Adult Day Service Program Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

  Free STNA Certification course, with state test fee and uniforms. Paid class time.

• Benefits For Full Time Employees - Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Retirement
• No nights or weekends
• $17.00/hour 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Will exemplify the, “Service with Heart” attitude that is expected of all employees.
• Responsible for ensuring no confidential information is discussed or shared unless it is in the course of conducting valid Agency business.
• Responsible for conducting work in conformance with Agency’s policies and procedures in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations 
• Responsible to help with Activities of Daily Living Skills (ADL’s) to include: eating, bath rooming, transferring, ambulating, etc., as appropriate.
• Responsible for assisting the ADS Activity Specialist with planned activities and crafts.
• Responsible for providing appropriate and safe respite services including personal care and companionship as assigned by the appropriate professional. Assist customers to/from the bus.
• Provide warm, hospitable atmosphere for customers where they feel comfortable attending and participating, and are not afraid to seek out help when needed.
• Responsible for acting as a liaison between the customer and the RN Manager. This will include the prompt reporting of customers at immediate risk or endangerment.
• Responsible for accurately completing and submitting all required Agency documentation within the required time frames.
• Responsible for seeing that the ADS area is prepared for the next day.
• Responsible to follow the CACFP and other funding source guidelines to prepare, heat and serve food and beverages.
• Complete Home Health Aide orientation for cross-training purposes.
• Attend and participate in all scheduled staff meetings and training sessions.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements:

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or GED OR
• Certified State Tested Nurse Aide (S.T.N.A.) as verified by Ohio Nurse Aide Registry. OR
• Graduate of an approved Home Care Aide Program, without a 24-month lapse in employment since completing program. OR
• One year of supervised institutional or community based direct service delivery in healthcare within the last three years. OR
• Nursing students who can verify the successful completion of the Fundamentals of Nursing Care.
• Successfully complete a competency evaluation including a written exam and demonstration of basic skills.
• Must meet the Agency’s general requirements.