Duties and Responsibilities
Adult Day Care Services:

• Creates and maintains a caring, safe and clean service environment for the Adult Day Center.
• Responsible for the handling, dispensing, storing, and disposal of consumer medication.
• Monitor and document participants’ progress, changes and matters of concern in the consumer files via case notes and communicate information to key parties (Supervisor, Case Manager and/or caregivers).
• Evaluates consumer daily medical needs, identifies health concerns, and documents findings and interventions.
• Conducts monthly health education and nutrition workshops for consumers.
• Assist participants with ADL’s and/or IADL’s as needed.
• Assist in daily recreational activities.
• Complete assessments, service plans and all other documentation as needed as per agency and other regulatory body requirements.

Human Resource Management:

• Responsible for assisting in ensuring mandated client to staff ratios.
• Ensures orientation and training is provided to staff according to regulatory body requirements.
• Provides on-going supervision to each staff under the incumbent’s supervision.
• Conducts performance evaluations and/or improvement plans for all staff directly under his/her direct supervision.

Risk Management and Quality Assurance:

• Completes and submits timely and accurate Significant Incident Reports, and any other required documentation as per Catholic Charities guidelines, state licensing requirements, Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County and COA Standards.
• Responsible for following up on all incidents reported timely and accurately.
• Participates monthly in the fire drill
• Participates in the Performance Quality Improvement process.
• Monitors the compliance of safety and health precautions and monitors staff compliance according to all governing bodies’ policies and procedures.
• Must be available to work beyond your regular schedule in crisis situations or if there is a declared agency emergency.

Additional Duties:

• Participates in all related trainings, in-services, and staff meetings as required by COA and funding /licensing sources.
• Attends mandatory conferences and trainings as scheduled for professional development.
• Incumbent will comply with all policies, procedures and requirements necessary to perform the functions of this position.

• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Physical Demands:

• The work is usually sedentary, but may require long periods of standing, walking and /or bending and some lifting. The work is mostly performed in a secure office setting.

• Must be able to lift up to 40lbs in order to assist other staff in lifting or transferring seniors if necessary.

Educational & Experiential Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED
• Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Florida
• 1 year of experience working with frail elderly preferred
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred

Reporting to this position:

• Certified Nursing Assistants

Qualifications

Experience

Required
1 year: 1 year of experience working with frail elderly preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Job Type: Part-time

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