Nurse Aide - Arcadia Home Health

Overview

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Arcadia Family of Companies is a local non-profit organization committed to providing senior living excellence in a gracious, compassionate, and dynamic environment which meets the spiritual, physical, and social needs of every resident, client, and member we serve.

Base pay range

$17.42/hr - $20.75/hr

The Arcadia Family of Companies is a local non-profit organization committed to providing senior living excellence in a gracious, compassionate, and dynamic environment which meets the spiritual, physical, and social needs of every resident, client, and member we serve.

What You’ll Do

Provides compassionate care to clients and members, ensuring the highest standard of quality under the guidance of department management and/or medical professionals.

Location: Arcadia's Home Health Department

Schedule: Full Time, Part Time, Casual, Call In

Pay Range: $17.42 - $20.75

Responsibilities

• Answers call lights to determine clients’ needs (Day Care only).
• Assists clients or members with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, eating (including set-up, serving and collecting food plates and utensils), feeding clients or members who require assistance, dressing, oral hygiene, and grooming as needed.
• Assists with toileting and provides appropriate peri care for incontinent clients or members.
• Assists clients or members to turn, reposition, and transfer, which may be performed by the NA without assistance, with two-person assistance, or by using a lift machine in accordance with the service plan.
• Transports clients or members with ambulation to and from their room to appropriate areas for activities and meals.
• Takes and records the clients and/or members’ ADLs, vitals (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, weight, and respiration rates), intake and output of food and fluid, transfers and ambulation status, mood/behaviors, and pain level assessment (if applicable).
• Provides companion services according to the service plan.
• Observes and reports to Licensed Staff all changes in condition, behavior, or whereabouts that may require intervention.
• Monitors and supervises clients, and members as assigned.
• Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement and/or Quality Assurance Programs.
• Interacts with clients and members in accordance with AFC’s mission, core values, mindsets and guideposts.
• Exercises caution and good safety judgment in uncertain conditions or situations, and report and/or correct hazards.
• Ensures that all clients’ and members’ rights and privacy are protected and maintained, and maintains liaison with clients, members and families.
• Attends mandatory in-service programs and complies with annual employee health screening.
• Participates and assists during emergency drills and incidents as outlined in the Disaster Response Playbook and AHHS disaster policy.

Exclusive Essential Functions for NA reporting to Day Care Centers

• Actively participates in the programs and activities of the Center.
• Serves and collects food plates and utensils and pre-rinses and stores them properly for transfer to Arcadia.
• Changes bed linens, washes and folds laundry.
• Familiarizes with the individualized service plan of assigned clients to carry out the program’s services, goals, and objectives.
• Monitors and supervises specific clients or activities as assigned.
• Maintains Center’s facilities and equipment.
• Facilitates and supports client participation in planned activities at or away from the Center, assisting with ambulation as needed.
• Engages in positive interactions and promotes socialization during unscheduled periods.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations

Current State of Hawaii Certified Nurse Aide certificate. Current First Aid and CPR certificate.

Computer Skills

Proficiency in using a computer, which may include using the software such as Vision or Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word) and other applicable software applications.

Physical Demands

Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The job requires standing, walking, sitting, and various physical activities; vision and hearing abilities are required.

Work Environment

Work may occur in an indoor office or outdoor setting and may involve exposure to hazardous materials; conditions vary by location.

Arcadia Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal or state law.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care

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