Nursing Assistant-Non Certified

The Nursing Assistant assists the licensed nursing staff by providing direct resident care related to activities of daily living. 

Qualifications:

Caring, compassionate, and understanding

Have a high school diploma, GED diploma or active registry status on the Pennsylvania nurse aide registry

18 years of age or older

Be free from a medical condition, including drug or alcohol addiction that would limit the staff person from providing necessary personal care services with reasonable skill and safety

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1.  Assists residents with activities of daily living (ADLs) including eating and drinking, ambulating, transferring, toileting, bladder and bowel management, personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, turning and positioning

2.  Assists with self-administration of medications if completes DPW-approved medication competency training

3.  Gives treatments per the ADL/treatment book

4.  Answers call bells and responds to resident needs promptly

5.  Communicates observations and findings to the Charge Nurse

6.  Documents care, treatments provided, and other information as required by regulations and policies/procedures.

7.  Collects urine and stool specimens

8.  Assists residents with obtaining and keeping clean, seasonal clothing, transporting to activities, changing linens, and keeping a safe, neat, clean room.

9.  Prevents physical, psychological, and/or verbal abuse as well as financial exploitation of the residents.  Protects the resident from all abusive situations and immediately reports any signs of abuse.  Employs healthy means for dealing with personal stress, which can be a trigger for abuse.

10.  Prevents infections while providing care, including employing adequate hand-washing and adhering to all aspects of transmission-based precautions.  Maintains personal health to prevent transmission of infections.