Objective

Provides basic nursing care to residents within the scope of the nursing assistant responsibilities and performs basic nursing procedures under the direction of the licensed nurse supervisor.

Principal Responsibilities

· Participates in and receives nursing report upon reporting for duty

· Assists residents with resident care including bathing, grooming, hygiene and placement of adaptive equipment

· Explains procedures to residents before administering

· Keeps residents dry (changes gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled)

· Changes bed linens and keeps linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under residents

· Makes beds (occupied and unoccupied)

Qualifications

· Successful completion of State Approved Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program; Name must appear on State Registry as...