CNA HHA The Residence at Boylston Place

LCB Senior Living•Brookline, MA

1d•$21 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

LCB Senior Living is hiring CNA / HHAs at The Residence at Boylston Place. This role involves providing for the needs of elders, including personal care, therapeutic programming, safety, and emotional support, while upholding their dignity, independence, choice, and individuality. The duties include delivering services as outlined in the approved service plan for each resident. The company promotes its mission and core values, expects associates to actively contribute to community occupancy growth, and requires completion of orientation and training programs. Responsibilities include assisting residents with medications, engaging them in meaningful interactions and activities of daily living, monitoring changes in their needs and health status, assisting with clothing and laundry, helping residents with bedtime routines, maintaining resident unit cleanliness, responding promptly to emergency calls, participating in ongoing in-service training, escorting residents to meals and activities, documenting services provided, and conducting programming for cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection. Other duties may be requested.

Requirements

Must have completed the course for certified nursing assistant or have equivalent training or experience as required by State Regulation.
CPR and First Aide training as mandated by the State employed.
Current license/certification as required by State Regulation.
Ability to use computer for documenting services provided.
Fluent in the ability to communicate in the English language, both oral and written.
Demonstrates computer literacy and familiarity with office software, including but not limited to word processing or demonstrate the ability to learn data input.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience providing direct care or the equivalent in training preferred.
Experience in caring for seniors with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of Dementia is preferred.

Responsibilities

Promote the mission and core values of the Residence and LCB Senior Living.
Represent and interact positively with potential residents, family members and professionals to grow community occupancy.
Successfully complete the community's and any State orientation training program.
Assist residents with medications according to State Regulation and LCB Policies, making required record entries and appropriate notifications.
Actively engage residents in meaningful interactions and experiences, providing assistance, encouragement, and restorative interventions for activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, dining, mobility).
Take initiative in engaging in group and individual engagement.
Monitor for changes in resident needs, preferences and health status and report/document any noticed changes at once to the RN or designee.
Assist Residents with clothing and laundry needs as per the service plan.
Assist Residents in going to bed at night, when necessary.
Assist Residents with keeping their units neat, clean and orderly.
Answer emergency calls and attend to the Residents needs promptly.
Participate in the community's regularly scheduled on-going in-service training programs and specialized staff training programs.
Assist with escorting residents to meals and engagement as needed or directed.
Document both scheduled and unscheduled service provided, including incidents, behaviors, and out of the ordinary events, and residents' refusal of services.
Input information into the community computer tracking system regarding services provided to residents.
Conduct and facilitate programming, including therapeutic groups and individual interaction, that offer cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity and spiritual connection.
Perform other duties as requested.