Assists with resident/patient care needs and comforts including but not limited to:

• Assists or gives oral hygiene and mouth care.
• Assists with bathing functions and dressing/undressing as necessary.
• Assists with nail care, shaving, and hair care.
• Assists with lifting, turning, positioning and transporting residents.
• Makes both occupied and unoccupied beds ( as assigned).
• Keeps residents/patients dry ( i.e. change gown, clothing, linen, etc.) 
• Assists resident/patient with bowel or bladder functions.
• Checks residents/patients frequently to assure that their personal care needs are being met.
• Answers call lights promptly.
• Measures and records vital signs.
• Weighs and measures residents/patients.
• Collects specimens ( i.e., urine, stool, sputum).
• Prepares and gives enemas.
• Provides daily indwelling catheter care.
• Performs diabetic urine testing.
• Turns bedfast residents/patients at least every two hours.
• Provides daily range of motion exercises.
• Assists with care of the dying resident.
• Maintains accurate intake and output records.
• Performs food service functions including:
• Prepares residents/patients for meals ( i.e., take to bathroom, wash hands, oral care, take to, from dining room, etc.)
• Serves food trays. Assists with feeding as indicated.
• Records the residents/patients food fluid intake.
• Serves between meal and bedtime snacks.
• Keeps resident’s/patient’s water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water on each shift.
• Performs after meal care ( i.e., clean residents/patients hands, face, clothing, brush teeth, take to bathroom, etc.).
• Notes and reports changes in resident/patient eating habits especially those on diabetic diet.
• Assists with keeping nursing and resident/patient care area neat, sanitary and orderly.
• Appropriately records charges for supplies.
• Participates in the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care ( "IPOC") process as assigned.
• Follows work assignments and schedules.
• Complies with laws and regulations applicable to position and acts in accordance with Extendicare’s Corporate Compliance Program.
• Attends and participates in inservice training, performance improvement ( "PI") committees and other meetings as scheduled and directed.
• Treats all residents, visitors, and staff with courtesy.
• Works overtime, holiday and weekend hours as scheduled.
• Assists in orientation and training of employees as assigned.
• Performs physical activities including standing, lifting ( up to 60 pounds unassisted), bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting.

Other Duties Performs other duties as assigned and consistent with the level of preparation and experience.  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Has education or experience sufficient to meet position requirements.
• Possesses current certification as a STATE TESTED NURSING ASSISTANT.
• Able to relate positively, effectively, and appropriately with residents/patients, families, community members, volunteers and other facility staff.
• Possess special interest in, and a positive attitude about,working with long-term care residents/patients and the elderly.
• Able to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Meets all health requirements, as required by law.