Daybreak Assistant

Bethesda Day Break Activity Aide

Job Summary: The CNA/Activity Aid will provide immediate personal care to clients; observe and report any changes in physical condition or behavior to program director and RN consultant, assist with planning, preparing and implementing daily activity program and serve meals/snacks and assist with clean-up as assigned.

Job Relationships:

• Reports to: Adult Day Manager or Assistant in absence of Manager
• Interrelationships with: Program assistant, Activity Aides, Volunteers, RN
• Supervisory responsibilities (or internal contacts). No supervisory responsibilities
• External Contacts: Client's families, Bus/van drivers

Hours of Work: Full-time or part-time as scheduled

Dress Code: Street clothing appropriate in a business environment with identification name badge.

Essential Requirements of Work: (Minimum qualifications necessary to function at full productivity)

• Education and Training: High school diploma or equivalent
• NA/R training and certification (not required)
• CPR and First Aid training and certification

Experience: Previous work with elderly or physically challenged persons is desirable.

Work that demonstrates:

• Ability to maintain outgoing, cheerful enthusiastic personality
• Ability to function as a team player
• Willingness and ability to learn
• Demonstrate respect for the elderly and/or physically challenged
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to learn and appreciate others efforts
• Ability to complement and compliment others

Personal:

• Attend on-going activity training
• Attend appropriate Bethesda in-services as schedule

Proficiency:

• Job Knowledge (Specific): CPR and First Aid training

Knowledge, Skills and Ability for Full Performance:

• Ability to read, write and follow directions and use general mathematical skills
• Ability to speak clearly and to make self understood to clients of varying abilities
• Ability to think creatively, plan and problem solve
• Ability to relate to many differing needs of residents, family, visitors
• Ability to write and do required paperwork
• Continual professional updating
• Ability to assist with transportation as assigned

Physical Demands of the Job:

• Frequent walking, twisting, standing, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling movements
• Occasional squatting, kneeling sitting and reaching above shoulder level
• Occasionally lifting weights 30 pounds
• Exposure to communicable diseases

Mental Demands of the Job:

• Ability to cope with a variety of people and various physical and mental states
• Ability to cope with frequent interruptions
• Ability to cope with many distressed, depressed or lonely people
• Ability to assist with tasks in all areas of the Adult Day Services program including serving meals and clean-up
• Ability to make decisions regarding client safety in emergency situations
• Ability to deal with limited place and no quiet place for concentration
• Ability to deal with clients with dementia

Quality Performance results in:

• Clients having an enhanced quality of life so that they can function at their optimum level, meeting their physical, emotional, intellectual, community, spiritual, social and well-being needs
• Well-developed team work process within the department and with all other departments within the facility
• Family members who feel listened to and supported
• Staff that build on the advice and training from their supervisor, who are willing to upgrade skills and go the extra mile

Principle Job Responsibilities:

Responsibility: Assisting with client care and programming.

• Clients are treated with care and respect. They are assisted with transfers and toileting needs as necessary, in a timely manner. Other client requests are handled promptly.
• Bathe assigned clients, clean w/p or tub and chair after each use.
• Observe and report any incidents, changes in condition or behavior to Program Director/RN Consultant.
• Assist clients with bowel and bladder cares and maintain cleanliness
• Provide aseptic techniques to prevent spread of disease, infection
• Take TPR's, BP's and weights as assigned.
• Assist with meal serving and snack preparation in accordance with food handling policies, as assigned.
• Answer phone.
• Assist with charting of client monthly progress notes.
• Assist with clean-up of program area as assigned.
• Share pertinent client information with Program Director and team members.

Responsibility: Make daily reminder calls to clients and establish attendance list

• Check with program assistant before making calls for pertinent client information for the day.
• Call clients
• Establish list of clients attending for the day.
• Check for client appointments outside of ADS or other changes in clients' schedules for the day.
• Coordinate client daily schedule and attendance list with passenger assist's schedule and alert program assistant to changes in client schedules.
• Relate pertinent information to Program Director/staff regarding client's schedules for the day.

Responsibility: Provide leadership for planning monthly client activity calendars.

• Collect appropriate activity data
• Present data to staff for discussion.
• Work with assigned staff to insure completion of activity calendar making arrangements for speakers and entertainment.
• Work with assigned staff to insure all needed supplies are present for activity programming.
• Be involved with monthly assessment of client activities.

Professional and Personal Growth:

• Report for and leave the work area on a timely basis.
• Participate in annual performance evaluation process.
• Write yearly personal goals.
• Participate in all required in-service programs at Bethesda.
• Maintain a professional conduct and pleasant, friendly attitude towards staff, residents and visitors.
• Be willing to lean and change to meet needs that arise.