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McLaren Health Care Nurse Assistant Certified - Transitional Care - McLaren Careers in Lapeer, Michigan
Position Summary:
Under the direction of a Licensed Nurse, supports the Nursing Staff by performing basic nursing care to the resident. Assist and maintains a safe and clean work environment. Maintains resident privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and respects resident’s rights.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Hourly Rounding including: Pain, Position, Personal needs, and Possessions
Assist residents in and out of bed and into a wheelchair using the correct lifting and transferring technique.
Gives residents baths.
Assists residents in dressing and undressing.
Assists residents in using the bathroom and giving personal care.
Assists residents to dining area for meals. Helps feed residents.
Strips beds and replaces with clean linens.
Turn the resident intermittently if bedridden due to illness.
Assist with toileting via bedpan, urinal, bedside commode, or to the bathroom, following toileting schedules.
Document information regarding resident’s health.
Clean residents’ closets and bedside cabinets.
Transfer residents according to prescribed transfer technique.
Rinse soiled linen/handle soiled linen in accordance with Infection Control Policy/Standard Precautions.
Position residents in bed, using a lift or manually, lifting from chair to bed. Assist in and out of shower and routinely assist resident in range of motion exercise. Follow turning and OOB schedules.
Bend, twist and stoop on a regular basis and be able to lift a minimum of 75 pounds.
Assist residents with exercises, walking and encourage self help progress.
Wash bed pans, urinals, commodes and wheelchairs.
Pass feeding trays and assist residents in eating and picking up trays.
Pass juice and snacks as required.
Continuously make resident care rounds, placing side rails, reposition residents, encouraging and alleviating distress using proper methodology.
Change and clean up an incontinent resident.
Answer all resident calls and lights not just those on your assignment.
Assist residents with activities during shift.
Qualifications:
Required:
High school diploma or equivalent
Successful completion of a Michigan State Certified Nurse Aide training program & current State ofMichigancertification
BLS Certification within 3 months of hire
Preferred:
- Previous experience as a Nurse Aide