Certified Nursing Assistant

• Complete work assignments, be prompt, prepared for class and report as scheduled, maintain good attendance
• Train in providing care to residents/patients within the scope of a CNA (e.g., bed bathing, dressing, oral hygiene)
• Train in assisting residents with toileting and general nursing care (positioning, lifting, turning, applying special equipment)
• Notify appropriate licensed staff when resident has any change in condition
• Record changes observed in condition or behavior of residents and unusual incidents
• Perform all aspects of resident care in an environment that optimizes resident safety
• Train in taking temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure at beginning of shift and as directed
• Train in making rounds and know whereabouts of assigned residents
• Train in making rounds before the end of the shift to ensure the unit is left in good condition
• Provide report to licensed staff
• Encourage resident attendance to activity programs and assist with transportation
• Train in checking for reddened areas or skin breakdown daily and notify licensed staff
• Train in preparing residents for meals in a timely manner
• Serve and remove food trays in a timely manner
• Assist with meals or feed residents if necessary
• Ensure that adequate fluid is available to residents and assist as needed
• Distribute nourishments in a timely fashion
• Document food and fluid consumption
• Establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationship with residents, family members and other facility personnel while assuring confidentiality
• Anticipate residents’ needs and make rounds to assigned residents
• Adhere to policies and procedures of the facility and MVHS
• Take the NYS Certified Nurse Aide Exam within 10 days of successful completion of the Nurse Aide Training Program

• No findings or convictions of abuse, mistreatment, neglect or misappropriation of resident property
• High School diploma or equivalent (preferred)

Paid Training