Certified Nursing Assistant-Home Care

Job Description

Job Description

Care with Heart. Work with Purpose.  

Join The Senior CommUnity Care of Northern Kentucky PACE as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Florence, KY. This is more than a job! It’s a paid opportunity to serve others, live our mission, and make a meaningful impact in a healthcare setting. As a compassionate organization, we’re dedicated to serving others and fostering an environment where both our residents and team members thrive. If you’re ready to grow your career while making a difference, we’d love to connect with you. 

Senior Community Care of Northern Kentucky PACE is a commUnity of Volunteers of America National Services, a subsidiary of the Volunteers of America parent organization. Proudly Great Place to Work® Certified for 8 consecutive years .

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Supportive, caring leadership that truly values your voice
• A positive, team-oriented environment where you can rely on one another
• A beautiful, welcoming campus you’ll enjoy coming to each day
• Opportunities for career growth and ongoing development
• Purpose-driven work that makes a meaningful difference every day

Job Highlights:

• 403(b) Retirement Plan;
• Career scholarships;
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs;

• NetSpend option: 50% of wages after payday

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days

About the job:

Pay: $19.40 - $24.50 (based on experience) 

Schedule: M-F, 4 Days per week - 10 hour shifts, Occasional weekends and evenings required.

Counties that we also travel to: Grant, Gallatin, Carrollton county areas.

The Home Care CNA  is responsible for providing and assisting participants with activities of daily living and restorative/supportive care necessary to ensure the physical and health safety of the home environment. Assists in monitoring and reporting the health status and providing a safe environment for the PACE participants of Senior Community Care of State (SCC). As assigned, works shifts in the SCC Day Center and in participant homes and provides care and services to participants and assists with the provision of a safe and effective day program.

Required Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must have an active and up-to-date certification in CPR.
• Must have - Current STNA license
• A minimum of one-year experience in working with the frail or elderly population.
• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Must have medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations after having direct participant contact.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and have means of transportation. You will be traveling to participant homes.

Preferred:

• Bilingual skills are a plus!

Essentials: 

• Consults each day with the Home Care Coordinator (or designee) to be updated on changes in participant status, changes in plan of care, and to confirm scheduled visits.
• Assists participants in the home with the following duties:
  1. Personal hygiene such as skin, mouth, hair care and bathing.
  2. Assists participants in and out of bed assisting with ambulation.
  3. Assisting with prescribed exercise which participants and aide have been taught by appropriate personnel.
  4. Prepares meals, including therapeutic diets, assists participants with meals.
  5. Assist participants to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans, or urinals.
  6. Assisting participants with medications which are ordinarily self-administered.
  7. Other duties taught by a health profession for a specific participant such as: taking of vitals, changing colostomy bags, changing of non-sterile dressing and non-sterile bowel and bladder hygiene care.
• Performs directed household / homemaker services.
• Performs the following duties, as assigned or needed, in the Day Center:
  1. Assists participants and or supervises with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, hair care, mouth care, eating, hand and foot nail care and toileting) in the Day Center as assigned or needed.
  2. Monitors and assists participants with meals at feeding table.
  3. Assists, throughout the day, in maintaining clean and orderly day rooms, kitchen and personal care areas.
  4. Performs and or assists with laundry, including clothes for participants.
  5. Assists the Drivers with the loading and unloading of participants from vehicles.

About Us  

Senior Community Care of Kentucky PACE (Northern) provides healthcare and supportive services for individuals age 55 and older, helping them live safely, comfortably, and independently in their own homes and communities. As a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) provider, our interdisciplinary teams deliver personalized, comprehensive care tailored to each participant’s needs. Located in the welcoming community of Florence , part of the greater Northern Kentucky region. Just minutes from downtown Cincinnati, offering access to a vibrant riverfront city with dining, arts, and cultural attractions. Convenient access to the scenic Ohio River corridor, with parks, walking trails, and riverfront views.

 

At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.