Personal Care Assistant - Brooklyn

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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Personal Care Assistant - Brooklyn.

In this role, the successful candidate Provide personal care to Social Adult Day Service program participants based on assessed needs. Assist participants with daily activities, facilitate program engagement, and provide escort and other support in a protective setting.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide cueing and personal care assistance for the following ADLs: toileting, mobility, transfer and eating.
• Provide on-site escort services, assist with transfers, and offer transportation support to program participants travelling between their homes, the program, and other destinations.
• Cue for medication if necessary.
• Provide program participants and their caregivers with emotional support when needed.
• Work to actively engage and encourage participants in activities while supporting their involvement.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and hazard-free environment to ensure the safety of program participants at all times.
• Comply with organizational, NYC Aging, and other relevant policies and requirements, and participate in regular training sessions.
• Ensure that documentation is maintained, including, but not limited to, attendance sheets and assistance in preparing progress and case notes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• To qualify you must have a High School Diploma
• HHA/PCA Certificate
• Applicants must pass a medical pre-employment screening
• Applicant must show a genuine interest and display empathy in caring for the elderly
• Working knowledge of sanitation personal hygiene and basic health and safety precautions
• Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and hospital staff

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone's network provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $33,778.63 - $43,820.40 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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