Certified Nursing Assistants at Traditions Home Health Services in Malden, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Traditions Home Health Services is currently seeking compassionate, skilled, reliable, and experienced female Certified Nursing Assistants to assist with our geriatric aged client who resides in the Malden area.

Available Shifts:
Monday - Sunday 10a-6p

CNA Job Responsibilities:
- Assisting with daily living activities, including toileting, incontinence care, bathing, dressing, grooming, nail care, oral hygiene, and skin integrity maintenance.
- Monitoring clients incontinence briefs frequently during the shift; changing, perineal care to ensure client is always clean, dry, and not irritated.
- Monitor client's skin and doing skin checks daily documenting findings.
- Monitoring vital signs, facilitating daily exercises according to the client's care plan, performing range of motion exercises, and walking.
- Assisting the client with her meals in accordance with the client's care plan and ensuring adequate fluid intake throughout the shift.
- Adhering to infection control protocols.
- Administering medication reminders and assisting with the application of eye drops, ointments, creams, and ear drops.
- Conducting household support such as laundry, folding, putting away clothes, changing sheets, vacuuming, washing dishes, and dusting to maintain a safe and clean home environment for the client.
- Engaging with your client in fun, stimulating activities to create joyful moments.
- Engaging with your client in meaningful conversations
- Encouraging client to participate in facility activities.
- Providing transportation for outings, errands, and appointments, if needed.
- Skilled in assisting with transfers, operating mechanical lifts
- CNA would monitor and assist client with all transfers and ambulation, client is a fall risk.
- Proficient in dementia care.
- Competently documenting shift activities digitally using a smartphone frequently during the shift.
- Competently documenting during the shift client's fluid intake and meals eaten
- CNA would treat staff at the Facility with respect and as a colleague, reporting any concerns to the nursing staff.
- CNA would report any concerns to the Traditions Home Health Services Office Support Team in a timely manner