Health Aide-Worcester​/Framingham

Overview

Health Aide-Worcester/Framingham —

Location:

US-MA-Framingham

This is one of the better opportunities out there for Health Aides or CNAs and we will take great care of you! Why?..

+ $20/hr to start and exceeds state pay average! You can also make extra depending on the shifts you can work - read on!

+ Extra pay for shifts outside normal workday!

• Extra $3.50/hr weekdays between 7pm and 7am Monday through Friday (shift ends Friday at 7am)
• Extra $4.00/hr for weekends beginning at 7pm on Friday and ending 7am on Monday.

+ Mileage Reimbursement!

+ Respectful and Desirable Health Aide / CNA Work Setting!

• Predictable Hours!
• Safe and highly vaccinated work environment including the member population you care for
• Our Health Aides and staff love the familiarity and relationships established with our members
• You will likely find more autonomy and flexibility than you have in your current role
• Our model is low-volume and very member and quality care focused

About us:

Fallon Health is a company that cares. We prioritize our members--always making sure they get the care they need and deserve. Founded in 1977 in Worcester, Massachusetts, we deliver equitable, high-quality coordinated care and are continually rated among the nation's top health plans for member experience, service, and clinical quality.

Fallon Health's Summit Elder Care is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) for short. PACE, an alternative to nursing home care, is a program that helps people 55 and older continue living safely  Fallon Health, we believe our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression and unique capabilities allow us to better serve our members. We embrace and encourage differences in age, race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and other characteristics that make people unique.

Today, guided by our mission of improving health and inspiring hope, we strive to be the leading provider of government-sponsored health insurance programs—including Medicare, Medicaid, and PACE—in the region.

Summary: Provides personal care, light housekeeping and assistance with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) as outlined in each SE participant's plan of care in participant homes as well as at the PACE center; exercises independent judgement; reports any changes in participant status to the IDT; participates in carrying out infection control precautions and increased cleaning and disinfecting of the PACE center as assigned and in accordance with current CDC guidelines

• Under the supervision of the RN, assists with the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) needs of participants both at the PACE center and in participants' homes (i.e., community, Assisted Living Facilities, Rest Homes, Supportive Housing programs, etc.)
• Contributes to the development of a care plan for participants through interaction with other members of the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Collaborates with members of the Interdisciplinary Team to assure appropriateness and continuity of care.
• Carries out non-skilled treatments including, but not limited to, vital signs, transfers, toileting, bathing, dressing at the PACE Center and in the community.
• Assists the Supervisor, Recreational Activities and other activities staff with individual and group programs by helping to plan individual treatment programs, increasing participants' motivation to participate, assisting participants to participate when needed, and assisting with evaluation of program effectiveness.
• Assists registered therapists and certified therapy assistants with treatments and participant-specific activities which are ordered for each participant and assigned by the registered therapist including, but not limited to, positioning, transfers, ambulation, and exercises.
• Maintains a clean and safe working and/or living environment in the PACE center and/or participants' homes.
• Assists with meal and snack preparation, serving, feeding as needed, and clean-up.
• Uses safe techniques in all interactions with participants at the PACE Center and in participants' homes.
• Provides accurate and timely documentation in…