Personal Care Assistant - LIFE Geisinger
Company: Geisinger
Location: Nanticoke
Posted on: October 29, 2024
Job Description:
Job Title: Personal Care Assistant - LIFE Geisinger
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Patient Support, Nursing and Nursing Support
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: LIFE Geisinger Scranton Home Care Team
Date Posted: 03/25/2024
Job ID: R-60114
Job SummaryProvides personal care assistance to participants at the
Adult Day Health Center and provides personal care, homemaker
services, personal interaction and restorative care to participants
in their homes to maintain a healthy and independent lifestyle in
the community.
Job Duties
- Works independently in a safe and courteous manner, under a
care plan developed by the home care coordinator and participant,
to provide care needed while allowing the maximum level of
independence in the home.
- Provides direct participant care including but not limited to:
Personal care, nutrition and hydration, obtain vital signs, assist
with ambulation and transfers of participant and active and passive
range of motion, assist with prompting for medication compliance
and care of participant incontinence.
- Participates with indirect participant care responsibilities
including but not limited to: Light housekeeping, assist with
laundry, use supplies accurately and economically, and delivery of
medication and supplies as needed.
- May require on-call coverage for afterhours care for
emergencies in home.
- Remains attentive to participant and personal care assistant
safety responsibilities including: Appropriately utilizing good
body mechanics and use of gait belt, back brace for transfers and
ambulation of participants.
- Collects data for mandatory requirements and various quality
improvement projects and is actively involved in action plans and
implementation to improve quality for the LIFE Geisinger
program.
- Completes accurate and thorough documentation for services
provided according to program policy.
- Maintains effective communication skills with the older adult
and with co-workers.
- Explains actions to participant before starting task.
- Understands and demonstrates that all care is done with full
regard to participants rights.
- Provides orientation and redirection to participant.
- Promotes independence in participant by offering choices and
fostering self-help skills.
- Communicates respect and caring verbally and non-verbally with
participant and other staff.
- Works cooperatively with other members of the interdisciplinary
team to provide quality of care to LIFE Geisinger
participants.
- Attends assigned interdisciplinary team and scheduled monthly
meetings and completes all required educational trainings.Work is
typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for
satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all
organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in
this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent
typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the
job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any
department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the
performance of the job related to that position.
Position Details
- Hours: 7 AM to 3:30 PM
- Travel: Yes. Travel to participants' homes.
- Weekends: 1 weekend approximately every 7 to 8 weeks
- Holidays: 1 per year
- About LIFE Geisinger: -LIFE Geisinger is a program for adults
55 and older designed to give seniors the support they need to live
at home. LIFE Geisinger offers a full range of health and medical
services, at our day centers and in participants'
homes.************************************************************************************Geisinger
cares about not only its patients and members, but also about you
and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits
package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good
health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and
professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive
environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To
learn more:
- Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day
one
- Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for
out-of-area employees and dependents
- Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care
flexible spending accounts (FSA) and -a health savings account
(HSA)
- Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and
long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger
contributions
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue
time quickly
- Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while
earning a financial incentive
- Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility
assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free
Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved
ones
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare,
eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health
visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
- Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness,
hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal
life and pet and legal insurance
EducationHigh School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)
ExperienceMinimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)
Certification(s) and License(s)Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Certification - American Heart Association (AHA); Basic Life
Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Valid Driver's
License - Default Issuing Body
Our Purpose & ValuesOUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about
caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger
family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone
as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure
colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our
knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the
caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and
better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community,
and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our
patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare
benefits for full time and part time positions from day one,
including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as
important, from senior management on down, we encourage an
atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know
that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds
makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come
from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse
workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be
an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
Keywords: Geisinger, Hackensack , Personal Care Assistant - LIFE Geisinger, Other , Nanticoke, New Jersey
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