The Nursing Assistant is responsible for the provision of high-quality care and services to residents to support the choices of residents, while maintaining consistency with regulations and established best practices. The Nursing Assistant is expected to enroll in a Certified Nursing Assistant course upon starting work for PHS. Specific Duties: Provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care to residents under the direction of nursing and medical staff. Answer call lights or intercom system to determine residents needs. Bathe, dress, and undress residents. Serve, collect and store meals or food trays, prepare light meals and snacks and feed residents requiring help. Provide transfer assistance including stand by, one person assist, use of mechanical devices to assist residents with transfer/repositioning. Transport residents, using wheelchair, mechanical devices or stand by assist residents to walk. Drape residents for examination and treatment. Turn and reposition bedfast residents to prevent bedsores. Change bed linens, clean and stock supplies. Direct visitors, and answer telephone. Medication Administration in Assisted Living. Take and record temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration rates, and food and fluid intake as directed. Incontinence care, preventative skin care, catheter care and toileting assistance. Maintain all required documentation in accordance with regulations and established clinical best practices.
