CNA Home Care Specialist

Goodwin Living•Alexandria, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Home Care Specialist plays a key role in providing quality in-home care while managing scheduling and coordinating caregiving services. Up to 40% of this role involves direct client care, filling in as needed, either pre-scheduled or on short notice. This position combines hands-on clinical care, client scheduling, and administrative duties. The Home Care Specialist is a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with strong organizational and communication skills to effectively manage client care needs and schedules.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Active CPR certification
Must have the ability to speak, read and write English
Basic computer skills. Experience with EMR systems preferred
Must be able to work with minimal oversight

Nice To Haves

Prefer 1–2 years of staffing coordination experience in home care or similar setting
Experience with EMR systems preferred

Responsibilities

Schedule and maintain residents/clients ongoing staffing requirements.
Responsible for scheduling Home Care CNAs, PCAs, and Homemakers for all open cases, callouts, vacation coverage, etc.
Create, update, and distribute schedules.
Ensure residents/clients schedules are covered, always, and accurately within Generations/scheduling system with an emphasis on creating good quality matches.
Build honest, sustainable relationships with residents, clients, families, nursing assistant, Home Care leadership team, and other members of the Goodwin Living team.
Assist Goodwin Living residents/clients with activities of daily living (e.g., bathing, grooming, dressing, locomotion, feeding) in accordance with individualized care plan.
Assist Goodwin Living residents/clients with independent activities of daily living (e.g., light meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, medication reminders) in accordance with individualized care plan.
Assist residents/clients in meeting their personal care needs and provide individualized attention while encouraging resident/client involvement in self-care.
Provide exceptional customer service and job specific competencies to residents/clients while performing job duties.
Escort residents/clients to and from appointments (e.g., medical, beauty shop, social outings)/
Provide for socialization of residents/clients in accordance with individualized care plan.