Activities Assistant (Experienced HHA / CNA) - PACE Delray

SUMMARY

Provides personal care assistance to participants in the center to ensure participation in programs which support cognitive, social, physical, and emotional skills. Assists with nursing care under the director of the Clinic Nurse Manager.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS

Client Care : Listens and responds to concerns and questions. Completes all necessary and appropriate care, including toileting. Reports all concerns and changes to appropriate nursing staff.

Activities : Provides input for participant activity planning and in care plan sessions. Assists client with appropriate activities by alternating between periods of strenuous activity and periods of rest or light activities to avoid overstimulation and / or fatigue. Follows infection control guidelines per policies and procedures.

Nutrition of Client : Involves assisting residents by providing them with all their nutritional needs. Portion, serve, and assist participants with breakfast, lunch, and snacks throughout the day. Assists in kitchen clean-up process after each meal is served.

Professionalism : Involves maintaining a neat and clean appearance, the willingness to learn new concepts, accepting accountability for job performance, the ability to manage time effectively, and promoting compassion and understanding for the clients’ needs / wants.

Communications and Customer Service : Involves speaking with client, families and staff; with tact, diplomacy, and strong listening skills.

Attendance and Punctuality : Involves coming to work when assigned, clocking in and out time, checking the schedule and reporting for the assignment in a timely manner.

Safety for Self and Residents : Involves personal safety in all work, being alert, and watching out for the safety of the client.

Documentation : Completes required documentation after the completion of care. Filing

in the chart as required.

Organization : Completes care in a timely manner.

Continuing Education : Participates in all mandatory in-services and complies with federal and state training requirements.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE)

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); with 1 year experience with the frail and elderly. 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.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

High School Diploma or equivalent and current CPR Certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions while performing the duties of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear, taste and smell; occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and will rarely sit. The employee must regularly lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Must be able to lift with the use of lift devices or assistance for residents with weight in excess of 100 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.