Home Health Aide - Boston, United States - East Boston Neighborhood Health Center

Description

Home Health Aide
East Boston, MA
Part-Time (20 hours/week), benefits eligible
Monday-Friday 7AM-11AM including weekend/holiday rotations
$500 Sign-On Bonus

A Home Health Aide provides Neighborhood PACE participants with in-home assistance with ADLs and IADLs. Evening Health Aide position. Must be able to work independently and efficiently in minimally supervised setting, problem solve effectively while recognizing when to seek advice from supervisory staff, and show respect and appreciation for the participant's home, guests, and community. May be assigned to other supervised settings such as the PACE Center, on occasion and as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Consistently monitors participant ADL/IADL care plans and follows plan of care as stated.Documents care provided on participant flow sheets.
• Check the health aide voicemail at the beginning of each shift and every two hours until the end of the shift. Reports any abnormal findings, alterations in participant status and/or care refusal to the team in a timely fashion by reporting to the appropriate day center call in line or Nurse On Call when applicable.
• Assists participants with ADLs per assignment, as defined in ADL/IADL care plan and as needed, for example when a participant requests assistance with toileting.
• Accompanies participants to appointments as assigned.
• Carries out simple treatments under the direction of nursing staff, including simple catheter care, skin assessments during personal care.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Current certification as a H.H.A. /C.N.A. from an approved program. (ex. Red Cross).
• Must demonstrate competencies before providing participant care.
• A minimum of one year experience working with a frail or elderly population.
• Prior experience as health aide, personal care assistant or similar role.
• Vehicle to travel from home to home required
• Excellent customer service and communication skills; bilingual a plus.
• Physical capability to provide ADL and mobility assistance to all PACE participants.

About East Boston Neighborhood Health Center:

Everywhere you turn, you can feel it: Passion and commitment at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), the largest community health center in Massachusetts and one of the largest in the country. From the nurses and physicians on the frontlines of patient care, to the managers who shape policy, to the customer service representatives who keep our facilities running smoothly — everyone here has a role in making medicine better.

Striving to be an employer of choice, we offer progressive benefits, a variety of schedules, and the satisfaction of working with a diverse workforce whose unity of purpose is a real force for achievement. Plus, our Education & Training Institute is an attractive resource for many of our employees who seek to broaden their skill base and advance their careers.

For the eighth time, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts by the Boston Globe This award recognizes the most admired workplaces in the state voted on by the people who know them best — their employees. Read on to see how we're striving to be an employer of choice.

1. SENSE OF PURPOSE
Founded during the Civil Rights Movement, EBNHC provides high-quality care to all without regard to age, race/ethnicity, insurance status or ability to pay. As the largest community health center in Massachusetts and one of the largest in the nation, EBNHC opens its doors to patients from all demographics and cultures and provides them with the same quality care. Our staff is unified and passionate about fulfilling this mission. We believe we can change medicine for the better and we do it every day.

2. FOCUS ON DIVERSITY AND EQUITY
Our workforce is as diverse as the city we call home — in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, and age, as well as in cultural backgrounds, life experiences, thoughts, and ideas. We know that neighbors who share cultures, concerns, and goals understand one another, and that that understanding reduces barriers to care and opens doors to opportunity. We're committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable environment for all inside and outside the health center.

3. STRONG LEADERSHIP
EBNHC's leaders are instrumental in shaping healthcare policy across Massachusetts and is dedicated to creating equity in medicine. Their efforts along with tireless work of our frontline staff have led to more than 100,000 vaccine doses administered in neighborhoods hit hardest by the pandemic including East Boston, Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop, Everett, and the South End.

4. TRAINING AND ADVANCEMENT
Our Education & Training Institute is an attractive resource for many of our employees who seek to broaden their skill base and advance their careers. More than half of our employees reside in our service area. By bringing education and training opportunities to the community, we provide employees and community members with the education and skills needed to obtain well-paying jobs in health care, ultimately strengthening the local economy.

5. FLEXIBILITY AND PROGRESSIVE BENEFITS
The workplace is undergoing a once-in-a-lifetime transformation, and organizations that embrace that change, and put their employees' needs first rise to the top. To attract and retain outstanding staff members, we nurture and maintain a supportive environment that reflects our mission and culture. That includes offering important benefits like medical, dental, life and disability insurance, paid time off, flexible spending and transportation accounts and excellent malpractice coverage so that you can be your best inside and outside of work.