When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Welcome to The Herrick House, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health Continuing Care. Our teams of nurses, aides, food service, and environmental service employees work to create an environment that supports the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of our residents along with their families.Job Description:
Education/Experience:
Ability to assist residents in a professional and caring manner is required. The ability to communicate in English both orally and in writing is required. The position requires frequent lifting of residents, bending, stretching, standing and walking for extensive periods. High school graduate or GED is preferred.
Certification/License:
Home Health Aide or Certified Nurses Aide certificate
Care of Resident- RCA Clinical Performance:
* Demonstrates ability to perform or assist residents with personal hygiene needs (showering, dressing, daily hygiene, grooming).
* Assists resident with toileting needs and/or incontinence program.
* Measures and records weights as instructed.
* Completes all required tasks on daily assignment worksheet as individualized for each resident.
* Reports any changes in resident’s condition to the Wellness Nurse.
* Responds to resident’s requests/needs promptly.
* Performs self-administration of medication management (SAMM) according to policy.
* Orders weekly medication and verifies non-narcotic medications upon receipt, if trained, if applicable.
* Responds to emergency alarms promptly.
* Performs similar and other related duties
Care of Resident- RCA Housekeeping Tasks:
* Performs daily bed-making (by 11 a.m.) or turn down (by 8 p.m.) for residents.
* Demonstrates neatness of bed-making.
* Demonstrates proper care of cleaning parker tubs.
Care of Resident- RCA Meal Service Functions:
* Delivers meal trays to resident apartments.
* Retrieves trays within 2 hours of delivery.
* Transports residents in a timely fashion to and from meals and activities.
Pay Range:
$21.00 - $27.00The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.