Job Description — Caregiver / Nurse Aide / CNA

The Caregiver / Nurse Aide / CNA provides compassionate, dependable, and respectful care and assistance to elderly and/or disabled residents in a private care-home setting. The position is responsible for supporting residents with their daily personal-care needs, activities of daily living (ADLs), medication management and distribution, comfort, safety, and overall well-being while promoting dignity, independence, and quality of life.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist residents with activities of daily living (ADLs), including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, and personal hygiene.
Assist residents with walking, mobility, positioning, transferring, and other physical activities as appropriate to the resident's needs and the employee's training.
Manage, prepare, and distribute medications to residents as required, including following prescribed medication schedules, maintaining accurate medication records, and following all applicable laws, regulations, care plans, and facility policies.
Monitor and document medication administration and promptly report missed doses, medication refusals, adverse reactions, changes in condition, or other medication-related concerns to the appropriate supervisor or healthcare professional.
Ensure medications are stored, handled, and distributed appropriately in accordance with applicable requirements and care-home policies.
Provide companionship and emotional support to residents.
Assist with meals, including meal preparation, serving, and encouraging residents to maintain appropriate nutrition and hydration.
Observe residents for changes in condition, behavior, appetite, mobility, or other concerns and promptly report concerns to the appropriate supervisor or healthcare professional.
Maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable living environment for residents.
Assist with light housekeeping and laundry related to resident care as assigned.
Accompany or assist residents with appointments, activities, errands, or recreational activities as applicable.
Follow individualized care instructions, care plans, safety procedures, infection-control practices, and care-home policies.
Maintain residents' privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and personal rights at all times.
Communicate respectfully and effectively with residents, family members, supervisors, healthcare providers, and other caregivers.
Respond appropriately to emergencies and follow established emergency and safety procedures.
Complete required documentation, including medication administration records and incident reports, as required.
Attend required training, orientation, meetings, and continuing education.
Perform other related caregiving duties as assigned.

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