At Your Home Care, Inc.
 


If this option is chosen, At Your Home Health Care, Inc.  will pay for your CNA class tuition. 
You must then work for At Your Home Care, Inc. for 18 months after you have been certified as a CNA.

 

The Following is the Job Description from At Your Home Care, Inc. for the CNA position:

 

Summary / Essential Duties and Responsibilities / Competency / Qualifications / Education and/or experience / Language Skills / Mathematical Skills / Reasoning Ability / Certificates, Licenses, Registrations / Other Qualifications / Physical Demands /
Work Environment / Requirements / Type of employee we want / Employee Benefits / What is At Your Home Care

 

    Job Title:            Certified Nursing Assistant
    Team:                 Caregiver
    Reports to:          David Ehret
    Classification:      Hourly Nonexempt
    Approved Date:    October 18, 2006

    Summary: Cares for adults in their homes as directed by the client care plan by performing the following duties. The adults may
    be seniors and/or hospice, transitional, disabled, injured, or ill clients.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the activities of daily living (ADLs), household and other supportive
    services, medication services and delegated special tasks of nursing care. Other duties may be assigned.

    Assists the client with mobility and movement (ambulation, transfers, and exercise). Turns and repositions bedfast clients,
    alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.

    Assists the client with bathing, dressing and personal hygiene.

    Assists the client with toileting and perineal care.

    Prepares and serves food for the client.

    Provides medications services as directed by the care plan.

    Cleans, dusts, mops, and vacuums the client's home. (light housekeeping)

    Washes, dries, and puts away dishes.

    Puts out and brings in the garbage.

    Makes the bed and changes the bed linens.

    Washes, dries, folds, and puts away client's laundry.

    Runs errands and goes shopping with or without the client.

    Transports client.

    Provides companionship and activities.

    Cares for client's pets.

    Maintains records of services performed and of apparent emotional, mental and physical condition of client.

    Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration rates and food and fluid intake and output.

    Responds to emergency situation in accordance with established policies and procedures.

    Observes safety and security policies and procedures.

    Competency: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

  1. Safety and Security - Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly; Uses proper body mechanics when transferring clients or moving heavy objects.

  2. Client Service - Manages tactfully difficult or emotional client situations; Responds promptly to client needs; Solicits client feedback to improve service; Responds to request for service and assistance; Meets commitments.

  3. Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, rather than using blame or other negative comments or behavior; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.

  4. Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions.

  5. Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Able to read and interpret written information.

  6. Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities with a willingness to modify work schedule to meet the needs of the team due to illness or other absences; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views and skills; Gives and welcomes feedback; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

  7. Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds the organizational values of dignity, mobility and independence.

  8. Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedure; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization's goals and values.

  9. Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.

  10. Planning/Organization - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks.

  11. Professionalism - Approaches others in a caring, energetic and tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Responds positively to constructive feedback.

  12. Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

  13. Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work on time.

    Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
    The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations
    may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Education and/or experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and six months experience supervised
    by a registered nurse in a facility setting; or equivalent combination of education and 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 effectively present information in
    one-on-one and small group situations to clients and other employees.

    Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions,
    and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

    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, Registration:

  1.    An individual must have an Oregon Certified Nursing Assistant license.
     

  2.    An individual must have an Oregon or Washington driver's license with:

    1. No more than three moving violations in the past 36 months.

    2. No more than one chargeable accident in the past 36 months.

    3. No major convictions (drunk, drug, or reckless driving) in the past seven years.
       

  3.   An individual must have or be able to obtain:

    1. Heartsaver Adult CPR card.

    2. First aid card.  

    Other Qualifications:

  1. An individual must have a reliable car with automobile insurance with liability limits of insurance equal to,
    or greater than, those mandated by Oregon.
     

  2. An individual must pass a pre-employment drug screening test and a criminal background investigations.
     

  3. An individual must be willing to travel to clients' homes in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties.
     

  4. An individual must be willing to work three to twelve hour shifts/visits.

    Physical Demands: The physical demands described 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 regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finder, handle, or feel;
    reach with hands and arms; balance and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 
    The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally life and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific
    vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

    Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and an employee
    encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
    with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is generally the client's home.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions (bathing
    clients, washing dishes, mopping floors) and outside weather conditions (walking). The noise level in the work environment
    is usually quiet.

    Requirements:

    Type of employee we want:

    Employee Benefits:

    What is At Your Home Care?

                     At Your Home Care Inc., provides personal care that encompasses all the activities of daily living, from bath
                     visits to 24 hour hospice coverage. We employ our own trained staff of caregivers so clients don't need to worry
                     about scheduling individual caregivers or paying them out of pocket. We customize our services to meet the
                     needs of individuals that will help help them maintain dignity, mobility, and their independence as long as possible.

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