Adult Home Care Aide- Full Time(Bayport, NY)

Job Description

Join a Meaningful Profession with Mercy Haven!

Discover the difference between a job and a fulfilling career by becoming a vital part of Mercy Haven’s mission. We are dedicated to providing homes and services to diverse populations in crisis, including those living with mental illness, homeless families, veterans, domestic violence victims and the elderly. Recognized as a Newsday Top Workplace on Long Island for three years, we invest in our employees’ success and offer an excellent benefits package.

We are currently seeking a passionate individual for the position of an overnight Full Time Care Aide. In this crucial role, you will be based at the Pleasant Gardens Adult Home, a 26-bed facility which provides 24-hour supervision, personal care, meals, housekeeping, laundry service, transportation, daily recreational activities, and medication management.

RESPONSBILITIES:

Administer medication of residents
Make beds
Assist residents to go to activities
Ensure residents are up, washed and dressed
Serve and cook meals and snacks
Change linens weekly or as needed
Complete laundry of linens and clothes of residents
Carry out housekeeping duties
Ensure presence of resident’s personal hygiene supplies
Documentation of incidents in aide’s book
Complete daily census
Adhere to cleaning schedule of bedrooms and all common living areas
Check rooms and common living spaces for safety of residents
Assist in other tasks as needed

REQUIREMENTS:

High School Diploma or Equivalency
Experience working with elderly preferred
Valid NYS Driver’s License in good standing
Physical Requirements: Sits, stands, stoops, squats, walks, and moves intermittently during work hours, may push or pull 10-15 pounds daily, may push or pull up to 50 pounds occasionally, drive agency vehicle
Training in First Aid and CPR required
Successful completion of annual Physical and PPD

SCHEDULE:

Shift 1: Mondays-Thursdays 3pm-11pm, Saturdays 3pm-11pm
Shift 2: Tuesdays-Saturdays 7am-3pm
Shift 3: Mondays 11pm-7am, Wednesdays-Saturdays 11pm-7am (Overnight)
Shift 7: Mondays 3pm-11pm, Thursdays-Sundays 3pm-11pm
Shift 9: Mondays-Thursdays 11pm-7am, Sundays 11pm-7am (Overnight)

LOCATION: Bayport

BENEFITS:

Full Benefits Package including Medical, Company-Paid Dental and Vision Single Coverage. Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for medical plan.
Generous Paid Time Off policies, including vacation and sick time.
Agency paid Basic Life Insurance. Supplemental Employee, Spouse and Child Life Insurance policies, Long Term Disability (LTD), Short Term Disability (STD), 403(b) Retirement Savings
Tuition Reimbursement
Learn more at mercyhaven.org

MERCY HAVEN IS COMMITTED TO A POLICY OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AN APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, RELIGION, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, MARITAL STATUS, VETERAN STATUS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM STATUS, DISABILITY OR ANY OTHER PROTECTED CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.