CNA HHA The Residence at Pearl Street

LCB Senior Living•Reading, MA

3d•$21 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

LCB Senior Living is hiring CNA/HHAs at The Residence at Pearl Street. 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 each resident's approved service plan. Associates are expected to actively contribute to growing community occupancy by positively representing the community to potential residents, families, and professionals. All new associates must complete the community's and State orientation training program. Responsibilities include assisting residents with medications, engaging them in meaningful interactions and activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, dining, mobility), monitoring for changes in resident needs and reporting them, 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 (including incidents, behaviors, and refusals) in the community computer system, and conducting/facilitating 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.
Must have 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

Provide for the needs of the elders, including personal care, therapeutic programming, safety and emotional support in a manner that supports the dignity, independence, choice and individuality of each resident.
Deliver services as written on the approved service plan for each Resident.
Represent and interact positively with potential residents, family members and professionals to grow community occupancy.
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.
Provide assistance, encouragement, and restorative interventions for residents' activities of daily living including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, dining, and 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 that are provided, including incidents, behaviors, and out of the ordinary events, including a residents refusal of services.
Input information in to 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.