Description
Join the team that’s providing the highest quality of care to seniors in our communities. With state-of-the-art safety protocols and the support of an academic medical center, UPMC Senior Communities has demonstrated a continued commitment to keeping both our residents and our employees safe and healthy, especially throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Make a true impact at our senior living facilities, where you’ll have the confidence that your care is clinically backed by a best-in-class health care system and the rewarding knowledge that you are changing lives every day.
UPMC provides a Total Rewards package that few employers can match and includes exciting offerings like paid Parental Leave, Tuition Assistance, and employer perks and discounts just to name a few, in addition to a competitive benefits package!
Responsibilities:
- Incorporate leading/evidence-based practice in quality/safety into every day work.
- Commit to high quality, safe work; encourage others to have similar standards.
- Identify processes/systems that could lead to inefficient practices, unsafe conditions, errors or adverse events.
- Avoid shortcuts to ensure quality and safety measures are not circumvented.
- Encourage patient and family involvement in processes involving patient safety.
- Speak up with other service partners to ensure high quality and safety.
- Report serious events/incidents per policy
- Know and follow all organizational/departmental policies/procedures.
- Actively practice behaviors associated with SH Service Excellence expectations. Smile at and greet everyone enthusiastically, treat everyone with respect, dignity and C.A.R.E. Be an ambassador for UPMC Susquehanna. Provide the best C.A.R.E. for our patients no matter what.
- Assume responsibility for personal development and education
- Between trips and downtime perform Nurse Aide duties.
- Nurse Aide duties are required when transporting residents to and from their destinations. These duties include bathing the resident, oral care, hair care, shaving, nail care, dress and undress residents, toileting and ambulation of residents.
- Monitors vital signs, heights and weights and records.
- Reports to charge nurse any observations pertaining to each resident's condition.
- Assists with admission, discharge and post-mortem care.
- Cleans the inside of the van and keeps it free of debris. Cleans the outside of the van to ensure clear vision through the windows.
- Assists in loading and unloading residents and guests making sure all passengers have safety belts fastened and all wheelchairs are locked in place.
- Performs daily transports as scheduled.
- Check the following before starting each daily trip: gas, oil, tires, lights, emergency equipment (fire extinguisher's, flares and reflectors, first aid kit).
- Records correct information on trip record and reports any maintenance problems to the supervisor.
- Turns in all completed logs at the end of the month to the administration office.
- Maintains proper use of gait belts and mechanical lifts.
- Distributes meal trays to residents, provides assistance with meal tray set-up, feeds residents who need total care, and assists and encourages those who need minimal assistance.
- Distributes water and nourishments as required, records intake and output.
- Consults with the nurse to obtain pertinent resident information for the transport including medications and/or meals/snacks as needed.
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent required moving forward from 4/17/2018. Certified Nursing Assistant requiredLicensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Consistent with 42 CFR 483.75(e)(2), nursing home administrations may employ a non-registeredindividual as a nurse aide for up to 120 days while the individual works to achieve registration in PAeither through the nurse aide training and testing program, or by way of reciprocity from anotherstate.
UPMC is an equal opportunity Employer/ Disability/ Veteran.
Total Rewards
More than just competitive pay and benefits, UPMC’s Total Rewards package cares for you in all areas of life &emdash; because we believe that you’re at your best when receiving the support you need: professional, personal, financial, and more.
Our Values
At UPMC, we’re driven by shared values that guide our work and keep us accountable to one another. Our Values of Quality & Safety, Dignity & Respect, Caring & Listening, Responsibility & Integrity, Excellence & Innovation play a vital role in creating a cohesive, positive experience for our employees, patients, health plan members, and community. Ready to join us? Apply today.
