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

FMOLHS • Baton Rouge, LA

5d

About The Position

The Adult Care Assistant/CNA provides participant care and personal care in participants’ homes or at the Center, performing assigned tasks to assist nursing staff. The position supports participants with activities of daily living, meals, mobility, therapy exercises, companionship, errands, appointments, and light housekeeping while respecting participant rights and maintaining confidentiality. The assistant observes and reports changes in participants’ conditions, communicates with families and care teams, and completes daily care documentation and other required records.

At the Adult Day Center, the assistant helps maintain a pleasant, efficient, and safe environment by completing routine laundry and disinfection, keeping pathways clear, assisting with participant arrivals and departures from transportation vans, and performing scheduled environmental rounds. The role also follows care routines and policies issued by the PACE Interdisciplinary Team, participates in quality improvement activities and mandatory in-service education, and completes other assigned duties.

Requirements

• One year of CNA or personal care experience working with a frail or elderly population.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a 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 participants’ care and complete daily care documentation in the Electronic Health Record or appropriate home care documentation.
• Remind participants to take medication at the appropriate time.
• Plan and prepare meals according to participants’ dietary requirements when needed; assist with oral feeding, serve meals, supplements, and snacks, and follow food storage and dish-sanitizing guidelines.
• Assist participants with therapy exercises under the direction of a Physical or Occupational Therapist.
• Assist designated participants with 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 kitchens and bathrooms, and doing laundry.
• Provide companionship and stimulation, including reading and walks, and accompany participants to appointments.
• Perform grocery shopping and other errands independently or with the participant, as specified in the Care Plan.
• Observe and report changes in participants’ conditions, incidents, and job-related problems to the Supervisor, and communicate participant changes to team members.
• Follow Participant Rights guidelines, including confidentiality, 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, including those required by CMS regulations.
• Assist with maintaining the Adult Day Center as a pleasant, efficient, and safe environment.
• Maintain laundry and routine disinfection at the Adult Day Center, keep participant pathways clear, assist with transportation van arrivals and departures, and perform scheduled environmental rounds.
• Follow care routines and policies issued by the PACE Interdisciplinary Team and demonstrate knowledge of unit-based quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in unit teams, work groups, or committees as requested; anticipate needs and voluntarily assist others.
• Complete other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Benefits

• Mileage paid

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED