Nursing MC - HCA Trainee - Full Time

Cascadia Senior Living; Puyallup (WA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential for night shift

Health care benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

Cascadia Senior Living in Washington state is offering an HCA Trainee role with paid training to earn a Home Care Aide license. The program requires 75 hours of hands-on work over 120 days, with duties assisting caregivers throughout the community.

The Home Care Aide Trainee provides quality nursing care, supports residents in line with individualized care plans, and ensures dignity and safety while responding to call lights promptly and courteously.

Qualifications

• Must read, write, speak and understand English.
• Must have current First Aid and CPR.
• Must maintain food handler card.
• Must pass criminal background and fingerprint checks.
• Demonstrates basic computer knowledge and learns company applications.

Responsibilities

• Learns caregiver responsibilities by completing the training program and assignments.
• Observes caregivers and practices skills with residents.
• Ensures care plans are followed and reports changes to nursing staff.
• Assists with ADLs: grooming, bathing, feeding, toileting, transferring, ambulation.
• Maintains resident skin integrity and safety.
• Keeps records per policies and policies; uses standard precautions.

Skills

English proficiency

Compassion for seniors

Flexibility

Observation skills

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Summary

This position is for paid training, requires 75 hours of work over 120 days in order to test and receive a HCA license from the state. When not in training, the HCA Trainee will assist caregivers throughout the community as assigned.

The Home Care Aide (HCA) Trainee provides quality nursing care to residents in an environment which promotes resident rights, dignity, and freedom of choice, while providing individualized attention and encouraging residents to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well‑being and answering residents' call lights promptly and courteously.

Essential Job Functions

• Learns caregiver responsibilities by completing the training program, including completing study assignments
• Observes caregivers throughout the community, and practices learned skills with residents as directed.
• Works with caregivers in understanding and ensuring that individualized care plans are followed and provides the Director of Nursing Services or other care planning staff with specific information, changes and observations of the residents' needs and preferences.
• Follows the ADLs of each individual’s care plan attending to the individual needs of residents, including assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, or other needs in keeping with the individual’s care requirements.
• Provides care that maintains each resident’s skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears, and other damage by changing incontinent residents, turning, repositioning immobile residents, and applying moisturizers to fragile skin.
• Protects the personal belongings of each resident including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing, memorabilia, etc. Promptly reports missing items according to established policy.
• Performs various tasks assigned by the Director of Nursing Services or trainer, including vital signs, residents' weights, applying creams/ointments, collecting specimens, as well as lifting, moving, and transporting residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention once learned.
• Keeps records documenting care provided or other information in keeping with policies while performing all job responsibilities in accordance with policy and procedures, including standard precautions, thorough hand washing, use of gloves where indicated, and proper disposal of soiled materials.
• Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with the resident, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors.
• Follows standard precautions and safe work practices, established fire/safety/disaster plans, risk management, and security; reports and/or corrects unsafe working conditions, equipment repair and maintenance needs.

Experience, Qualifications & Skills

• A high school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Current First Aid and CPR card
• Maintain current food handlers card
• Pass a criminal background and fingerprint check
• Demonstrates basic computer knowledge and aptitude to learn company applications
• Has compassion and a special interest in working with the senior population
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays and overtime, to meet the requirements of the position
• Ability to relate positively and communicate appropriately with residents, families, community members, volunteers and other employees
• Ability to creatively problem‑solve in resident care
• Maintains clean, neat, comfortable, safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors
• Meets all mandatory health requirements by State regulations
• Ability to work independently (with minimum supervision)

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representatives 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 sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hand and fingers, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds, lifting 25 to 40 pounds constantly. The employee must reach below shoulder height frequently and kneel, stoop and squat occasionally. The employee must stand 6 out of 8 hours.

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation Program – actual pay rate will be calculated based on relevant years of experience and education/certification requirements
  • Shift differential for night shift employees
• Bonus
  • Shift coverage bonus offered as needed
• Health Care
  • Medical, Dental and Vision plans
  • Savings and Spending accounts to set money aside tax‑free for health care and dependent care expenses; HSA account includes employer contribution
• Extra Benefits
  • Sick time accrues at 0.025 hours for every hour worked, available for use after 90 days
  • Paid time off accrual eligibility at 12 months starting at 0.0326 hours PTO accrued for every hour worked
  • Floating Holiday: 0.04 hours accrued for every hour worked, up to 56 hours annually, to be taken on the days most important to you; eligible upon hire
  • Time worked on the following holidays is paid at 1.5 times your normal hourly pay: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
  • Up to 3 days Bereavement Leave
  • Employer Paid Life Insurance
  • Traditional and Roth 401(k) after 12 months and 1000 hours worked, semi‑annual enrollment, with annual employer discretionary contribution
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Cascadia Assistance Fund to provide financial help with hardships or continuing education