Auxiliary Assistant

Accolade Health Care; Danville (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Accolade Health Care LLC. is seeking an Auxiliary Assistant to support residents and staff. This role focuses on non-treatment tasks while pursuing CNA certification through the Accolade CNA Program within 6 months of hire.

As an Auxiliary Assistant, you will answer call lights, assist residents in wheelchairs, help with dining, housekeeping tasks, and ensure rooms stay neat. You will not provide direct patient care, but will be essential to resident comfort and safety as you advance to CNA

Qualifications

• Must meet any physical requirements of the functions of this position.
• Must have been employed by Accolade Healthcare for at least 30 days prior to acceptance into the Auxiliary Assistant program.
• Must complete Accolade CNA Program and test within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to CNAs with no direct resident care.
• Answer call lights promptly.
• Assist with 15-minute checks and ensure CNA receives completed documentation.
• Assist residents in wheelchairs to/dining rooms.
• Help in dining rooms: pass drinks, take orders, serve meals.
• Take meal orders and serve meals to residents in rooms.
• Make beds and keep rooms tidy.
• Pass ice water and snacks to residents with/without modified diets.
• Ensure rooms and personal items are logged, labeled, and organized.
• Ensure stocked rooms and supplies and follow safety policies.
• Wheelchair cleaning and general cleanliness.
• No direct patient care (no lifting/transferring/incontinent care/feeding by AA).
• Answer phones with proper etiquette.
• Participate in resident visitation and sitter duties as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Job description

Auxiliary Assistant

Job Objective

The objective for the position of Auxiliary Assistant is to provide additional assistance to the residents and staff; obtain C.N.A. Certification through the Accolade Healthcare C.N.A. Program within 6 months of hire; and continue working for Accolade Healthcare as a Certified Nursing Assistant.

Essential Functions

• Provide assistance to the C.N.A.’s – with no physical resident care
• Answer call lights
• Assist with 15-minute visual checks-utilizing AA checklist tool and ensuring assigned CNA receives completed checklist for documentation
• Assist residents in wheelchairs to and from dining rooms
• Help in dining rooms (pass drinks/take orders, serve meals)
• Take meal orders and serve meals to residents who choose to eat in their room
• Make beds
• Pass ice water and snacks to residents without modified diets
• Be sure resident rooms are neat and tidy (clean nightstands and bedside tables, empty trash, etc.)
• Ensure that personal items are logged as necessary
• Ensure that all personal items are labeled, bagged, and in nightstand
• Ensure rooms and shower rooms are fully stocked (gloves, personal hygiene items, etc.)
• Follow facility policies to ensure resident safety at all times – following In-services regarding all resident safety policies, complete orientation and Relias Training
• Wheelchair cleaning
• AA will perform NO direct patient care, i.e., lifting, transferring, incontinent care or feeding
• Answer phone using proper phone etiquette
• Resident visitation/conversation time/perform resident sitter duty if needed
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

• Must be able to meet any physical requirements of the functions of this position (see Accolade Healthcare C.N.A. Program Essential Requirements attached)
• Must be an employee of Accolade Healthcare for a minimum of 30-days prior to acceptance into the Auxiliary Assistant program
• Must complete Accolade CNA Program and test within 6 months of hire

Supervisor

This position is supervised by the Auxiliary Aide Supervisor and under the direction of the C.N.A. Program Director

I have read the above job description, understand the conditions set forth herein, and agree that I am able and willing to fulfill the duties of this position to the best of my ability.