Nurse Aide Job Description
Nurse aide
provides medical treatment and services, consistent with the provision of basic health care services, in conjunction with a physician.
Nurse Aide Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective nurse aide job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included nurse aide job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Observes residents for physical and psychosocial needs, attitudes, reactions, appetites, , and reports unusual findings to the RN/LPN
Be involved in the educational process to learn basic skills in the care of residents using practices established at this facility
Perform transfers and lifts using correct and safe technique consistently following presentation in physical therapy
Answer call lights when on the nursing unit
Perform vital sign assessments
Provide companionship and stimulation for the client including reading, walks
Full time night shift
Bathing patient
Feeding patient
Shampooing hair
Nurse Aide Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Nurse Aide
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: GNA, BLS, CPR, QA, CNA, STNA
Education for Nurse Aide
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the nurse aide job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Associate Degree in General Education, Education, Nursing, Supervision, Patient Care, The College, Associates, Technical, Teaching, Healthcare
Skills for Nurse Aide
Desired skills for nurse aide include:
Competencies
History
Keyboard/computer
Needs
Cultural background in the planning and provision of care
Individual preferences
Working with person's with cognitive loss
Basic medical terminology
Caring and comforting the sick
Disabled
Desired experience for nurse aide includes:
Current American Heart Association certification in Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers required
Current valid motor vehicle operator's license required
Ability to meet and maintain insurability requirements as defined by the fleet automobile liability insurance carrier required
One year or more experience working in a long term care facility or with a geriatric population preferred
Completion of Alaska State Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification requirements within 120 days of hire
A high school graduate or equivalent is required
Nurse Aide Examples
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Nurse Aide Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of nurse aide. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for nurse aide
- Weighting patients
- Provide case manager and other members of the team information and updates on patient condition and response to interventions
- Consistently completes assigned responsibilities in required time frame and accepts additional duties and responsibilities as requested by Unit Director or designee
- Assists in maintaining a clean, safe environment by cleaning equipment as directed, handling clean and soiled linen appropriately, reporting faulty equipment, and storing supplies on unit appropriately
- Assists residents with care of clothing and other personal property (including dentures, glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices)
- Compares diet trays with diet orders before serving, serves trays, feeds residents as necessary and removes trays
- Complies with the Facilities Infection Control policies and procedures including Body Substance Isolation (BSI) and the Exposure Control Plan which reflects OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard to ensure a safe working environment for self and others
- Follows standard precautions in the care of all residents/patients and abide by the established infection control policies of the facility
- Is an active participant in the residents/patients individualized plan of care
- Maintains confidentiality of resident information at all times
Qualifications for nurse aide
- Complete education on time and as required
- Track educational requirements and engage in education opportunities offered by Aultman
- Ensure you have appropriate training to complete job duties and operate equipment
- One sitter training required
- High school graduate or equivalent, minimum of 18 years of age
- Holds current State Tested Nurse's Aide
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Nurse Aide Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of nurse aide. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for nurse aide
- The Nurse Aide assists in the patient care anticipating patient family needs in a proactive fashion
- Observe and report to assess the progress of the patient any needs the patient might have for medical intervention and observe and remove any potential hazards which could cause accidents
- Willing to assist oncoming shift with patient daily needs especially in times of increased workload
- Performs all duties in accordance with the State regulations and the residents/patients Bill of Rights
- Practices careful, efficient, and non-wasteful use of supplies and linen and follows established charge procedure for chargeable items
- Provides general care to residents of all ages, including bathing and dressing
- Provides post-mortem care as directed
- Provides restorative nursing care such as positioning residents, lifting and turning residents, ROM, applying/utilizing special equipment, simple skin care, and ambulating and toileting residents
- Reports any allegation of resident abuse in any form to immediate supervisor
- Reports any changes observed in condition or behavior of residents and unusual incidents
Qualifications for nurse aide
