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Fallon Health · 1 day ago

Personal Care Assistant- Day Center - No Nights-No Weekends

US-NY-Buffalo

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$19/hr - $19/hr

1+ years exp

Fallon Health Weinberg is a partnership that offers a Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to serve the health needs of dual-eligible residents. The Personal Care Assistant will assist participants with their participation in activity programs, provide personal care, and ensure a safe and engaging environment at the PACE Center.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Assists participants with their participation in activity programs at the PACE Center

Sets up PACE center for snacks and lunches

Set-up and clean-up program areas on a daily basis

Ensure participants are able to participate in group activities and have the ability to interact with participants on an individual basis

Demonstrate the ability to communicate to the Center Manager any problems or needs in the program

Assist with progress reports and routine assessments and other pertinent records as requested

Abide by the rules and regulations of the PACE program

Promptly report any accidents, incidents, unsafe and hazardous conditions and equipment and ensure that established safety rules and regulations are followed at all times

Provides assistance at meal and snack times to participants including feeding as needed

Provides personal care to participants at the PACE Center (bathing, toileting, incontinent care, feeding, transfers, lifting and ambulation)

Provides laundering participants’ clothes and linens after bathing or personal hygiene care at the PACE center

Assists with ambulation, transfer and range of motion needs of participants as determined by PACE Physical and or Occupational Therapists

Notes changes in participants’ physical or emotional health and communicates this information to PACE HCC, RNs, or designee

Assist in the coordination of care delivery

Obtains participant weights as requested

Performs procedures / treatments under the supervision of Clinical RN

Completes documentation requirements in the PACE Center daily

Carries out the plan of care as directed

Participates in daily PCA meetings on personal care services provided and the self-care abilities of the participants and social interaction levels of participants and changes to plans of care

Provides escort services for Participants to and from home and medical appointments

Attends all mandatory in-services and PACE training as required

Annually, successfully completes a competency skills test for the position

Able to occasionally work with people from various socio-cultural backgrounds in an effective manner.Able to frequently lift and carry 30 poundAble to frequently assist in the lifting and transfer of participants

Able to constantly work cooperatively with others

Able to maneuver constantly throughout the Pace Center, clinic, and service provider offices

Able to constantly communicate and listen effectively in a team setting and individually

Able to respond to individuals’ spoken needs constantly

Able to read, and understand/interpret a variety of correspondence, written materials, data, and policies and procedures frequently

Qualification

Personal care assistanceElderlyCommunication skillsDocumentation skillsEmpathyPatienceDiscretionTeamwork

Required

A verifiable high school diploma or GED is required for all positions at Fallon Health and its affiliates, unless specified otherwise

Positive and effective interpersonal/communication skills are required and are a high priority in this position

Discretion, tact, patience, and good judgment required

Empathetic and compassionate attitude in caring for elderly required

Only act within the scope of his or her authority to practice

Meet a standardized set of competencies for the specific position description established by Fallon Health Weinberg PACE Program and approved by CMS before working independently

Preferred

Some experience as an activity worker, homemaker, personal care aide, home health aide, or nursing assistant preferred

Minimum of one year of experience working with a frail or elderly population preferred

Company

Fallon Health

Founded in 1977, Fallon Health is a community-focused not-for-profit health care services organization based in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1977

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.fchp.org

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