Certified Home Health Aide PT-Assisted Living Program-Trenton
About The Position
Provides personal care to residents in the Assisted Living Program, along with light housekeeping, apartment upkeep, laundry, and meal assistance. The aide supports residents’ independence, dignity, and privacy while maintaining professional relationships and confidentiality. The role works closely with medication assistants, nurses, other Assisted Living staff, residents, families, and facility partners. It includes following safety, emergency, and infection-control procedures and reporting changes in resident condition, accidents, injuries, complaints, and unsafe equipment. The position is scheduled for 20 hours per week, with an usual work day of 8 hours.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Nursing assistant or home health certification.
- AHA Heartsaver AED credential.
- Driver’s license.
- Friendly demeanor and excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to develop strong interpersonal relationships with coworkers and residents.
- Experience with direct and indirect patient care.
- Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including lifting up to 35 pounds from floor to waist and from waist level and above.
- One year of experience is preferred.
- Medical experience is preferred.
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience.
- Medical experience.
Responsibilities
- Maintain working relationships with nursing staff, Assisted Living administrators and employees, volunteers, Capital Health staff, vendors, caregivers, family members, and building staff.
- Maintain professional relationships with residents and protect the confidentiality, privacy, and dignity of residents; encourage resident independence.
- Follow fire, emergency, safety, and infection-control procedures, including precautions related to residents’ oxygen use.
- Communicate frequently with the medication assistant, LPN, and RN.
- Provide morning and evening personal care, including bathing, oral hygiene, hair care, incontinence care, changing adult briefs, and ostomy care.
- Measure and record residents’ weights and vital signs monthly and as requested by a nurse; report results.
- Assist residents with ambulation and transfers to and from bed.
- Immediately report changes in resident status, accidents, injuries, complaints, and emergencies to the nurse or administration, and assist the nurse as needed.
- Deliver supplies and equipment to residents and provide light housekeeping, including cleaning appliances, cabinets, drawers, and resident apartments; vacuum and dust as needed.
- Wash, dry, fold, and put away residents’ laundry; strip and remake beds as needed at least weekly.
- Clean bathrooms and remove trash from resident apartments daily.
- Assist with meal service, including meal preparation, cutting food, setting up meals, clearing, and washing dishes.
- Report unsafe equipment to a nurse or administrator.
- Maintain the cleanliness and neatness of the wellness office, laundry room, equipment, and inventory supplies; remove trash from wellness offices and laundry rooms.
- Follow facility guidelines and governing regulations; perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical plan
- Prescription drug coverage and in-house employee pharmacy
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and dependent care)
- Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
- Basic group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Supplemental group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Short-term disability benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter transit benefits
- Commuter parking benefits
- Supplemental life insurance
- Voluntary legal services
- Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft insurance
- Voluntary pet insurance
- Paid Time-Off Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
