Certified Nursing Assistant

About NEHD :

New England Homes for the Deaf, founded in 1901, is a life plan community that offers a continuum of care to Deaf, Deafblind, and hard of hearing seniors, including independent living, rest home, skilled nursing community, Deaf senior centers, short-term rehabilitation services, respite care services and hospice care. The New England Homes for the Deaf mission is to provide long term healthcare, housing, recreational activities and social support for Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing individuals in an accessible, barrier-free, and culturally sensitive environment with optimal communication and architectural resources.

Responsibilities :

• Ability to work a 7 : 00 AM - 3 : 00 PM shift.
• Complies with all procedures as established by the Director of Nursing.
• Does appropriate paperwork as instructed by the Charge Nurse
• Responsible for and assists with general personal care of residents.
• Shower or bath, shampoo, and skin care
• Oral hygiene - denture and mouth care
• Foot care
• Whirlpool baths
• Incontinency - empty, clean catheters, change diapers, change, and rinse colostomy bags.
• Other care as necessary.
• Applies treatments per order of floor nurse.
• Assists with any physical or emotional therapy as indicated by an appropriate therapist. i.e., walk resident at specified time intervals.
• Accommodates residents, when necessary, even if it is someone else's assignment.
• Assists charge nurse when necessary.
• Assists in transporting residents to activities or appointments when necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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