Certified Nursing Assistant

• When arriving on duty, check assignment, schedule, note any special events scheduled for that day and extra duties specific to the shift and section you are working
• Do assigned duties as they fit into the day's schedule
• Answer call lights as needed
• Do vital signs as indicated and when requested
• Assist at meal times according to schedule
• Chart required information
• Attend Staff and In-Service Meetings
• Each CNA must attend the required In-Services annually
• Assist in, and/or perform, responsibilities connected with admissions, transfers and discharges
• Use aseptic technique in all care of residents to prevent spread of disease and infection
• Observe residents' physical condition, emotions, reactions to events, eating and report any and all changes to the Charge Nurse
• Maintain and renew certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant
• Demonstrate the Sun Health Mission and Values
• A.M Shift: Give general A. M. care to residents preparing them for breakfast
• When breakfast is served assist residents in eating if needed
• Following breakfast give nursing care consisting of but not limited to the following
• bathe, including shampoo, according to schedule or more frequently as indicated by resident's condition
• Shave male and female residents
• Comb hair in a neat and attractive manner
• Have all residents dressed in street clothes by 10:00 a.m. and ready to participate in activities
• Make sure glasses and hearing aids are in place and working order
• Report any problems to the Charge Nurse
• Escort residents to activity as scheduled
• Any bedfast resident should be turned no less than every two (2) hours and their linen changed as needed
• All dependent residents should be given the opportunity to go to the bathroom or checked for incontinency every two (2) hours or oftener
• All restrained residents are to have their restraints released every two (2) hours
• exercised, offered fluids
• and this action documented on the chart
• Any resident that has been chemically restrained should be checked every hour
• Assist resident with pre-meal preparation before lunch
• Prepare residents and assist them in feeding in accordance with each resident's needs
• After meals, escort residents to their room
• Take to the bathroom, give oral care, and assist him/her in lying down for a nap
• Tidy up the room
• Give fresh water and afternoon nourishment as indicated
• Assist in preparing residents for restorative nursing and Therapy services
• Nail care to be done a weekly basis or as needed
• Weigh residents and document weights as assigned by the Charge Nurse
• Bathe residents according to the schedule
• Empty trash and remove soiled clothing
• P.M. Shift: Assist with residents at activities
• Assist resident with pre-meal preparation before dinner
• Assist or feed at meals according to resident's needs
• Bathe residents according to schedule
• Nail care to be performed weekly or as needed
• Do oral care including dentures, take to the bathroom and assist as necessary
• Assist in undressing and getting into night clothes
• Fix hair according to resident's preference or as appropriate for bedtime
• Assist into bed, make sure the call light is within reach and give fresh water
• Make hourly rounds on all residents after they are in bed
• Empty the trash and remove soiled clothing
• Night Shift: Check residents every 2 hours
• Incontinent residents should be checked, cleaned, and/or taken to the bathroom
• Residents physically incapable of turning themselves should be turned no less than every two (2) hours
• Other duties as assigned by the Charge Nurse
• Wash wheelchairs weekly as assigned
• Clean soiled equipment found in the dirty utility room every night

• CPR and First Aid or ability to obtain (Required)
• Certified Nurse Assistant (Required)
• AZ Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card or ability to obtain (Required)

$500.00 sign-on bonus (Part-Time)