Provide patient care, answer calls, and assist with daily activities. Ensure patients receive appropriate diet and report changes to medical staff. Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy.
Requirements
- Answer patient calls and determine how best to help them
- Provide physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene
- Ensure patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences
- Measure and record food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and report changes to medical or nursing staff
- Record vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff
- Examine patients to detect issues requiring medical care
- Remind patients to take medications and nutritional supplements
- Note observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses
- Stay up to date on CNA training and facility policy and procedure