Care Assistant Job at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Baton Rouge, LA 70806
In the participant's home or at the Center, performs Participant Care Activities and Personal Care and other tasks as assigned to assist the nursing staff.
One year of C.N.A. or Personal Care experience working with frail/elderly population
- HS Diploma or Equivalent
- DSW class or CNA course involving training with care of elderly
Must meet all qualifications of a FMOLHS approved driver
- DSW or C.N.A license
- Patient Care: This will have been satisfactorily performed when...
- Recording pertinent information pertaining to the participant's care.
- Reminding participants to take medication at the appropriate time.
- Performs meal functions which can include planning and preparing meals according to specific dietary requirements of the participants, if necessary, oral feeding of the participant, serving of meal, supplements and snacks, sanitizing dishes, utensils and serving pans, following guidelines of food storage.
- Assisting the participant with therapy exercises under the direction of the Physical/Occupational Therapist.
- Assisting participants with basis Activities of Daily Living (ADL) care of designation participants including but not limited to transferring, bathing, dressing, catheter care, basic skin care, incontinent care, toileting, and vital signs as assigned.
- Assisting with ambulation's with or without mechanical aids.
- Maintaining a safe, clean and healthy environment through light housekeeping, including changing bed lines, dusting and vacuuming, cleaning kitchen, bathroom and doing laundry.
- Providing companionship and stimulation for the participant including reading, walks, etc.; and accompanying the participants to doctors or other appointments.
- Independently or in the company of participant, perform grocery shopping or other errands per Care Plan.
- Take participant to medical or other appointments as indicated in Care Plan.
- Performing other housekeeping tasks as indicated in the Care Plan.
- Observing the reporting changes in the participant's condition, incidents or any other job - related problems to the Supervisor and communicates participant changes to team members.
- Always follow Participant Rights guidelines including confidentiality to ensure participants are being treated with dignity and respect as adults. Communicates effectively with participants, families, staff, other departments and agencies.
- Accurately prepares daily records and submits them to the office by the due date.
- Participating in in-service education programs is mandatory.
- Complete other tasks as assigned by supervisor.
- In the Center, assists in the maintenance of the Adult Day Center to provide for a pleasant, efficient, and safe environment. Maintains laundry and disinfecting of Adult Day Center on a routine basis. Maintains clear pathways for participants and assists with processes when participants arrive and depart on the transportation van. Performs environmental rounds as scheduled.
- Quality: This will have been satisfactorily performed when...
- Knowledge of unit-based quality improvement initiatives is always demonstrated.
- Participant care is documented in the Electronic Health Record or the appropriate home care documentation daily.
- Collaboration & Partnership: This will have been satisfactorily performed when...
- Instructions issued by the PACE Interdisciplinary Team to resident care routines and policies are always followed.
- Other Duties as Assigned: This will have been satisfactorily performed when...
- Other duties as assigned are completed.
- Active participation on unit teams, work groups and/or committees is provided as requested; anticipates needs and voluntarily assists others.
- Attends all mandatory in -services required by CMS regulations.
The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is a leading health care innovator in Louisiana and Mississippi. We bring together outstanding clinicians, the most advanced technology and leading research to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality and safest care possible.
This commitment is grounded in a history that is more than 100 years old, but reflected today by our strategic vision of transforming healthcare through superior performance and excellent patient care.
In the last fiscal year, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System had:
- 1,747 Licensed Beds
- 65,322 Discharges
- 44,592 OR Procedures
- 10,827 Full Time Employees
- 331,360 Inpatient Days
- 1,915 Active Medical Staff
- 229,296 Emergency Visits
As a nonprofit, mission-focused Catholic healthcare ministry, we give special attention to our citizens who are most in need. During the most recent fiscal year, we provided more than $39 million in unreimbursed care and community support to the underprivileged.
Our health system is one of the largest in Louisiana, with hospitals, clinics and physicians located throughout Louisiana and in Mississippi. In fact, we provide care to almost half of Louisiana’s citizens, and serve in Mississippi's largest metropolitan area. Because of our size and the partnerships we have with other local organizations, we are able to pool our resources and share cost and service efficiencies and learn from each other, thereby accelerating our ability to improve care and solve challenges.
Since our founding in Monroe, Louisiana in 1911, we have been blessed by the guidance of the Franciscan Sisters. Through their guidance and steadfast example, we have committed to assure that we perpetuate their healing ministry for another hundred years. It is a noble purpose we strive to fulfill every day.
Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, we serve patients across Louisiana and Mississippi through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians, elderly housing and integrated information system. Our health system has partnered with the State of Louisiana as it transforms its healthcare delivery system. The partnership includes inpatient acute care and primary care delivery in Baton Rouge and Bogalusa.
Following in the footsteps of our founders, the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, our team members and physicians are called to provide high quality care and compassion to all people, especially those most in need.
As we look to the future of our healthcare ministry, we chart our course by “going where we are called.”
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