IHM: Cena

CENA

The CENA is responsible for providing direct nursing care under the direction and supervision of licensed nursing personnel and in accordance with policies and procedures.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Perform or assist resident in bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, personal hygiene, toilet functions, and nail, foot, and skin care.

·         Assist with admission, transfer and/or discharge of residents as directed by nurse in charge.

·         Assist with meal service, including passing and serving of trays, feeding, and timely pick up. Offer fluids and nourishment to residents throughout the shift when appropriate. Provide after-meal care as needed.

·         Perform specialized care for residents.

·         Assist with care of dying residents and post-mortem care.

·         Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents. Follow proper body mechanics and use appropriate lift equipment as needed.

·         Report all accidents/incidents, changes in a resident's condition, or complaints/grievances of residents to nurse in charge.

·         Maintain intake and output records on residents as instructed.

·         Take residents' vital signs and record as instructed.

·         Assist in carrying out rehabilitative procedures such as range of motion exercises, walking, turning and positioning, bowel and bladder training, use of assistive devices, feeding and re-learning ADL skills.

·         Change and make beds.

·         Keep residents' rooms and belongings neat, clean, and orderly.

·         Clean and disinfect equipment as instructed.

·         Use supplies appropriately and replenish them in residents' rooms.

·         Assume responsibility for understanding and using equipment safely and supplies properly.

·         Transport residents to other departments/areas as instructed.

·         Answer call-lights promptly.

·         Attend scheduled inservice and staff meetings as requested.

·         Cooperate with personnel from other departments to ensure quality nursing care.

·         Create and maintain a positive attitude and interest in the unit.

·         Participate in nursing report as requested.

·         Observe policies and procedures regarding use of gowns and gloves, isolation areas and the washing of hands.

·         Report any communicable or infectious disease contracted.

·         Review care plans regularly to ensure that appropriate nursing care is given each resident.

·         Maintain confidentiality.

·         Responsible for laundry: gathering, washing, drying, and distributing to the proper place.

·         Communicate regularly with the nurse in charge regarding the needs of the residents and/or the unit.

QUALIFICATIONS

·         Current unencumbered Michigan Nurse Aid certification, Competency Evaluated Nursing Assistant (CENA) required.

·         Previous experience with geriatric residents preferred.

·         Ability to learn, understand and support the IHM mission and values.

·         Ability to approach people in a manner that creates harmony, promotes cooperation, and encourages feelings of acceptance and self-worth.

·         Ability to recognize needs and desires of others, approachability, a positive attitude, courtesy and respect toward others.

·         Willingness to listen and a desire to understand what is communicated.

·         Ability to accept and cooperate with change in work and/or procedures. Willingness to incorporate new methods and principles into existing nursing practices.

·         Ability to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.

·         Flexibility in adjusting to work schedules as needed.

·         Good general health and emotional stability.

·         Ability to relate to the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and, at times, hostile residents.

·         Ability to reach above shoulder level and to lift up to sixty to seventy (60-70) pounds.

Nursing care is provided 24/7. Part-time positions are available.

Qualified applicants should submit an application and/or cover letter and resume either by e-mail (humanresources@ihmsisters.org) or mail to:

            Human Resources
            610 W. Elm Avenue
            Monroe, MI 48162

Application review to begin immediately.

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