Adult Care Assistant/CNA - FMOL Home Care Wed-Sun

FMOLHS•Baton Rouge, LA

About The Position

The Adult Care Assistant/CNA provides participant care and personal care in participants’ homes or at the Center, and performs other tasks as assigned to assist nursing staff. The role supports participants’ daily living needs, safety, quality of life, and care plans while communicating and documenting care in coordination with the care team. Duties include recording care information; reminding participants about medications; planning and preparing meals when needed; assisting with feeding, therapy exercises, activities of daily living, mobility, and appointments; and providing companionship. The assistant also performs care-plan-directed errands and light housekeeping, maintains a safe and clean environment, reports changes in participant condition, and completes daily records. At the Center, the role helps maintain a pleasant, efficient, and safe environment, including laundry, disinfection, clear pathways, participant arrival and departure processes, and scheduled environmental rounds. The position follows participant rights, confidentiality, care routines, and policies; documents care in the Electronic Health Record or appropriate home-care documentation; participates in quality improvement and mandatory in-service education; and completes other duties as assigned.

Requirements

One year of CNA or personal care experience working with a frail or elderly population.
High school diploma or equivalent.
CNA course involving training in care of the elderly.
Must meet all qualifications of an FMOLHS-approved driver.
BLS certification.
CNA certification.

Responsibilities

Record pertinent information related to participant care.
Remind participants to take medication at the appropriate time.
Plan and prepare meals according to participants’ dietary requirements when necessary; assist with oral feeding; serve meals, supplements, and snacks; sanitize dishes, utensils, and serving pans; and follow food-storage guidelines.
Assist participants with therapy exercises under the direction of a Physical or Occupational Therapist.
Assist designated participants with basic activities of daily living, including transfers, bathing, dressing, catheter care, basic skin care, incontinence care, toileting, and assigned vital signs.
Assist participants with ambulation, with or without mechanical aids.
Maintain a safe, clean, and healthy environment through light housekeeping, including changing bed linens, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning the kitchen and bathroom, and doing laundry.
Provide companionship and stimulation, including reading and walks, and accompany participants to appointments.
Perform grocery shopping or other errands independently or with the participant, as directed by the Care Plan.
Transport participants to medical or other appointments as indicated in the Care Plan.
Perform other housekeeping tasks indicated in the Care Plan.
Observe and report changes in participant condition, incidents, and job-related problems to the Supervisor; communicate participant changes to team members.
Follow Participant Rights and confidentiality guidelines and treat participants with dignity and respect; communicate effectively with participants, families, staff, other departments, and agencies.
Prepare daily records accurately and submit them to the office by the due date.
Participate in mandatory in-service education programs.
Complete other tasks assigned by the supervisor.
At the Center, help maintain a pleasant, efficient, and safe Adult Day Center environment; perform routine laundry and disinfection; maintain clear pathways; assist with participant arrival and departure processes involving the transportation van; and perform scheduled environmental rounds.
Demonstrate knowledge of unit-based quality improvement initiatives.
Document participant care daily in the Electronic Health Record or appropriate home-care documentation.
Follow instructions from the PACE Interdisciplinary Team concerning resident care routines and policies.
Complete other assigned duties, participate in unit teams, work groups, or committees as requested, anticipate needs, voluntarily assist others, and attend mandatory in-services required by CMS regulations.