Nurse Aide Trainee

QUALIFICATIONS: Be at least 16 years old and prefer minimum of a high school diploma.
SPECIAL DEMANDS: You must have a genuine interest in working with geriatric residents.
You must have a willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks on a continuous basis, and perform tasks despite frequent interruptions.
You must have the ability to perform tasks with consideration for residents in your work area.
You must have a good bedside manner.
The trainee must complete the required hours for the Nurse Aide Training Program.
Any hours missed will be made up before the final examination is given.
At least 16 hours of instruction will be provided prior to the trainee’s direct involvement with a resident.
All clinical skills presented in this course must be accurately return demonstrated to the instructor by the trainee before the skills can be performed on the floor.
The trainee will be clearly identified as a “trainee” during clinical instruction.
The trainee will receive a small test on material presented periodically throughout the course.
At least 80% must be scored on each test.
A final examination will be given at the end of the course.
70% must be scored on this test as well in order to take the state certification test.
The trainee shall complete training and testing within 60 days of hire.
State certification written examination and clinical skills will be conducted by an approved proctor or testing firm.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: While participating in the Nurse Aide Training Program, the student is under the supervision of the Nurse Aide Training Program RN Coordinator and the Nurse Aide Training Program Instructor.
The class will be taught using an approved curriculum as outlined in the lesson plan.
Both classroom instruction as well as clinical instruction will be provided.
(See DHH approved lesson plan for details).
All clinical skills presented in this course must be accurately return demonstrated to the instructor by the trainee before the skills can be performed on the floor.
Examples of skills taught in the class are as follows.
This list is not meant to be exclusive.
1.
Complete Bed Bath 2.
Perineal Care 3.
Back Rub 4.
Tub Bath 5.
Shower 6.
Whirlpool Bath 7.
Shampoo and Conditioning 8.
Brushing and Flossing 9.
Caring for Dentures 10.
Mouth Care (Alert Comatose Resident) 11.
Shaving 12.
Trimming Facial Hair 13.
Hair Care 14.
Care of Fingernails for non-diabetic residents only 15.
Care of Toenails for non-diabetic residents only 16.
Assistance With Dressing and Undressing 17.
Moving a Resident in Bed Manually; Supine, Fowlers, Side-lying, Turning, and Sitting 18.
Transferring Manually from Bed to Chair/Commode/stretcher/car and Back 19.
Proper Use of Vera Vander lifts, transfer belt 20.
Proper Use of Siderails (partial, M-Rail) Monitoring 21.
Making an Occupied Bed 22.
Making an Unoccupied Bed 23.
Use of Callbell System 24.
Passing Ice and Water 25.
Feeding 26.
Recording Food/Supplement Intake 27.
Height 28.
Weight 29.
Intake and Output and recording 30.
Assisting with Bedpan Use 31.
Assisting with Urinal Use 32.
Assisting with Portable or Bedside Commode 33.
Catheter Care 34.
Emptying Catheter Bag 35.
Perineal Care for Incontinent Resident 36.
Foot Care 37.
Seat or Lap Belt Restraint Application 38.
Crotch/Slider Restraint Application 39.
Geri-Chair/Wheel Chair with Laptray 40.
Mitten Restraint Application 41.
Fall Mats, Cushions, Wedges 42.
ROM 43.
Ambulating Resident –independently, and with assistive devices: cane, walker 44.
Isolation Equipment (Set up, using gloves, gowns, masks, goggles, eye protection, biohazard waste disposal) 45.
Pulse, Blood Pressure, Temperature (Axillary, oral, rectal, temporal artery, tympanic), and Respirations 46.
Pain Observation and Reporting 47.
Specimen Collection (assisting Urine/Stool) 48.
Hot/Cold Application 49.
Caring for Ostomy/Stoma Care 50.
Heimelech Maneuver (conscious/unconscious) 51.
Demonstrate Proper Body Mechanics 52.
Handwashing using gloves, gowns, masks, goggles 53.
Documenting CNA Care-Kiosk/Flowsheet 54.
Serving Meal Trays 55.
Application of TED/Support Hose 56.
Communicates correctly with Residents 57.
Responding to Emergencies(Shock, bleeding, heart attack, poisoning, seizures, vomiting) and Disaster guidelines 58.
Other concepts as outlined in the approved lesson plan OTHER WORK VARIABLES: Working Hours: As outlined in the approved lesson plan for this class.
• This description is not intended to be all-inclusive.
Trainees are subject to following the rules and regulations as outlined to them by the facility for the Nurse Aide Training Program.
• Management reserves the right to change hours of the training class, location, or other facets as approved by DHH.
• This document is for management communications only and not a written or implied contract of employment.