Designated Aide- Pace Delray, Greenacres and West Palm Beach

SUMMARY

Provides nursing assistance, personal care, and appointment transports to clients Pace clients under the direction of the Palm Beach PACE Center Manager.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS

• Client Care: Listening and responding to concerns and questions. Completing all necessary and appropriate care, including toileting, vital signs, repositioning, transferring, bathing & dressing. Reporting all concerns and changes to appropriate nursing staff.

• Transport of client: Involves transporting Pace Participants to/from Specialty Appointments in Pace Designated vehicle, or with the use of personal vehicle. Transport will include, but is not limited to, need to assist with personal care, transfers, and supervision throughout the duration of the appointment.

• Nutrition of Client: Involves assisting residents by providing them with all their nutritional needs.

• Professionalism: Involves maintaining a neat and clean appearance, the willingness to learn new concepts, accepting accountability for job performance, the ability to manage time effectively, and promoting compassion and understanding for the clients’ needs/wants.

• Attendance and Punctuality: Involves coming to work when assigned, checking the time card, checking the schedule and reporting for the assignment in a timely manner.

• Safety for Self and Residents: Involves personal safety in all work, being alert, and watching out for the safety of the client.

• Communications and Customer Service: Involves speaking with client, families and staff; with tact, diplomacy, and strong listening skills.

• Documentation: Completing required documentation after the completion of care. Filing in the chart as required.

• Activities: Assisting client with appropriate activities. Performing other duties as assigned. Follow infection control guidelines per policies and procedures.

• Organization: Completion of care in a timely manner.

• Continuing Education: Involves participating in all mandatory in services, and compliance with State of Florida Board of Nursing continuing education for the Certified Nursing Assistant.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE)

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); with 1 year of CNA experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

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

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

 Certified Nursing Assistant License and/or Home Health Aide certificate issued by the State of Florida

 High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred

 Valid Driver’s License

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions while performing the duties of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear, taste and smell; occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and will rarely sit. The employee must regularly lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Must be able to lift with the use of lift devices or assistance for residents with weight in excess of 100 pounds.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift

Ability to Relocate:

• West Palm Beach, FL 33417: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

This position requires a background screening through the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. For information on the requirements, please visit the Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website at