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About the Role

The Enhanced Care Partner (HHA) provides compassionate, person-centered onsite support to residents living with dementia or physical challenges. This role focuses on promoting dignity, independence, and quality of life through individualized care plans and meaningful engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide meal preparation under the direction of the Food Service Manager.
• Temp and plate food properly using a recipe book.
• Follow recipes.
• Clean resident room and common areas, including dusting, vacuuming, floor cleaning, cleaning bathrooms, and keeping the kitchen tidy.
• Provide recreational activities to residents, according to residents’ preference and under the supervision of the Case Manager.
• Work collaboratively with household and neighborhood teams to maximize resident potential, comfort, and happiness.
• Perform residents’ personal laundry.
• Encourage resident involvement in household life and participation in household tasks.
• Provide resident care: bathing, oral hygiene, transferring to/from bathroom, use of commode, keeping incontinent residents clean and dry, and changing bed linens.
• Transfer, ambulate, and position residents to ensure comfort, prevent injury, and promote optimal levels of function.
• Ensure residents are properly clothed and that clothing is not soiled.
• Provide personal grooming: trim nails, comb hair, shave male residents daily, and shampoo hair as indicated.
• Make beds and keep nightstands, dressers, and closets orderly.
• Assist residents at meals, serve and distribute beverages, assist with cutting foods, provide nourishment, and encourage/monitor meal acceptance.
• Prepare residents for tests, X-rays, and visits from healthcare professionals.
• Perform personal services for residents such as writing/reading letters and operating TV/radio.
• Promote comfort, security, independence, and resident safety.
• Assist and communicate effectively with relatives, visitors, and guests.
• Direct inquiries and comments regarding resident health to the nurse in charge.
• Maintain appropriate techniques in all resident care to prevent the spread of disease and infection.
• Observe residents and inform the nurse of any changes in attitude, reactions, appetite, or other significant physical changes.
• Answer call lights and call bells to determine resident needs.
• Answer telephone calls and relay messages.
• Follow disaster plan to maintain resident and staff safety during emergencies.
• Maintain accurate records on resident activities and functions (e.g., TARS, Toileting Schedule, mealtime documentation).
• Complete documentation in the Electronic system.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly work area.
• Report safety hazards.
• Complete 12 hours of in-service training annually.
• Practice safe work habits and follow all facility safety procedures.
• Assure the safety, security, and wellbeing of residents.

Requirements

• Must be currently certified as a Home Health Aide.
• Minimum of one year of work experience with the elderly, memory care preferred.
• Must have High School diploma or two years of related work experience.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/staff, and the general public.
• Must be knowledgeable of practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to long-term care.
• Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret department programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm.
• Must be willing to handle challenging residents/associates.
• Must be able to communicate with staff and other department supervisors.
• Maintain a rapport with residents and their families.
• Must be willing to seek out new methods and incorporate them into existing practices.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
• Must attend and participate in continuing educational programs.
• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds.
• Must be able to climb stairs.

Skills

• Compassionate care
• Person-centered support
• Dementia care
• Physical challenge support
• Individualized care plans
• Meaningful engagement
• Meal preparation
• Food safety
• Cleaning
• Recreational activities planning
• Teamwork
• Personal laundry
• Resident assistance
• Personal grooming
• Meal assistance
• Healthcare preparation
• Communication
• Disease prevention
• Infection control
• Observation skills
• Record keeping
• Electronic documentation
• Safety procedures
• Emergency response
• Interpersonal skills
• Organizational skills
• Problem-solving

Location

• GreenField Terrace - Lancaster, NY 14086

Work Type

• Per Diem
• 3rd Shift

Experience Level

• Minimum of one year of work experience with the elderly, memory care preferred.

Education Level

• High School diploma or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• $16.75 - $21.00 Hourly

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Shift differential
• Paid Weekly
• Referral Bonus Plan & other types of Incentives
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation
• Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 401K with employer match
• Premier Third Party Child Daycare Onsite
• Free Access to Employee Wellness Center/Gym
• Uniform Allowance
• Free Parking

About the Company

• Employees are an important part of life at The GreenFields!
• Not only do they help our residents to achieve their goals, but they also help them to maintain an optimal quality of life.
• We're looking for caring, compassionate employees to join our team and to help us fulfill our mission to deliver the area's BEST senior care!

Equal Opportunity

• We are an equal opportunity employer.
• Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.