Adult Daycare Aide Certified

Riverside Health System • Newport News, VA

1d • $16 - $21 • Onsite

About The Position

Adult Day Services is responsible for performing tasks that support the social, physical, and cognitive functioning of adults with impairments under the care of Adult Day Services. Assists with activities of daily living, vitals, maintaining medical records/charts, assisting with nutrition and activity implementation.

Requirements

• Program Graduate, Nurse Aide Training or Certificate Program approved by VA Board of Nursing (Required)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 60 Days(Required)
• First Aid - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 60 Days(Required)

Nice To Haves

• 1 year Experience working with older or impaired adults (Preferred)
• Certified Nurse Aid (CNA) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Assists participants with activities of daily living, to include toileting, feeding, ambulation transfer and mobility.
• Provides assistance with both groups and individuals in social/recreational activities and encourages participations throughout the day. Contributes ideas to the monthly activity calendar.
• Documents on Medicaid daily logs, participant progress notes and other required documentation. This includes staff daily reports, activity logs, incident reports, medication verification/administration and communication book entries.
• Monitor's client's diets and special dietary needs. Assists with both meal and snack preparation, serving and clean-up.
• Inventories and maintains equipment and supplies. Advises when items are needed to ensure adequate supply to meet operational needs.
• Maintains records of blood pressure, weights, meal temps, refrigerator temps, etc. as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree