Benefits:

Bonus based on performance

Flexible schedule

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Description: DOUBLE TIME HOLIDAY PAY. 24/7 on call team member Flexible schedule

Education: High School Diploma/GED preferred; Current Nursing Assistant Certification with the Board of Nursing in good standing

Qualifications:

MUST HAVE CURRENT CPR

MUST HAVE UP TO DATE TB

MUST HAVE VALID DL & INSURANCE

Individual must have successfully completed and provide evidence of formal training and certification as a Nursing Assistant per state law and regulation. One (1) year experience in the home or long-term care setting is preferred.

Reports to: Scheduler

Primary Duties:

Maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy environment within client’s residence. Duties may include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing client's dishes or laundry, and other tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the client.

The performance of all personal care activities contained in a written Plan of Care, which may include assisting the client with personal hygiene, ambulation and exercise, eating, dressing, shaving, physical transfer, and other duties as assigned.

Providing nutritional support as needed.

Reporting changes in the client’s condition.

Other activities as taught and overseen periodically by the office staff for a specific client and are restricted to the following:

Assisting with the use of devices for aid to daily living such as a wheelchair, walker, or hoyer lift;

Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises;

Teaching household routine and skills to well members of the family;

Keeping records of personal health care activities;

Observing appearance and gross behavioral changes in the client and reporting to the office staff

Assisting the client with the self-administration of medication, limited to the following tasks:

The CNA may also provide the following assistance with self-administered medication, as needed by the client:

Preparing necessary items such as juice, water, cups, or spoons to assist the client in the self-administration of medication

Assisting the client in the self-administration process. Examples of such assistance include the steadying of the arm, hand, or other parts of the client's body so as to allow the self-administration of medication;

Abides by the agency’s infection control policies, including proper hand washing techniques consistent with CDC Guidelines.

Abides by all policies and procedures outlined in the agency’s Policy and Procedure Manual, Caregiver Handbook, and Caregiver Training Manual.

Hours: Dependent on assignment; Shifts available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and based on availability. Assisting Hands does not guarantee hours.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt, hourly