Home Health Aide – community health facility
Type: temporary, 2-3 months covering a leave
Location: 225 Sumner Street East Boston Massachusetts 02128 United States
Schedule: Night shift – Saturday night through Thursday morning
Saturday- Wednesday, 11:45PM – 8:00AM
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Current certification as a Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant from an approved program (ex. Red Cross)
- 1+ year of experience working with geriatric population
- Prior experience as a HHA, CNA, PCA, or similar
- Bilingual: English & Spanish is a plus
Responsibilities:
- Assisting multiple patients a day – most visits are safety check and a few am preps in the morning
- Consistently monitors participant ADL/IADL care plans and follows plan of care as stated
- Documents care provided on participant flow sheets
- Check the health aide voicemail at the beginning of each shift and every two hours until the end of the shift
- Reports any abnormal findings, alterations in participant status and/or care refusal to the team in a timely manner by reporting to the appropriate center call-in line or nurse on-call when applicable
- Assists participants with ADLs per assignment, as defined in ADL/IADL care plan an as needed, for example when a participant requests assistance with toileting
- Accompanies participants to appointments as assigned
- Carries out simple treatments under the direction of nursing staff, including simple catheter care, skin assessments during personal care
- Must be able to work independently and efficiently in minimally supervised setting, problem solve effectively while recognizing when to seek advice from supervisory staff, and show respect and appreciate for the participant’s home, guests, and community
…Pay Statement and Pay Transparency Laws: rate of pay listed is on a per hour basis. You will be entitled to health insurance once employed for 60 days and you must work 30 hours per week, on average, per month to enroll and maintain health insurance through Complete Staffing Solutions. Once both qualifiers are met you must complete the enrollment packet and your benefits will start on the first of the subsequent month. ..It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, veteran status, ancestry, national or ethnic origin or any other legally protected class. We are committed to a diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and respectful. We are strongly committed to this policy, and believe in the concept and spirit of the law.#ZIP