PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT
JOB DESCRIPTION
Employment Type : Full time
Full time
Shift : Description :
Description : 7-3 : 30 PM Mon- Fri
7-3 : 30 PM Mon- Fri
week on call Sun-Sat once every 7 weeks
Personal Care Assistant / CNA Home Care
Shift : Monday through Friday 7-330 pm, on call weekend every 7 weeks
Status : Full time
Location : Mercy LIFE Sharon Hill, Sharon Hill, PA
Incentive : $2500 Sign on Bonus
We are looking for a compassionate and caring Personal Care Assistant / CNA to join our Mercy LIFE team.
Mercy LIFE Sharon Hill is a member of Trinity Health PACE. Our facility ministers exclusively to the elderly through a coordinated care model which provides preventive, primary, acute and long-term care services designed to assist older individuals to live as independently as possible while continuing to live within their community.
The Personal Care Assistant is responsible for providing various care services necessary for attending to the personal needs, support, and health status of participants.
This position will primarily involve both home care assignments as well as work in the center.
What we offer :
Warm and supportive environment with a truly patient-centered focus
Competitive salary and benefit package, including 1st Day Benefit coverage and Daily Pay
Career paths and professional development
Learn the industry's best, easy-to-use, advanced technology
Ability to earn incentives through our Employee Referral program
What you will do :
Engage in ongoing participant assessment and monitoring and report on services provided and the self-care abilities of participant.
Provide personal care assistance with activities of daily living, including toileting, showers, eating, and grooming.
Assist in the maintenance of physical activity, exercise, and walking.
Identification of safety hazards and emergency situations and initiating corrective action as able.
Assist with general activities such as conversing with participants, recreation activities, meal and snack serving, and housekeeping.
Assist in identifying signs and symptoms indicating physical, emotional, or behavioral change in participants and reporting these signs to the center staff and / or supervisor
Escort participants to appointments as necessary.
Assist transportation staff with loading and unloading of participants from vehicles. Assist participants being transported in PO vehicles as needed.
What you will need :
High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum of one (1) year of documented experience working with a frail or elderly population or if less than one (1) year of experience, must receive appropriate training from the PACE organization on working with a frail or elderly population upon hiring.
Experience in a long-term care facility or with a community-based geriatric program preferred.
Must be action-oriented, manage conflict well, be customer focused, have high decision quality and flexibility to adapt to ongoing change.
Ability to work with minimal supervision and exercise independent judgment.
Superior written and verbal communication and presentation skills appropriate for audience comprehension.
Valid drivers license and use of personal vehicle for home care visits
Excellent organizational skills and the ability to perform multiple duties and functions related to daily operations while maintaining excellent customer service.
Position may require 10% travel within the Centers geographic region and use of personal vehicle.
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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes.
We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
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