C.N.A Home Health Care

Job Description

Job Description

• Provide needed care and comfort in a compassionate manner to patients under the direction of a nurse
• Respond to patient calls and requests, providing help and assistance as needed
• Ensure patients are provided care with daily living needs such as providing meals, nourishment and hydration, helping patients move and turn as needed, keeping patients clean, assisting with physical support in walking & exercise, and helping keep them in good spirits
• Regularly check vital signs (such as blood pressure, pulse and temperature) monitor health, track food & liquid intake and urine & fecal output, observe patient behavior and report all conditions accordingly
• Monitor patient diets and dietary requirements based on allergy, condition, medication constraints and individual preferences
• Assist nurses and hospital staff in providing high quality patient care
• Provide procedures as directed such as applying non-sterile dressings, ice packs, baths, skin care and heat treatments
• Assist patients with personal hygiene (e.g. getting dressed, washed, fed, using the toilet, etc.)
• Perform work in accordance with all facility and regulatory patient care standards
• Assist with admitting, transferring and discharging patients as needed
• Comply with HIPAA regulations by protecting confidential patient data
• Stay current with latest nursing training and facility policies & regulations