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FAIRHAVEN CORP Certified Nursing Assistant in WHITEWATER, Wisconsin

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens. May transfer or transport patients. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants. Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse. Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients\' needs. Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician. Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care. Change bed linens or make beds. Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas. Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum. Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support. Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses. Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility. Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink. Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities. Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff. Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine. Prepare or serve food trays. Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers. Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising. Record height or weight of patients. Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements. Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper. Review patients\' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet. Supply, collect, or empty bedpans. Turn or reposition bedridden patients. Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves. Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: www.fairhaven.org

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