CNA/ Home Health Aide-Lowell - Great Schedule , Great Pay and Great benefits! Apply now!

Fallon Health • Lowell, MA

10h • Hybrid

About The Position

Fallon Health's Summit ElderCare® is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) for individuals 55 and older, designed to help them continue living safely at home. Founded in 1977, Fallon Health is committed to delivering equitable, high-quality coordinated care and is recognized for its member experience, service, and clinical quality. The organization values diversity and inclusion, believing that individual differences enhance their ability to serve members. This role provides personal care, light housekeeping, and assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) in participants' homes and at the PACE center, requiring independent judgment and reporting of changes in participant status. The position emphasizes a respectful, desirable, and safe work environment with predictable hours and opportunities for autonomy and flexibility.

Requirements

• Completion of an approved Home Health Aide or Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program is highly desirable, but we will accept equivalent work experience in lieu of certificate.
• Certification as a Home Health Aide or Nursing Assistant is desired.
• Willingness to occasionally assist other SE PACE centers either in person or remotely, as appropriate, when there is an opening or a gap in coverage.
• Must possess a valid drivers’ license and have a satisfactory drivers’ record report.
• Must maintain the minimum state required insurance as referenced in Fallon Health’s Drivers’ Safety policy, on the vehicle you use while performing company business.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must meet the requirements of Fallon Health’s Drivers’ Safety Policy.
• One year of experience working with a frail and/or older adult population preferably in a PACE program.
• If under one year, must complete Summit Eldercare training program for health aides prior to working with participants independently.
• Must complete a standardized set of Summit Eldercare competencies for Health Aides on an annual basis.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of an approved Home Health Aide or Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program is highly desirable.
• Certification as a Home Health Aide or Nursing Assistant is desired.
• Experience in a PACE program is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the RN, assists with the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) needs of participants both at the PACE center and in participants’ homes (i.e., community, Assisted Living Facilities, Rest Homes, Supportive Housing programs, etc.).
• Contributes to the development of a care plan for participants through interaction with other members of the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Collaborate with members of the Interdisciplinary Team to assure appropriateness and continuity of care.
• Carries out non-skilled treatments including, but not limited to vital signs, transfers, toileting, bathing, dressing at the PACE Center and in the community.
• Assists the Supervisor, Recreational Activities and other activities staff with individual and group programs by helping to plan individual treatment programs, increasing participants’ motivation to participate, assisting participants to participate when needed, and assisting with evaluation of program effectiveness.
• Assists registered therapists and certified therapy assistants with treatments and participant-specific activities which are ordered for each participant and assigned by the registered therapist including, but not limited to, positioning, transfers, ambulation, and exercises.
• Maintains a clean and safe working and/or living environment in the PACE center and/or participants’ homes.
• Assists with meal and snack preparation, serving, feeding as needed, and clean-up.
• Uses safe techniques in all interactions with participants at the PACE Center and in participants’ homes.
• Provides accurate and timely documentation in the EMR and other systems as required by SE policies and procedures and/or as assigned by supervisor.
• Participates in carrying out schedule of daily cleaning and disinfecting of the PACE center in accordance with CDC guidelines for increased precautions.
• Actively participates in distribution of work for health aides to ensure care needs of participants and site tasks are completed timely and appropriately including but not limited to community-based care and center-based tasks, as assigned.
• Actively participates in regular team meetings for health aides at respective site.
• Participates in carrying out infection control precautions and increased cleaning and disinfecting of the PACE center as assigned and in accordance with current CDC guidelines.
• Performs all duties in accordance with FH and Summit ElderCare policies and procedures.

Benefits

• $20/hr to start and exceeds state pay average
• Extra pay depending on shifts worked
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Predictable Hours
• Fallon Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree