Completion of all CBRF courses preferred: Standard Precautions, First Aid & Choking, Fire Safety, & Medical Administration

KEY POSITION SPECIFIC ROLES & RESPONSIBILTIES
 Follows service plans, documents noted changes in a resident’s physical, psychosocial, mental, or
emotional conditions according to community policy and procedure.
 Understands residents’ charts, doctor’s orders and residents’ service plan.
 Complies with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
 Follow standard precautions and works within OSHA guidelines.
 Ensure that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring, compassionate and
dignified manner which recognizes the individual’s needs and rights.
 Remains aware and takes special precautions to ensure a clean, safe environment for residents and
staff.
 Assist residents with activities of daily living (ADL) in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort,
under the direction of a licensed nurse.
 Follows all shift routines, policy and procedures regarding accurate performance of vital signs,
weights, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, using speech, language, or other functional
communication system etc.
 Answers resident call lights promptly for assigned residents and willingly supports team in answering
call lights for unassigned residents.
 Turns, lifts, positions and transports residents into and out of bed, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs,lifts,
according to care plan.
 Assist resident in transferring using a transfer belt, device or appropriate lift while maintaining
resident safety at all times. Willingly supports team in use of two person lifts, etc.
 Ensure the residents are clean, neatly dressed, and well-groomed.
 Neatly makes and changes bed linen.
 Assists the resident with the restorative nursing program including but not limited to, passive and
active range of motion and ambulation as appropriate.
 Reports proactively and promptly to the nurse any illnesses, rashes, bruises, changes in the resident’s
overall physical, psychosocial, mental, or emotional conditions / status.
 Recognizes the potential for or actual skin problems and repots to the nurse as required.
 Reports to nurse all incidents/accidents that occur involving residents, co-workers and visitors.
 Delivers meals and assists residents with eating. Records accurate food and fluid intake.
 Report any chewing or swallowing difficulty to the nurse on duty.
 Reports any equipment malfunction to designated employee.
 Attend and participate in scheduled nursing meetings.
 Performs other duties as assigned.