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We seek a dedicated and compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to join our team on weekends. The ideal candidate will be passionate about providing high-quality care to our residents and ensuring their comfort and well-being. Duties/Responsibilities: * The caregiver shall obtain vital signs, record them, and notify the office of deviations according to standard practice. * Personal hygiene (Example: bathing, grooming, dressing, hair care, shaving, deodorant application, skin care with lotions and/or powder, foot care, and ear care. Q-tips are not to be used; * Nail care and oral hygiene, are needed to facilitate treatment or prevent deterioration. (Nail cutting or filing will NOT be done); * Changing bed linens and making the bed; * Eating and maintaining adequate nutrition and fluid intake when appropriate; * Ambulation and transfers (For Example: assisting patients to the toilet/commode or with bedpans and with elimination needs, assisting patients in and out of bed, assisting with ambulation, and assisting with other transfers and positional needs as appropriate); * Incidental household services are essential to patient health care. (For example, light housekeeping, straightening room, and laundry); * Medication reminders; * Will understand and apply basic infection control principles and procedures. Will contact the supervisor with any concerns related to infection control. * Will follow the Plan of Care (Instruction Sheet) as instructed by the Agency's health care professional. * Will document appropriately according to the Plan of Care and submit all documentation per agency policy. * Will observe physical and gross behavioral changes in the patient's condition or family situation and report to the office. * Will follow the visit schedule and indicate changes in the schedule as appropriate. * Will promptly contact patients and the office whenever unable to visit a patient as scheduled and will give a full report concerning patient care, visit times, etc. * Will communicate appropriately with patient/family and Agency personnel. * Will attend required in-services and meetings as identified by the Agency. (Must have 12 hours of in-service per year.) * Will adhere to the Agency's Policies and Procedures. * Will perform other duties as assigned. * Will participate in Performance Improvement activities as indicated.