CNA The Residence at Melrose Station

LCB Senior Living•Melrose, MA

3d•$21 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

LCB Senior Living is hiring CNA/CHHA staff at The Residence at Melrose Station in Melrose, Massachusetts. The Resident Care Associate provides for residents’ personal care, therapeutic programming, safety, and emotional support in ways that promote dignity, independence, choice, and individuality. Services are delivered according to each resident’s approved service plan. This is a per-diem role with morning and evening shifts, paying $21.00–$23.00 per hour based on years of experience. Associates complete community and state orientation before regular duties and participate in ongoing in-service and required specialized training. The role includes assisting with medications in accordance with state regulations and company policies, documenting services and notable events in the community’s computer tracking system, and promptly reporting changes in residents’ needs or health status to the RN or designee. Associates also engage residents in meaningful activities and provide assistance with daily living, laundry, clothing, dining, mobility, and other needs specified in service plans.

Requirements

Complete a certified nursing assistant course, or have equivalent training or experience as required by state regulation.
Have CPR and First Aid training as mandated by the state of employment.
Hold current license or certification as required by state regulation and provide documentation to the Resident Care Director or designee.
Be able to communicate fluently in English, both orally and in writing.
Be able to use a computer to document services provided.
Demonstrate computer literacy and familiarity with office software, including word processing, or the ability to learn data input.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience providing direct care or equivalent training.
Experience caring for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

Responsibilities

Promote the mission and core values of the Residence and LCB Senior Living to residents, visitors, coworkers, and the surrounding community.
Represent the community positively and interact with prospective residents, family members, and professionals in support of occupancy growth.
Complete community and state orientation training before being assigned regular duties.
Assist residents with medications according to state regulations and LCB policies, make required record entries, and notify the nurse as appropriate concerning self-administered medications.
Engage residents in meaningful interactions and experiences, and provide assistance, encouragement, and restorative interventions to support independence with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, dining, and mobility.
Initiate group and individual resident engagement.
Monitor changes in residents’ needs, preferences, and health status, and promptly report and document changes to the RN or designee.
Assist residents with clothing and laundry needs according to their service plans.
Assist residents with going to bed at night when necessary.
Help residents keep their units neat, clean, and orderly.
Respond promptly to emergency calls and residents’ needs.
Participate in regularly scheduled in-service training and, when requested, specialized staff training and mandatory education required by state regulation.
Escort residents to meals and engagement activities as needed or directed.
Document scheduled and unscheduled services, incidents, behaviors, unusual events, and resident refusals of services; enter service information into the community computer tracking system.
Conduct and facilitate therapeutic groups and individual interactions that provide cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection.
Perform other duties as requested.