Position Title: Home
Health Aide/Activities
Assistant
Administrative Adult Day Health - Job Code # PAD2
Location: Chelmsford, MA
Department: Paraprofessional
All Care Division: ADH
HOURS/SCHEDULE: Per
Diem
Shift: Hourly
JOB PURPOSE: Under the direction of the Activity
Director, the responsibilities of the Program Staff Aide are
to assist professional program staff as required to meet the
needs of the individual members.
AGENCY EXPECTATION OF EMPLOYEE All Care expects each employee to maintain a positive, respectful attitude, to demonstrate flexible and efficient time management, to meet departmental productivity standards, while keeping current the clinical skills to work in the home care environment. Each employee is expected to maintain open, honest and appropriately confidential communications with all customer groups in order to foster an effective service environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Assist professional program staff as required to meet the needs of the individual clients.
· Assist with the distribution of breakfast, lunch and snack and kitchen duties as needed.
· Observes and reports any changes in client's condition.
· Assist with keeping program areas clean and tidy.
· Assist with implementing monthly calendar of client centered activities and events.
· Assist with scheduled activities and on and off site social events
· Assist with toileting, grooming, and personal care of clients as needed.
· Assists with client ambulation and transfers.
- Assists with any other responsibilities assigned by supervisor
- Must have current CPR and First Aid certifications.
Professionalism:
- Arrives on time, prepared to perform duties
- Adheres to Standard Precautions and infection control measures
- Maintains equipment and supplies as appropriate
Qualifications
Minimum of eighth grad education, high school graduate or GED preferred. Must be a mature person of at least 18 years of age who has successfully completed a Certified Home Health Aide Training Program or a Certified Nurse Aide program and has demonstrated competency and has at least one year experience in health care or a social service setting.
Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and / or move 50 pounds and frequently lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
Contact Information:
Please contact Laurie Proulx, Recruiter
All Care, 2 State Street, Lynn, MA 01901
Email: lproulx@allcarecareers.org
Phone:781-244-1050
Fax: 781-244-1058
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