Why Suncrest At Brighton/Suncrest Hospice our goal is to change the expectation of hospice care in your area by providing exceptional care and service to our patients. This is achieved by allocating the resources to increase our staff to patient ratios, thereby increasing clinical visits while lowering clinician caseloads. We are proud to be a Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) certified hospice. If you have a commitment to providing the highest quality of care to patients and their families, we would like to hear from you! Benefits Actual Work/Life Balance Competitive Pay $18 to $22/hr plus monthly bonus opportunity! Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance Paid Time Off 401k plan with employer match and 100% vesting after 90 days of employment A culture with an emphasis on appreciating and valuing the team member The opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing national company, with possible position upgrades Details The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) position works under the direction of the Director of CNA Services (or designee) and is responsible for providing resident care to assigned residents in accordance with resident assessments, care plans and as directed by nursing management. The CNA works with other licensed care staff to coordinate the proper types of care to residents and strictly follows all Company nursing policies and procedures as well as safety guidelines. Qualifications Strong commitment to improving quality of life while partnering with our community organizations in patient care Ability to work well within a team environment to collaborate daily with nurses, social workers, chaplains, volunteers, and aide leadership Eager to gain higher level of opportunities such as certifications and further education Work closely with patients on a 1-1 level but get strong support from a patient care team Able to work independently and on your own from a day-to-day basis Must be willing to drive with reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and auto insurance Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in the state(s) of practice
Overview JOB DESCRIPTION – POSITION REQUIREMENTS JOB TITLE: Mental Health Worker CC/Department: 6341 Geriatric Behavioral Health Reports to: Department Director JOB SUMMARY: Supports professional mental health care professionals, provides mental health care, including safety rounding, group and individual activities, attend to patient needs, and maintain safety milieu. Generally acts as a front line caregiver in the mission of providing a safe and therapeutic environment. Responsibilities DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS : NOTE : The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification; however, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Communicates emphatically, respectfully and effectively with mentally ill patients and their families. Uses exemplary interpersonal skills and works effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Demonstrates a thorough understanding of client rights for mentally ill patients. Assists with admissions and orientation of new patients and discharge of current patients. Prepares new patient rooms, set-up and ensure cleanliness and safety. Interacts with patients using therapeutic communication to alignment with care plan; reports behavior/actions to nursing staff/charge nurses that deviate from plan. Confers with the interdisciplinary team plan of care, collaborates, and communicates necessary information with the team. Facilitates and participates in group education sessions, huddles, departmental quality improvement projects, and mandatory educational sessions. Assists patients to and from wheelchairs and gurneys, and assists patients with ambulation. Transports patients to other areas of the hospital in wheelchair or gurneys while following the department safety policies. When assigned as a sitter, responsible for but not limited to protecting the patient(s) from harm and assisting in meeting their emotional and physical needs through one-to-one continuous direct observation. Provide on-going observation and basic patient care and documentation. Collects and documents vital signs; reports items out of range as necessary. Performs tasks of activities of daily living (bathing, grooming, other miscellaneous personal hygiene, eating, daily weights etc.). Intervenes and de-escalates patient physical confrontations or abusive verbal behavior using de-escalation techniques. Assists registered nurse in administering treatment and other nursing tasks as needed; promptly answers call lights promptly and administers to patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, patients' clothing and bedside tables/equipment; observes and reports any deviation in patients' condition/status; keeps patient areas clean, safe and orderly. Conducts safety rounds/checks; confiscates unauthorized items; reports incidents. Able to understand and follow all policies, procedures, guidelines, rules and regulations of Nursing Service, and Seton Medical Center. Knowledge of legal terminologies and practices associated with psychiatry. Participates in promoting a healthful, safe, and therapeutic environment for patient and families; set-up the environment essential for infection prevention practices. Participates in the implementation of patient care standards, infection control standards and quality assurance criteria. Completes shift report at bedside with the patient involved to the best of their ability. Participates in every shift huddle report to communicate any red flags and ensure efficient patient hand-off. Clean and organize workstations, aware and practice safety protocols of the department at all times. AIDET ( A cknowledge, I ntroduce, D uration, E xplanation, and Thank you) will be used in patient and family interactions when appropriate. Actively engages with all department and hospital improvement projects. Demonstrates knowledge of management of assaultive behavior techniques Participates in the orientation of new employees Performs other duties as Assigned Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS/JOB REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION: High School diploma or equivalent. Completion of an accredited certified nurse assistant program or completion of two years nursing school. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Training and experience in caring for geriatric or psych patients or Work experience in Long-term care or Dementia/Memory CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE Current CA Certified Nurse Assistant certificate Current American Heart Association BLS certification required Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or AB-508 certified required within the first month of hire
