Live-In Caregiver

Job Posting

Francis House Mission and CORE Values: "Francis House provides a home and extended family to persons with terminal illnesses so they can die with dignity surrounded by the unconditional love of God." We will use our lived experience as a resource for others. Our CORE Values are Compassion, Acceptance, Respect, and Dignity.

Position Summary: Provide personal care for residents under supervision. Assist with basic resident care and daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, oral care, skin care, meals, walking, and turning in bed as necessary which encourages each resident's ability to maintain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. Maintain specific documentation as required.

Essential Functions:

• Provide personal care for residents under supervision.
• Monitor residents on an hourly basis for changes in condition. Maintain accurate and detailed healthcare records so that any problem, plan of care, action or goal are accurately and clearly stated, and changes are reflected as they occur and update medical staff and family members as needed.
• Provide emotional and spiritual support to the resident and family during the disease and dying process. Maintain the comfort, privacy, and dignity of each resident in the delivery of services to them.
• Support the organization's mission, vision, and values.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the Francis House philosophy of care.
• Demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of death, dying, bereavement, ethical issues, and palliative care.
• Comply with the health and safety requirements of federal, state, and local laws.
• Administer pre-poured medications as necessary to manage pain and other symptoms and document treatments in a timely, accurate and complete manner in accordance with established standards and procedures

Requirements:

• Current certified NYS Home Health Aide/CNA or higher.
• Previous experience as home health aide or nursing assistant.
• Must pass background check and drug screen.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, use hands to finger, grasp, handle or feel, and perform repetitive motions of the hands and/or wrists; push, pull, reach, stoop, bend, kneel and climb.
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
• Moderate mental and visual attention required to perform machine operations and set up, read, and document resident information.
• Ability to operate a variety of medical equipment and instruments including, but not limited to hoyer lift, stretcher bed and wheelchair.

Environmental conditions: Work is performed in a typical medical environment. Duties include handling garbage or soiled linen. There is substantial exposure to blood, body fluids and/or pathogens, infectious diseases, unpleasant odors and hazardous materials that require following extensive safety precautions and include the use of protective equipment.

Salary Description: $21.00 per hour