Certified Nursing Assistant (Community Services Aide III), Grade 18

Montgomery County • 401 Hungerford Dr Rockville MD 20850 USA, MD

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is a supportive service for the Adult Protective Services (APS) and Social Services To Adults (SSTA) programs, providing hands on personal care assistance, as well as supportive therapeutic services. Goals of the program are promotion of a safe environment, providing long term maintenance care, and to promote independence, activity, proper diet, and social contact. Duties include: Provision of hands-on assistance with personal hygiene, follows a case manager-driven goal/care plan that includes, but is not limited to, therapeutic services, personal care, light housekeeping, laundry, and transportation, helps clients set and reach realistic goals for improving ability to safely care for self, children, or dependent adults, collaborate with case managers to develop, monitor, and modify clients’ treatment plans, provides positive and appropriate role modeling behaviors, provides and assists clients with information about available resources and assists them in making use of these supports that may help change conditions or behavior. Works with clients, caretakers, and social workers to help clients overcome obstacles related to emergency preparedness. This position will work in the community. The selected candidate will travel throughout the County to perform job duties and transport necessary supplies and equipment. Position will require prolong standing, walking, and lifting up to 35 pounds. Limited telework may be an option at times to complete administrative tasks, but it is NOT a guarantee that it will continue or be available indefinitely due to changes that may occur in County operations, services, or needs. The selected candidate will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment background check, medical exam and drug screening.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of experience providing delivery of social, health and/or public assistance services.
• Completion of high school or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland
• Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid State of Maryland driver’s license is required.
• Possession and maintenance at all times of a current Maryland Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working as a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).
• Customer service experience working with Older Adults and people with disabilities with knowledge of family dynamics, human development, and crisis intervention through a crisis service such as adult protective services; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients of a wide variety of socioeconomic levels and cultural backgrounds.
• Experience communicating information clearly and effectively preparing and documenting client notes in addition to statistical summary reports on paper or electronically.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams such as nurse , social workers, and experts from other health related fields.
• Bilingual language proficiency

Responsibilities

• Provision of hands-on assistance with personal hygiene
• Follows a case manager-driven goal/care plan that includes, but is not limited to, therapeutic services, personal care, light housekeeping, laundry, and transportation
• Helps clients set and reach realistic goals for improving ability to safely care for self, children, or dependent adults
• Collaborate with case managers to develop, monitor, and modify clients’ treatment plans
• Provides positive and appropriate role modeling behaviors
• Provides and assists clients with information about available resources and assists them in making use of these supports that may help change conditions or behavior.
• Works with clients, caretakers, and social workers to help clients overcome obstacles related to emergency preparedness

Benefits

• The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $64,104 to $91,003, based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

What This Job Offers

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