About the role

What you'll teach

• New caregiver onboarding: hands-on orientation in the client's home before or during a caregiver's first shifts.
• Retraining when needs change: updated training whenever a client's diagnosis, mobility or care plan changes, or after a hospital or rehab stay.
• Total care: bathing, bed baths, toileting and incontinence care, skin care and pressure injury prevention, feeding assistance, and repositioning.
• Safe mobility: ambulation, transfers (bed, chair, toilet, shower), gait belts, walkers, wheelchairs and Hoyer lifts, and fall prevention.
• Alzheimer's and dementia care: communication techniques, redirecting difficult behaviors, sundowning, wandering prevention, daily routines that reduce agitation, and caregiver self-care.
• Medication support: medication reminders and assistance within each caregiver's scope, and observing and coaching Certified Medication Technicians (CMTs) as they give medications, following each client's medication plan and the delegating RN's instructions.
• Infection control and safety: hand hygiene, PPE, emergency response, and recognizing and reporting changes in a client's condition.
• Documentation: accurate care notes, timesheets and EVV check-in and check-out.

Field and quality responsibilities

• Run skills check-offs and competency evaluations for new and current caregivers.
• Make unannounced field visits to observe care and give on-the-spot coaching.
• Spot skill gaps, recommend targeted training, and keep training records up to date.
• Report changes in a client's condition or caregiver performance to the RN and care coordinators so care plans can be updated.
• Help build and update our training materials, checklists and caregiver skills library.
• Respond to client and family concerns about care quality, professionally and promptly.

What you bring

• Active, unrestricted Maryland CNA, RN or LPN license (or a multistate compact license)
• At least 2 years of home care experience with seniors
• Hands-on experience with total care, safe transfers and ambulation, and Alzheimer's and dementia care
• Experience teaching, precepting or training caregivers, CNAs or GNAs
• Current CPR and First Aid certification
• TB test or PPD with clear results within the last 12 months
• Valid driver's license, reliable vehicle and auto insurance
• Ability to pass a criminal background check
• Three professional references
• Strong communication skills in English, and comfortable using email, smartphone apps and Microsoft Office

• Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) from the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners
• BLS or CPR Instructor certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross
• Safe patient handling and mobility training, including Hoyer and mechanical lift use
• Experience as a CNA or GNA instructor, or a Maryland Board of Nursing-approved nursing assistant training program
• Certified Medication Technician (CMT) experience, or experience working with a delegating nurse
• Gerontology or long-term care nursing certification
• Bilingual (Spanish, French or Amharic a plus)

Pay, schedule and working conditions

• Pay: $38 to $50 per hour, depending on license and experience
• Benefits: Mileage reimbursement for travel between client homes [add any others]
• Schedule: PRN (as needed). Training visits are scheduled around new hires and changes in client needs, mostly on weekdays, with occasional evenings or weekends
• Location: Client homes in Montgomery, Prince George's, Howard and Frederick counties, plus our office