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

Job Description:

Traditions Home Health Services is currently seeking compassionate, skilled, reliable, and experienced Certified Nursing Assistants to assist with our geriatric aged clients who reside in the Boston area.

Available Shifts:
Mornings: Typically, 4-hour shifts 9a-1p or 10a-2p
Days: Typically, 6-12 hour shifts
Overnights: Typically, 12 hour shifts 7p-7a or 8p-8a

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