Caregiver (HHA/CNA)- Overnight Part Time

Monarch Communities•Mahwah, NJ

8h•$20 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

The Caregiver assists residents with daily living needs according to their care plans. Duties include personal care, food service, housekeeping, laundry, behavior management, socialization, and activities. This is a part-time overnight position at Brandywine Assisted Living in Mahwah, New Jersey, for less than 22.5 hours per week. Compensation is $20.31–$21.31 per hour. The caregiver helps maintain residents’ safety, comfort, dignity, and confidentiality, documents care in the electronic health record, and promptly reports changes in residents’ conditions. The role may also involve obtaining weights and vital signs at a nurse’s request and, in specified states, assisting residents with self-administration of prescribed medication under RN or LPN supervision.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least one year of resident care experience.
CPR certification.
Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Home Health Aide, or Direct Care Staff Competency exam (Pennsylvania only).
Able to speak, read, and write in English.
Able to work weekends and holidays.
Able to perform the physical activities listed for the role, including lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds and intermittently lifting and supporting residents while using proper body mechanics.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience working with the elderly population.
Dementia experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide care including bathing, dressing, toileting, and feeding according to each resident’s care plan.
Adhere to the work schedule and document attendance properly.
Maintain residents’ safety, comfort, dignity, and confidentiality.
Encourage and escort residents to meals and activities when needed.
Ensure assigned residents are clean, neatly dressed, groomed, safe, and fed during the shift.
Document services provided to assigned residents in the EHR during the shift.
Monitor residents and immediately report changes in condition to a supervisor.
Use electronic documentation devices appropriately and keep them safe and secure within the community.
Attend scheduled in-service training.
Comply with federal, state, and local regulations and community policies and procedures.
Provide basic housekeeping and laundry services when needed.
Obtain and document residents’ weights and vital signs when requested by an RN or designee (LPN in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania).
In Connecticut and Massachusetts only, assist with residents’ self-administration of prescribed medication by cueing, prompting, or reminding, under RN or LPN supervision, and maintain related medical records.
Perform other duties as assigned.