FUNCTION Cares for residents under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical/vocational nurse. QUALIFICATIONS The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Minimum Qualifications: • Freedom from illegal use of drugs • Freedom from use of and effects of use of drugs and alcohol in the workplace. • Anyone found guilty by a court of law of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating individuals in health care related setting are ineligible for employment in the position. Education and/or Experience: Minimum 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 preferred. Certificates, Licensees, Registrations: Graduate of a state approved nursing assistant training program and passed a state approved competency examination (written and skills) within 120 days of employment; name entered into state nurse aide registry. LANGUAGE SKILLS Must be able to express self adequately in written and oral communication and to communicate effectively in an interdisciplinary care setting with residents, families and staff members. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add and subtract three digit numbers; calculate percentage of whole; measure in cubic centimeters (cc’s); measure in feet and inches. Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, length and height. REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES N/A ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key functions. Care and Services: • Take and records vital signs • Measures and records height and weight • Calculates and records weight gain or loss • Calculate and records fluid intake and output • Cares for the resident’s environment • Recognizes abnormal changes in body functioning and importance of reporting such changes to a supervisor • Cares for residents when death is imminent • Makes routine rounds on each assigned resident every two hours • Bathes residents • Assist with grooming, including mouth care • Dresses residents • Toilet residents • Assist with eating and hydration • Use proper feeding techniques • Calculates and records percentage of meal eaten • Observe resident’s skin when giving care and reports changes to license nurse • Provides skin care • Transfer, position and turns residents • Meets residents’ mental health and social service needs • Modifies own behavior in response to resident’s behaviors • Allows residents to make personal choices • Provides and reinforces other behavior consistent with the residents’ dignity. • Uses the residents’ families as a source of emotional support. • Contributes to the resident’s assessment (MDS/CAA) and the plan of care. • Provides nursing rehabilitation/restorative nursing services: - Promote resident’s ability to adopt and adjust to living as independently as possible - Trains the resident in self-care according to the resident’s abilities - Trains the resident in the use of assistive devices for transferring, walking and mobility. Dressing and grooming, eating and swallowing - Maintains range of motion; proper turning and positioning in bed and chair - Provides bladder and bowel retraining - Instructs the resident on the care and use of prosthetic and orthotic devices - Incorporates training and skill practice activities which include repetition, physical or verbal cueing and task segmentation • Care for residents with dementia: - Knows how to respond to residents’ behaviors - Allows residents to make personal choices - Provides and reinforces other behavior consistent with residents’ dignity - Uses the residents’ families as a source of emotional support - Demonstrates a basic understanding of behavior and functional symptoms associated with dementia by providing interventions and treatments to help reduce these symptoms - Uses modification in the presentation of activities of daily living to maintain and maximize resident competencies and function - Uses effective intervention techniques to address behavioral concerns - Acts as a facilitator for activity programming - Demonstrates effective communication techniques for persons with dementia • Provides non-resident care including, but not limited to: - Washing wheelchairs - Cleaning soiled utility areas - Cleaning nurses’ station - Cleaning shower and whirlpool rooms - Cleaning kitchen areas on the nursing unit • Provides transporation of residents to and from hospital and medical appointments RESIDENT RIGHTS Promotes and protects resident’s rights, assists residents to make informed decision, treats residents with dignity and respect, protects residents’ personal belongings, reports suspected abused or neglect, avoids the need for physical restraints in accordance with current professional standards and, supports independent expression, choice and decision-making consistent with applicable law and regulation. LEADERSHIP Demonstrates willingness to try new tasks; generates new ideas for change; evaluates and recognized priorities, challenges others to learn; keeps current and integrates new information, communicates and models organization values; and fosters high performance. PROCESS IMPROVEMENT Applies process improvement methods and techniques and identifies processes for improvement in daily work. ENVIRONMENT OF CARE Demonstrates understanding of fire and emergency procedures; participates in fire and disaster drills; demonstrates understanding of safety and security procedures; applies safety and security precautions; demonstrates understanding of hazardous materials plan; demonstrates proper use of equipment. INFECTION CONTROL Applies hand washing principles during daily work; demonstrates understanding of isolation precautions; recognizes signs and symptoms of infection and complies with the employee health program; demonstrates understanding of the process for identifying and handling infectious waste; maintains personal hygiene; complies with OSHA standards in the workplace; and demonstrates understanding of cross-contamination. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Enters or records data timely and accurately; protects confidentiality of resident information, protects data against loss or destruction, reports suspected violation of security/confidentiality issues. Monitors and complies with company policies, procedures and state and federal law. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS Demonstrates active listening techniques, gains support through effective relationships, treats others with dignity and respect; and seeks feedback. CONTINUING EDUCATION Attends in-service and education programs; attends continuing education required for maintenance certification. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands describes 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 frequently required to stand, walk, use hands or fingers, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance and stoop or kneel. The employee on occasion will assist to lift and/or transfer Residents weighing between 100 to 250 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics describes here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. OTHER REQUIREMENTS Participates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident’s protected health information. Monitors and oversees facility’s efforts to comply with company policies, procedures and state and federal law. By his / her signature below, employee agrees to adhere to and oversee communication of privacy guidelines relative to the confidentiality of residents' protected health information. JOB DESCRIPTION REVIEW I understand this job description, its requirements and that I am expected to complete all duties as assigned. I understand the job duties may be altered from time to time. SALARY RANGE: $24.00 to $26.00 PER HOUR DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE
