Nurse Aide

Easter Seals South Florida; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Easter Seals South Florida in Miami, FL is seeking a Nurse Aide to support clients with daily living activities under supervision of a licensed nurse. You will assist with mobility, meals, personal care, and safety to help maintain a nurturing environment.

Responsibilities include care planning participation, documenting progress, and collaborating with staff to deliver quality services in a day-to-day setting. CPR/First Aid certification is required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred; Nursing Assistant license or Home Health Aide certificate required.
• CPR/First Aid Certification required.
• Ability to act quickly and calmly in emergencies.
• Effective communication with diverse populations.
• Promote teamwork and build relationships.
• Maintain confidentiality and act with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Assist impaired clients with activities of daily living, mobility, and transportation.
• Participate in initial client assessment and care planning.
• Support participants with recreational activities and meal preparation.
• Record progress and communicate changes to the nurse or supervisor.
• Assist with personal care, bathing, and feeding as needed.
• Support with vital signs and report changes to the nurse or director.
• Ensure safety of staff, volunteers, and participants; respond to emergencies.

Skills

Compassion

Teamwork

Patience

InterpersonalSavvy

VerbalCommunication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Nursing Assistant license or Home Health Aide certificate

CPR/First Aid Certification

Job description

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Nurse Aide

Full Time Technical Miami, FL, US

17 days ago Requisition ID: 1089

Position Summary:

The Nurse Aide performs various duties under the direction and supervision of a professional licensed nurse assisting the clients’ daily recreational, socialization and feeding functions to secure a pleasant, safe and comfortable environment, among other duties. All duties are carried out in accordance with the established regulations, protocols and policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists impaired clients in all activities of daily living; assists with ambulation and seating; assists clients into and off buses.
• Participate in initial client assessment and care planning and periodic review of same.
• Facilitate and/or lead development of the activity plan and activity goal setting for each participant when appropriate.
• Provide ongoing communication regarding progress of person served toward participant goals.
• Assist with or supervise and facilitate plan of care.
• Assist with or design and supervise ability-specific recreational activities for each participant.
• Assist with and/or supervise personal care and other ADL’s of clients which may include bathing.
• Assist with meal or snack preparation, feeding and cleanup as needed.
• Assist with ambulation of clients as directed and support physically impaired individuals with good body mechanics.
• Provide support to Licensed Practical Nurse obtaining vital signs.
• Takes temperature, pulse and blood pressure as directed.
• Observe and report changes in participant’s condition to Licensed Practical Nurse or Director.
• Ability to assist with toileting which may involve lifting, pushing and manipulating occupied wheelchairs.
• Work and relate well with other staff, volunteers and participants.
• Participate in staff meetings, in-service training and other relevant training.
• Participate in daily record keeping and documentation as assigned.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment
• Respond to the participant's and family's needs
• Assist Recreational Leader with field trips as needed.
• Ensure the safety of all staff, volunteers, visitors and individuals receiving services at Easter Seals.
  • Act in compliance with Medical and Non-Medical Emergency Procedures.
  • Assist individuals in evacuating building during emergency situations to include but not limited to: fire drills and external disaster drills. Specific duties to be assigned by immediate supervisor.
  • Assume assigned responsibility for non-clinical duties during disaster and/or drills including but not limited to safety of files/office areas, closure of doors.
• Work a flexible schedule as required (i.e. month end closing).
• Participate in continuous agency wide quality and performance improvement and comply with all Quality Improvement requirements.
• Other related duties as necessary to ensure the smooth running and efficiency of Easter Seals South Florida as a whole.

Physical Demands:

• Regular to frequent requirement, and as needed, to lift objects (up to 50 lbs.), including bending, stooping, stretching, walking, squatting, pushing, pulling, and kneeling for an extensive amount of time.
• The work is in an adult day care setting. In order to conduct activities and interact with elders with Alzheimer in a meaningful way, some physical exertion such as the following physical demands are required:
  • Noise level can be moderate to loud.
  • Detecting unsafe situations by sight or sound.
  • Moving quickly to intervene in unsafe situations.

Educational & Experiential Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred; must possess a Nursing Assistant license or Home Health Aide certificate.
• Must possess CPR/ First Aid Certification.
• Ability to act quickly and calmly in a stressful and/or emergency situation.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally with a diverse population.
• Ability to promote teamwork and build effective relationships.
• Ability to take initiative and meet objectives.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding personal information of participants and staff
• Required competencies: Compassion, Customer Focus, Ethics and Values, Patience, Humor, Composure, Work/Life Balance, Informing, Self-Development, Approachability, Interpersonal Savvy Perseverance and Dealing with Ambiguity.

Other:

• Work a flexible schedule as required.
• Other related duties as necessary to ensure the smooth running and efficiency of Easter Seals South Florida as a whole.
• Successful completion of background process which includes: Local background check, Level 2 clearance (FBI, FDLE), clear TB test, medical clearance, drug test and reference checks.
• Adhere to the use of Universal Health & Safety Precautions as applicable