Program Health Aide-Respite Care Lenox
About this role
Job DetailsJob Location: New York, NY 10039Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High SchoolSalary Range: $17.00 - $20.57 HourlyTravel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: AnyJob Category: Nonprofit - Social ServicesComuniife Inc. is looking for Program Health Aides for its Medical Respite Program. The Program Health Aide position provides assistance in daily living and personal care services to meet patient’s needs. Under the supervision of the Senior Director of Programs, the Program Health Aide will provide routine personalized care. The position offers a generous benefit package including health insurance, dental, vision, dependent care, paid time off, 401(k), tuition assistance program and more.
Essential Duties
Observe, monitor and record patient condition. Including physical and mental condition, exercise, as well as intake and output
Notify care team and clinical supervisor of changing or unusual conditions
Assist in personal care by maintaining hygiene regimens such as bathing, toileting, dressing and grooming
Support patients by providing housekeeping, laundry services, shopping for food, preparing and serving meals, running errands and other household requirements
Educate patients on how to care for themselves by teaching them how to properly use a cane/ walker, self-administration of medication, special utensils to eat and equipment for personal hygiene, as necessary
Maintain and keep patients living area clean and orderly
Advise on nutrition. Follow prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition standards
Follow plan of care and assist in exercise
Assist in the escorting of patients outside of the facility
Perform range of motion and other simple extensional therapy services
Identify new recreational opportunities or activities to help patients remain active
Maintain strong working relationships with patient to maintain trust
Maintain a safe, secure and healthy patient environment by following security precautions
Adhere to Comunilife professional standards, home care policies and procedures
QualificationsEducation and Experience Requirement(s):
High School Diploma or GED
CPR, First Aid and Crisis Prevention certification
At least one-year experience providing home health aide services. Experience supporting individuals with disabilities, mental illnesses or challenging behaviors
At least one-year experience with utilizing electronic medical record systems
One year of relevant community-based residential management or social service agency experience
Bilingual in Spanish preferred
Comunilife is an EEO employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Company at a glance
For 37 years, Comunilife (started in 1989) has been committed to improving the quality of life and creating a healthier tomorrow for New Yorkers with special needs in the Hispanic and broader communities, by providing culturally competent health and human services and a continuum of affordable and supportive housing. In 2025, Comunilife met the needs of more than 4,000 low-income and vulnerable New Yorkers. Roughly 90% of our clients have incomes below the federal poverty line; 90% are African-American or Latino; and 50% have Spanish as their primary (or sole) language. All struggle with profound challenges, i.e. chronic homelessness; HIV/AIDS and other major medical issues; serious mental illnesses and substance abuse.
Comunilife’s affordable and supportive housing programs address the need for safe, affordable, service enriched housing for a low-income population that has difficulty maintaining stable housing. A majority of our housing clients have a history of homelessness and/or long-term hospitalizations. Many are living with mental illness, HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. Comunilife has 2,829 apartments/units in 13 supportive residences, 3 low-income apartment buildings and 1,068 scatter site apartments in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. Our Medical Respite program provides short-term supportive housing and case management services to multiply-challenged patients leaving hospital care without a viable home in which to recuperate.
Comunilife is a leader in the field of Latina adolescent suicide prevention. Our Life is Precious™ Program, which opened in 2008, provides non-clinical services to girls’ ages 12 to 17 in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Poughkeepsie, Yonkers, Hempstead, and Amsterdam. Activities include academic support, creative arts therapies, music lessons, wellness activities and concrete family services, are designed to reduce the risk factors associated with Latina adolescent suicide.
Top Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Dependent Care
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k)
- Tuition Assistance Program
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