What are the responsibilities and job description for the Personal Care Specialist Trainee position at Good Samaritan Society?
About the Role
The Good Samaritan Society is seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team as a Personal Care Specialist Trainee. This role offers a unique opportunity for individuals who are eager to develop their skills and confidence in providing high-quality care to clients. As a Personal Care Specialist Trainee, you will work closely with a licensed nurse and a preceptor to provide holistic client-centered care that promotes independence and client rights.
**Job Summary**
The Personal Care Specialist Trainee is enrolled in a learning experience designed to develop the confidence and competence to serve as a caregiver that provides personal care to clients. Under the supervision of a licensed nurse, the trainee, in partnership with a preceptor, provides holistic client-centered care that promotes independence and client rights in a safe, caring, and efficient manner.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Provide personal care to clients, including bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, undressing, obtaining vital signs, providing psychosocial support, and delivering other personal care as assigned.
* Assist clients with meals and snacks and provide water and nutritional supplements as appropriate.
* Assist with housekeeping, laundry services, and other duties as assigned within non-certified nursing assistant role.
* Work with clients and their families to ensure their physical, cognitive, spiritual, emotional, and social needs are met.
**Requirements**
* High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.
* Minimum age of 16.
* Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.
* When applicable, for applicable states, certified and registered with the Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) Registry.
* Dependent on facility and required responsibilities, this role may classify as a Sanford Category II Driver requiring a motor vehicle report and proof of valid driver's license.
**Benefits**
The Good Samaritan Society offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.
**About Us**
The Good Samaritan Society has been driven by its mission and belief since its founding in 1922. We believe everyone deserves to be treated with respect, dignity, and compassion. Our staff is compassionate and dedicated to the residents, and we are proud to be one of the largest non-profit providers of senior services in the US.
The Good Samaritan Society is seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team as a Personal Care Specialist Trainee. This role offers a unique opportunity for individuals who are eager to develop their skills and confidence in providing high-quality care to clients. As a Personal Care Specialist Trainee, you will work closely with a licensed nurse and a preceptor to provide holistic client-centered care that promotes independence and client rights.
**Job Summary**
The Personal Care Specialist Trainee is enrolled in a learning experience designed to develop the confidence and competence to serve as a caregiver that provides personal care to clients. Under the supervision of a licensed nurse, the trainee, in partnership with a preceptor, provides holistic client-centered care that promotes independence and client rights in a safe, caring, and efficient manner.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Provide personal care to clients, including bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, undressing, obtaining vital signs, providing psychosocial support, and delivering other personal care as assigned.
* Assist clients with meals and snacks and provide water and nutritional supplements as appropriate.
* Assist with housekeeping, laundry services, and other duties as assigned within non-certified nursing assistant role.
* Work with clients and their families to ensure their physical, cognitive, spiritual, emotional, and social needs are met.
**Requirements**
* High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.
* Minimum age of 16.
* Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.
* When applicable, for applicable states, certified and registered with the Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) Registry.
* Dependent on facility and required responsibilities, this role may classify as a Sanford Category II Driver requiring a motor vehicle report and proof of valid driver's license.
**Benefits**
The Good Samaritan Society offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.
**About Us**
The Good Samaritan Society has been driven by its mission and belief since its founding in 1922. We believe everyone deserves to be treated with respect, dignity, and compassion. Our staff is compassionate and dedicated to the residents, and we are proud to be one of the largest non-profit providers of senior services in the US.