- Excellent interpersonal and oral/written/telephone communication skills
- Utilize the HRO Tool and Tones to promote patient safety
- Registration as a Nurse Assistant or Certification within 4 months of hire
- Previous experience as a CNA and High School Education or equivalent required
- Oklahoma Nurse Aide registry preferred
- Nurse Aide experience preferred
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Nurse Aide Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a nurse aide. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for nurse aide
- Responds immediately to emergency situations according to policy
- Responds to resident call lights and intercoms in appropriate timely manner
- Administers personal and restorative care for geriatric residents and residents of various ages and assist in the activities of daily living for residents/patients in his/her assigned area according to the established policies and procedures of the nursin
- Assists physician/provider during diagnostic procedures
- Responds to monitor alarms
- Reapplies pulse ox probe
- Assists with or provides personal care after meals
- Transports residents, who are able, to the dining room and recreation room and supervises/assists them while dining
- Promote optimal daily care of residents including, personal and oral hygiene, nutrition, exercise, and socialization
- Assist and encourage residents to care for their personal space and belongings to attain a safe clean environment
Qualifications for nurse aide
- STNA certification
- One (1) year experience in home care or other related healthcare experience preferred
- Must have own transportation and provide proof of current liability insurance
- Nurse Aide certification preferred
- Six months experience in an acute or long-term care facility preferred
- Monitor routine vital signs
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a nurse aide. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for nurse aide
- Customer satisfaction and a focus on quality are evidenced in all aspects of work
- Demonstrate an understanding of the mission of SPHS and its core values in all aspects of work
- Attends all regulation and SPHS mandated in-services
- Promptly answer patient call lights and relaying pertinent information to the appropriate staff
- Assist nursing staff by making patient beds, giving baths, passing waters, feeding patients, oral care, accurate I & O, ambulating patients, daily weights, and vital signs
- Assisting residents with activities of daily living such as transferring, turning and positioning, bathing, , dressing, grooming, feeding, toileting and ensuring residents are clean
- Upon request by the Director of Nursing or licensed nurse unit manager, obtaining vital signs and weights and monitoring food and liquid intake
- Making routine care rounds on assigned residents in accordance within established guidelines
- Reporting data in resident records consistently, accurately and in a timely manner
- Promptly reporting suspected or actual resident changes of condition to the licensed nurse
Qualifications for nurse aide
- Assist RN’s and LPN’s with procedures
- Runs errands and performs other routine activities for the unit
- Nursing Assistant certification is preferred
- At least one year experience as a CNA
- Knowledge of principles, practices, standards and techniques of a CNA
- Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions for a safe work environment
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Nurse Aide Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of nurse aide. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for nurse aide
- Following safety rules and requirements including lift and transfer procedures, hazard communication, electrical safety, slips, trips and falls policies, use of personal protective equipment and elopement procedures
- Safeguarding residents’ protected health information
- Providing other services such as cleaning wheelchairs and resident areas as assigned
- Assists residents to and from bathrooms and provides assistance as necessary
- Offers bedpans and urinals and assures incontinent residents are clean and dry, changing linens as needed
- Encourages showers and other self-help measures and activities
- Serves nourishments and fresh water
- Recognizes verbally or physically abusive aggressive resident behavior, responds appropriately and reports same immediately to supervisor
- Under the direction of the professional staff, assists the residents/ patients in attaining their care plan goals
- Responsible for cleaning the procedure rooms and assists the nurse during procedures, sets up the equipment and stations at the outreach point and dissembling the same after the outreach session
Qualifications for nurse aide
- Knowledge of medical equipment use and maintenance
- Successful completion of a state-approved GNA program and current certification required * Minimum of a high school education or high school equivalency diploma preferred
- Successful completion of a state-approved CNA program and current certification required * Minimum of a high school education or high school equivalency diploma preferred
- Successful completion of a Nurse Aide training program, or 6 months experience as a Nursing Assistant in a Healthcare facility, or completion of fundamentals if enrolled in an Accredited School of Nursing program
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred Successful completion of the Temporary Nursing Assistant training program in place under an approved State waiver
- English as a first or second language with the ability to read and communicate at an adequate level to perform essential job duties