Quality of Life Specialist; HHA

Quality of Life Specialist (HHA) Full and Part Time

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A unique opportunity exists to join a team in creating a vibrant senior learning community on the campus of Purchase College, State University of New York. The residents of this university-based retirement community will be able to enjoy the many amenities of the college including the renowned Neuberger Museum of Art, the Performing Arts Center, the academic and athletic facilities, and the park-like campus.

They will be able to enjoy all these benefits while living in a village designed specifically for their interests and needs. As part of the Purchase College community, Broadview residents will enjoy both formal and informal programming and collaborative opportunities designed to promote intergenerational engagement with members of the college community, ranging from classes and mentoring to providing employment opportunities for students.

Broadview will offer the full continuum of services, inclusive of Independent Living, Assisted Living, Enhanced Assisted Living, and Memory Care.

We are dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Diversity is the commitment to a community of equity and access through the acceptance of all aspects of human difference. This includes but is not limited to age, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, gender expression and identity, language heritage, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, status as a veteran and worldview. Broadview at Purchase College is proud to be SAGE CARE certified, and all employees will be provided with SAGE CARE training.

Broadview at Purchase College is committed to integrating various cultural and social perspectives to engender excellence and to creating a collaborative culture in order to provide an exceptional experience for every employee and resident.

Perform routine daily care to Assisted Living and/or Memory Care residents in various areas of personal care activities, homemaking, escorts, and other related supportive services essential to achieving a high quality of life for the residents living at High Point Center for Care.

Full Time Evening and Night

Part Time All Shifts (Morning, Evening, and Night)

• Assist all residents with a high quality of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), including but not limited to: bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, incontinent care, skin/foot care, oral hygiene, height and weight checks per policy.
• Actively promote independent life-style of residents.
• Make all beds in A.M. and turn down in P.M.
• Change bed linens once each week or as needed. Complete flat linens per shift as assigned.
• Complete resident’s personal laundry as needed.
• Ensure residents have enough supplies and inform the nurse, Healthcare Navigator, or Director of Health Services if supplies are needed for residents.
• Assist residents during mealtime:
  Supervise meals, escort to meals, cut food, encourage to eat, etc. as needed.
• Utilize special programs components offered by the community.
• Assists with certain treatments as ordered by residents’ medical provider.
• Promote a calm and positive atmosphere.
• Complete and document shift assignments as assigned, if unable to complete, report to nursing supervisor.
• Inform residents of activities, special events, and scheduled appointments to encourage participation and achieve a high quality of life. Escort as needed.
• Document resident status accurately as per policy.
• Conducts routine checks on residents in their apartments.
• Get report from Nurses, Healthcare Navigator, Supervisor, and/or Health Services Director at the beginning of your shift.
• Attend department meetings as needed.
• Follow resident Care Plan and communicate any changes to nurses, Healthcare Navigator, Supervisor, and/or Health Services Director
• Communicates with the nurse on duty, Healthcare navigator, and/or Health Services Director of any change in residents mental and/or physical condition or home situation.
• Monitor Wander System and…