CNA​/Home Health Aide

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• Hours:
  
  Saturday - Wednesday from 7am to 3pm
• Work Hours:
  
  40 hours
• Salary: $47,840

As a team, the mission of Lifeworks is to provide Advocacy, Empowerment, and Opportunity to those that we serve. As a member of our team, we are all here to support you as we provide creative opportunities and services to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Lifeworks isn't just a job; it is an important opportunity to a fulfilling career with a purpose.

• Advocacy
• Empowerment
• Opportunity

Provide direct care and recreational services to individuals. Complies with all principles of Human Rights, D.P.P.C., Department of Developmental Services, the Division of Medical Assistance and all other applicable funding regulations as adhered to by Lifeworks.

• Provides assistance with personal care including but not limited to bathing, showering, toileting, dressing, grooming and moving and transferring of individuals.
• Plan and supervise recreational activities in house and in the community with individuals.
• Take and record vital signs and perform assigned physical therapy exercises.
• Assist with feeding and monitoring food and liquid input and output.
• Provide educational training, counseling and physical assistance when necessary to achieve ISP goals.
• Observes patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies Director, Nurse or Physician of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Attends meetings, in-services, significant medical appointments, and case conferences as necessary.
• Other duties and/or assignments to work/program locations based on the needs of the company.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and nursing assistant certification.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write and proofread routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak and present effectively before individuals or employees of an organization.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Requires a legally insured and inspected automobile for use to be presented at work and available for use during working hours. If the program has an agency vehicle, staff are expected to drive it as needed.

Valid and current driver’s license from the state of residency, certified nursing assistant certification.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;

and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must…