: Provides basic nursing care to residents within the scope of the nursing assistant responsibilities. Candidates must show a strong emphasis in customer service and patient care.
Resident Rights
•Knows and respects patient rights
•Ensures all protected health information is kept confidential
•Reports all complaints made by patients to supervisor
•Reports all allegations of resident abuse, neglect and/or misappropriation of patient property
Safety and Sanitation
•Follows established safety policies and procedures
•Observes safety needs of patients as indicated in care plan
•Wears and/or uses safety equipment and supplies when indicated and properly trained to use
•Demonstrates job-specific knowledge of fire and disaster preparedness during drills or actual situations
Staff Development
•Attends and participates in scheduled in-service training, educational classes and meetings, including safety committee
•Participates in QAA process
•Attends and participates in Circle of Care classes
Personal Nursing Care Responsibilities
•Participates in and receives nursing report upon reporting for duty
•Assists residents with resident care including bathing, grooming, hygiene and placement of adaptive equipment
•Explains procedures to residents before administering
•Keeps residents dry (changes gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled)
•Changes bed linens and keeps linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under residents
•Makes beds (occupied and unoccupied)
•Handles linens according to infection control guidelines
•Assists residents with bowl and bladder functions
•Assists residents in preparation for and transporting to appointments, activities, and social programs
•Assists with lifting, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., in keeping with specific resident safety needs
•Assists residents in ambulation with or without self-help devices as instructed
•Performs restorative procedures as instructed
•Accurately documents information in the clinical record as required by the patient’s condition
•Reports observations concerning structural, equipment, and furniture defects and malfunctioning to appropriate personnel
•Performs any miscellaneous work assignments as may be required
Job Requirements:
Education
Successful completion of State Approved Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program; Name must appear on State Registry as Nurse Aide in good standing; Ability to communication with residents and nursing staff including the ability to read and write. Interacts in a tactful, diplomatic, and humanistic manner with residents, families, visitors, and co-workers to provide a safe, efficient, and therapeutically effective caring environment which ensures the self-respect, personal dignity, rights and physical safety of each resident and facility guest.
Job Criteria:
Start Date: immediate
Position Type: Full-Time Permanent
Years of Experience Required: 0
Education Required: High School
Overnight Travel: None
Vacation Time:
Job Benefits:
Health/Dental Benefits, Retirement Benefits, Paid Holidays, Vacations, and Sick Leave, Life and/or Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Company Cafeteria
Company Profile:
Our facility, licensed for 186 beds, offers the services of askilled nursing and assisted living. In a nation wide network, our facility (Heartland- Willowbrook) is one of the largest facilities in Texas with room for opportunity and grown for our employees and quality customer service and patient care to our patients and their families.
Contact Information:
| Contact Name: Rachel Parker |
Company Type: Employer |
| Company: HCR ManorCare |
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| City: Houston |
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| State: Texas |
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| Zip: 77070 |
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Web Site: http://www.hcr-manorcare.com/
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