Certified Nursing Assistant
Castalia, NC 27816
Assisting Client in their homes with ADL and IADL needs
7/12/2019
JOB SUMMARY
The home care aid is responsible for providing services to home care patients in the patient’s place of residence.
WORK ACTIVITIES
- Provide direct patient care as assigned. The following may be assigned based on the needs of each client.
- Provide personal hygiene care. Duties may include bath, shave, hair care, mouth care, and other care of daily living.
- Assist with ambulating and transfers
- Provide basic nursing care and prescribed exercises as instructed by the supervising registered nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist or speech therapist.
- Prepare meals with consideration of client’s preferences and special diets when so directed. This may include spouse as long as same meal is provided.
- Provide companionship and activities that will vary according to individual needs and interest.
- Light housekeeping duties as assigned.
- Participate as a team member to ensure high quality of health care.
- Maintain complete and accurate records required by agency.
- Record and report changes in client’s physical or psychosocial condition.
- Complete client records, weekly flow sheets in a thorough and timely manner as instructed.
- Demonstrate dependability by punctually reporting as assigned.
- Adapt well to client and family value systems.
- Assist in providing independence within the scope of client’s abilities.
- Perform other duties according to the care plan.
- Call Action Health Staffing with any questions, concerns, changes and/or comments. Always uphold patient confidentiality/privacy and respect the patients’ Bill of Rights
- Notify Action Health Staffing immediately if you suspect any abuse, neglect, unsafe living environments, or violation of patient’s privacy/confidentiality.
- Always follow the Plan of Care – Never administer medications.
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