Nurse Assistant - Windemere Community Living - days

PACE Southeast Michigan•Sterling Heights, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Community Living Associate (CLA) provides supportive services to participants (residents) in a community living setting, during transportation and appointments, and in the day health center. The CLA works under the management of the PACE SEMI Community Living Manager and coordination of the Lead CLA, and under the supervision of a manager, registered nurse, or Lead CLA. Services are based on each participant’s care plan, which is informed by initial and ongoing assessments. The CLA supports participants’ physical and emotional comfort and helps foster self-reliance and independence while respecting PACE SEMI’s culture, mission, values, and Ten Principles. The CLA documents services and care accurately and promptly, keeps the manager, Lead CLA, and clinical team informed of participants’ progress, and promptly reports complaints or deviations from schedules and appointments. The CLA responds to emergencies according to established policies and procedures and works within the established scope of practice. The role requires driving within the PACE SEMI catchment area and may involve changing participant assignments according to acuity, needs, and census.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid Michigan driver's license and acceptable driving record.
Current CPR card.
Completion of a basic nursing assistant training program, with a certificate from a formal program outside PACE SEMI, such as Direct Care, Nurse Assistant, or Medical Assistant training.
At least one year of experience with a frail or elderly population; experience must be in long-term care, a hospital, home care, or a PACE setting.
Ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and interdepartmental relationships.
Respect for participants’ and coworkers’ physical, spiritual, and overall well-being.
Ability to problem-solve and interpret instructions.
Ability to organize and maintain flexible scheduling to coordinate job responsibilities.
Ability to work sensitively with people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and relate to participants with dementia or developmental disabilities.
Ability to perform duties amid frequent interruptions.
Must meet CMS-approved standardized competencies before working independently.
Must be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have up-to-date immunizations before direct participant contact.
Ability to transfer and assist with moving patients; frequent walking, bending, and lifting of 40 pounds or more may be required.
Reliable daily transportation and proof of current automobile insurance.

Nice To Haves

Nurse assistant certification is preferred but optional.

Responsibilities

Provide care and services specified in each participant’s care plan.
Support participants’ physical and emotional comfort and promote self-reliance and independence.
Provide personal care, including assistance requiring two people when needed.
Provide one-to-one interaction in the day health center and community living setting as outlined in the care plan.
Assist with activities, meal preparation, cooking, feeding, and other nutritional needs.
Assist with toileting and incontinence management, and provide simple treatments.
Perform grocery shopping, laundry, homemaking, chores, housekeeping, and equipment sanitizing.
Coordinate care with participants and the day health center based on the care plan.
Engage with residents and appropriately elevate health concerns, customer service issues, or needs.
Complete rounds every two hours from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Document care and services accurately and promptly, and keep the manager, Lead CLA, and clinical team informed of participant progress.
Immediately report customer service complaints and deviations from schedules or appointments to a supervisor, manager, or Lead CLA.
Respond to emergency situations according to established policies and procedures.
Work only within the established scope of practice.
Participate in mandatory annual in-service training and screening, competency assessments, and department staff meetings.
Drive within the PACE SEMI catchment area and maintain reliable daily transportation, a valid license, an acceptable driving record, and proof of current automobile insurance.
Perform other duties assigned by the manager or Lead CLA.