Home Care CNA - PRN

Company: Twin Lakes Community
Location: Burlington
Posted on: January 8, 2021

Job Description:

JOB TITLE: CNA / CaregiverDEPARTMENT: Home Care AgencyREPORTS TO: Home Care Agency DirectorHOURS: PRN - 8am - 3pm or 4pm - 10pm. Every other weekend required.POSITION SUMMARY:Responsible for assisting Home Care Agency clients with personal care needs. The CNA/caregiver provides medical and physical care to the residents to meet their daily needs and enable them to function at the highest possible level. While this care is provided under the leadership of a professional nurse, the caregiver is the residents' closest advocate. The caregiver promotes the residents' psychosocial well-being through meaningful relationship building, and works with the team to meet other social service needs of the resident, always providing support, friendship and kindness. The caregiver may also support the resident in maintaining a clean safe household environment and in caring for the resident's personal laundry. All caregiver tasks are performed in accordance with current standards, guidelines and regulations and in a safe and efficient manner.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Attends to all resident personal hygiene and personal care needs, including but not limited to grooming, hygiene, dining and nutritional, mobility, elimination, psychosocial and safety needs. Organizes all supplies necessary to complete the tasks. Supports residents in self care, and provides care as necessary for those unable to care for their own needs. Follows universal precautions, proper infection control, sanitation and safety standards of practice in all work and activities.
• Communicate with supervisor and Home Care Agency scheduler of availability to work specific days/hours, and provide timely requests for time off or other changes in availability.
• Uses electronic documentation for all notes, care plans, and reporting.
• Provides restorative therapy under the leadership of therapy professionals and in accordance with the resident's functional maintenance plan.
• Observes residents closely, identifying changing needs and conditions, client functioning, health, and overall well-being and at first indication, and reports immediately to nursing.
• Participates actively in the resident's plan of care, serving as the residents' closest advocate in directing their care and honoring their preferences and documenting when care if provided.
• Consistently works with all team members, led by resident and family preference to meet the needs and desires of all residents.
• Continually seeks opportunities to meet resident's psychosocial needs through both care planned and spontaneous actions.
• Plans and organizes social activities for individual residents and small groups, making any necessary arrangements to assure success of the activity.
• Seeks opportunities throughout the day to facilitate spontaneous activities of resident choice and household preference; accompanies resident in all activities of choice.
• Maintains equipment, games, and supplies for use in supporting resident activity choices.
• Maintains appropriate documentation in support of social service and activity functions.
• Maintains clean spaces including resident rooms, common spaces, as well as support spaces and equipment.
• Maintains supply of all materials to meet resident needs.
• Supports all aspects of the household environment, including pets, plants, children, visitors and guests, facilitating all planned and spontaneous needs and activities.
• Coordinates work with the homemaker to ensure the personal laundry needs of the resident are met within the staffing resources of the household.
• Attend departmental meetings and trainings, and comply with requirements for Online Learning courses.
• May be required to perform other duties in keeping with the nature of this position which will not significantly alter the job requirements.Education and/or Experience:
  • 2-3 years experience in healthcare field desired.Certificates, licenses, registrations:
    • Certified Nursing Assistant certification required.

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