Job Description

The State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)/ Competency Evaluated Nursing Assistant (CENA) is responsible for caring for residents both physically and emotionally to enhance quality of life, including ADL and rehabilitation activities. Essential functions include participating in nursing reports, assisting residents at mealtimes, bathing, grooming, hygiene, and placement of adaptive equipment, explaining procedures, keeping residents dry, assisting with bowel and bladder functions, emptying urinary drainage bags and reporting irregularities, lifting and positioning residents, performing restorative and rehabilitative procedures, answering call lights promptly, meeting residents’ personal care needs, reporting changes in condition, changing bed linens, maintaining cleanliness of resident units and related areas, assisting with appointments and social programs, providing post-mortem care, performing special nursing care duties, ensuring proper feeding and hydration, accurately recording care activities, participating in care conferences, performing admission, discharge and transfer duties, maintaining confidentiality, utilizing supplies properly, reporting equipment defects, handling unusual occurrences calmly, maintaining effective communication, following safety and care protocols especially in Dementia Care Unit, participating in educational and training activities, participating in special activities such as safety committee and mentoring, labeling and charging ancillary items for billing, and performing other assigned duties. Competency statements include accountability, accuracy, oral and written communication, customer orientation, detail orientation, empathy, honesty/integrity, interpersonal skills, and patience. Education preferred is High School Graduate or GED. No prior experience necessary. Computer proficiency required. Must have completed a state-approved Nursing Assistant program and maintain required certifications. Additional requirements include ability to assist patients during therapy, dementia care training for special care employees, effective communication skills, ability to use computer for charting, operation of specific equipment, dependability, compassion, ability to work with elderly residents and healthcare staff, participation in continuing education, and adherence to employee handbook terms.

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