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, in a manner that upholds their dignity, independence, choice, and individuality. The duties include delivering services as outlined in each resident's approved service plan. The company promotes its mission and core values and expects associates to actively contribute to community occupancy growth by positively representing the community to potential residents, families, and professionals. Associates must complete orientation and training programs. 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, assisting residents with bedtime routines, helping residents maintain neat and orderly living spaces, responding promptly to emergency calls, participating in ongoing in-service training and specialized programs as required by state regulations, 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.
CPR and First Aide training as mandated by the State employed.
Current license/certification as required by State Regulation.
Demonstrates computer literacy and familiarity with office software, including but not limited to word processing or demonstrate the ability to learn data input.
Ability to use computer for documenting services provided.
Fluent in the ability to communicate in the English language, both oral and written.

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.
Promote the mission and core values of the Residence and LCB Senior Living.
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, assist in dining, and mobility.
Takes initiative in engaging in group and individual engagement.
Monitors for changes in resident needs, preferences and health status and reports/documents any noticed changes at once to the RN or designee.
Assisting Residents with clothing and laundry needs as per the service plan.
Assisting Residents in going to bed at night, when necessary.
Assisting Residents with keeping their units neat, clean and orderly.
Answering emergency calls and attending to the Residents needs promptly.
Participate in the community's regularly scheduled on-going in-service training programs and specialized staff training programs.
Assists with escorting residents to meals and engagement as needed or directed.
Documents both scheduled and unscheduled service that are provided, including incidents, behaviors, and out of the ordinary events, including a residents refusal of services.
Inputs information in to the community computer tracking system regarding services provided to residents.
Conducts and facilitates programming, including therapeutic groups and individual interaction, that offer cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity and spiritual connection.
Other duties as requested.