Fort Wayne, Indiana11 days ago
This includes:Assisting residents with their bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, skin care, grooming, nail care and dressing needs; Feeding residents, providing bedside water, providing snacks, and transferring residents to and from dining areas as needed and in compliance with nutritional plan of care; Checking catheters frequently and providing catheter care as assigned by nurse; Assisting residents, including bedfast and comatose residents, in turning, positioning, exercising, transferring and ambulation as needed per facility protocol; Answering resident call lights and responding to resident’s request for assistance in a timely manner in accordance to facility policy; Maintaining resident rooms by making bed or changing bed linens, cleaning bedside table and organizing personal belongings, as needed; Observing and reporting any signs of change in the resident’s appetite, skin condition , or behaviors that are out of the ordinary and according to facility policy; Offering emotional support and actively listening to residents which will help them develop trust and achieve independence in daily living; Maintaining the confidentiality of all residents and their care to ensure resident rights and privacy are protected at all times; Reporting and documenting resident and/or visitor incidents, accidents, complaints or allegations according to the facility’s policy and procedure using the designated occurrence reporting system. Complying with safety requirements, infection control measures, and maintaining a clean work environment in accordance with facility policy as indicated by:Using protective devices (side rails, Geri chairs and poseys) appropriately and under the direction of the staff nurse; Abiding by all emergency protocols for crash carts, resident codes, fire safety, missing residents, tornado preparation, violent residents, Wander guard alarms, door alarms, and other facility policies as assigned; Reporting any forms of abuse witnessed or aware of to the nurse manager immediately; Following infection control and universal precautions procedures; Following periodic cleaning schedules for equipment and returning equipment to proper area after use, and.