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Nuvance Health NHCH Caregiver in Danbury, Connecticut

NHCH Caregiver

Location: Danbury, CT, United States

Requisition ID: 12695

Salary Range: 16.00 - 26.83 HOURLY

Work Shift: various shifts ranging from 4 to 12 hours

FT/PT/PD: Per Diem

Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

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Description

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.

Summary:

Provides assistance to clients of Nuvance Health Caregivers at Home(NHCH) , with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) as directed on clients’ individual care plans, within the guidelines of the certified nursing assistant (CNA) scope of practice and according to the NHCH policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

  1. Assists the client with personal care activities including bathing, oral hygiene, feeding and dressing.

  2. Assists the client with exercises, ambulation, and transfer activities. This includes knowledge in use of devices such as canes, walkers, crutches, and lifts.

  3. Independently assists the client with meal preparation/cooking and/or feeding. Must have working knowledge of special diets, diet restrictions, and techniques to maintain sanitary kitchen conditions to prevent food-borne illnesses.

  4. Assists the client with medication prompts to remind the client to self-administer his/her medications.

  5. Identifies and reports changes in client condition.

  6. Independently provides basic homemaking and laundry assistance for client in the home.

  7. Follows policy and procedure for assigned client care activities.

  8. Maintains a safe and orderly work environment in the clients’ homes. This includes maintaining professional boundaries and integrity of client financial and personal information in clients’ homes, as well as following network/agency infection and prevention policies and procedures in clients’ homes.

  9. Provides companionship and engages in activities of interest to the client.

  10. Assists the client with light pet care as needed, such as walking a dog, feeding a dog/cat, changing a cat litter pan.

  11. Transporting the client to appointments and errands.

  12. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.

  13. Performs other duties as assigned.

Other information:

Essential:

·Graduate of a nurse aide, home health aide or patient care tech program or a minimum of 5 years’ experience working as an aide in home care

·Valid Driver’s License, Satisfactory Driving Record (Meets requirements of NHCH policy)

·Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend the English Language

·Must be willing to travel 40 or more miles to cover shifts

Preferred Education:

·Certified Nursing Assistant

·HS Graduate or Equivalent

Required:

Must maintain a professional appearance and professional communication behaviors in client homes with both the clients’ and their family members/caregivers. Ability to competently identify changes in client condition and effectively communicate to changes to family members/caregivers.

Location: Danbury-100 Saw Mill Road

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours: 8.00

FTE: 0.010000

Work Schedule: Day 8

Work Shift: various shifts ranging from 4 to 12 hours

Org Unit: 713

Department: Nuvance Health Caregivers at Home

Exempt: No

Grade: S2

Credentials:

Essential:

  • Valid Drivers License

Working conditions:

Essential:

  • Significant manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity

  • Significant occupational risk

  • Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

  • Significant exposure to dirt, odor, noise, human waste, etc.

EOE, including disability/vets.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

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