Resident Care Aide

Elderwood•Buffalo, NY

1d•$17 - $18

About The Position

Elderwood is seeking a supportive and nurturing Home Health Aide (HHA) to join its clinical team. The role supports residents’ health and well-being by providing personal care under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse and meeting residents’ physical and emotional needs while maintaining high-quality care. Elderwood’s assisted living and adult home communities promote independence while providing assistance with daily needs. Services include cooking, cleaning, laundry, medication management, personal care, and coordination of health services. The position involves assisting residents with activities of daily living in accordance with their plans of care, individual needs, and preferences; responding promptly to requests; reporting changes in residents’ conditions; and following facility standards, safety practices, confidentiality requirements, and service excellence expectations.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Certification from a Department of Health-approved basic training program in home health aide services, with written evidence of certification.
Must maintain current annual skills testing approval.
Ability to assist residents with all aspects of daily living, including bathing, toileting, and transferring.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English at an intermediate or more advanced level.
Ability to use hands, arms, and fingers in repeated motions, including feeling or operating objects, tools, or controls and performing grasping and turning motions.
Ability to move and walk quickly and steadily in an emergency.
Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds, and occasionally participate in a two-person lift of up to 120 pounds.
Ability to assist with wheelchair transport of residents.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living as needed, including meal assistance, grooming, medication management, showering, dressing and undressing, toileting, and skin care.
Assist residents according to their plans of care, individual needs, and care preferences.
Respond immediately to residents’ requests.
Notify a supervisor of changes in residents’ conditions or needs.
Maintain facility standards for resident care.
Assist with dining room service for meals as needed, following service and customer-focus standards.
Inform the nurse responsible for a resident’s care and document duties performed as necessary before leaving for a break or at the end of a shift.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information and respect residents’ privacy while performing job duties.
Perform assigned duties according to service excellence standards and established position and facility goals.
Attend facility and staff meetings, as well as required or preferred in-service training.
Generate and develop ideas to improve resident care quality or increase position productivity and satisfaction.
Follow required safety rules and practices to help ensure the safety of staff, residents, and visitors.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures and the ability to reference them.
Provide a high level of customer service to residents, staff, and visitors.
Respond flexibly to changing situations and reprioritize work as necessary.
Assist with wheelchair transport of residents.
Apply and use personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.