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Job Description

Job Description

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We have a comprehensive range of rehabilitative and personal services addressing the needs of people who have experienced serious illness, injury, or surgical complication or who no longer are able to care for themselves.  We take pride in serving our residents and working to make their lives better, whether they are focused on returning to their home or the now call our home their home.  Our qualified staff pride themselves in our continuing education and training programs to ensure they are providing the highest level of care.  Come join our team and help make a difference in our residents' lives!

Benefits:

This position will consist of PCA work upon hire while you take CNA classes.  Classes are FREE TO YOU!

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Holiday and Birthday Pay)

• PTO Cash Out Option

• Payactiv (Get paid next day)

• Attendance Bonus (paid every pay period)

• Flexible Schedule

• Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision and More)

• 401K

• Wonderful Team to Work With!

• Tuition Reimbursement

How you will spend your time...

• Provide personal care (i.e., grooming, bathing, dressing, oral care, etc.) of residents daily and as needed.

• Change bed linen and maintain appropriate grooming supplies in resident room on a regular basis.

• Assist with ambulating and transferring of residents, utilizing appropriate assistive devices and body mechanics.

• Routinely turn and position residents, as necessary.

• Observe residents carefully and report changes in condition to Charge Nurse.

• Recognize a resident’s ability to make choices and support these within the constraints of the care giving environment.

• Participate in collecting data needed for the accurate completion of the MDS and the plan of care. Provide input to the nurses for development of the plan of care.

• Provide adequate hydration to residents at regular intervals each day according to specific resident needs.

• Prepare residents for each meal and transport to dining room (unless a bed patient) making sure that food tray is accessible, self-help devices are available (if needed), and assistance is provided to those residents who cannot feed themselves.

• Keep an accurate record of food intake and output, as directed.

• Maintain established housekeeping standards within assigned duty areas.

• Assist nursing staff with the basics of aseptic and sterile techniques to avoid infection of residents and self-contamination of equipment and supplies.

• Be alert for proper ventilation, temperature, light and noise control.

• Promptly answer call lights and assist with other resident needs.

• Utilize proper body mechanics when lifting or transporting residents.

• Meet physical and sensory requirements stated below and be able to work in the described environment.

• Identify and participate in process improvement initiatives that improve the customer experience, enhance work flow, and/or improve the work environment.

• Other special projects and duties, as assigned.

The qualifications you will need...

• Must meet minimum age requirements of 18yrs

• Effective verbal and written English communication skills.

• Highest level of professionalism with the ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Ability to communicate at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment in support of company objectives.

• Customer service oriented with the ability to work well under pressure.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.

• Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures.

• Approachable, flexible and adaptable to change.

• Function independently, and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders and vendors.