North East Medical ServicesHighlight
Summary
About the Role
About You
- Must complete and pass the North East Medical Services PACE training curriculum upon hire.
- Current BLS and First Aid required.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Minimum 1 year of experience as a Personal Care Aide or EMT, or certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Home Health Aide (HHA).
- Knowledge of the geriatric population.
- Knowledge of safe and sanitary personal care techniques for elderly population with physical limitations.
- Knowledge of proper body mechanics during provisions of assistance with Activities of Daily Living.
- Home Health Aide certification.
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.
- 1-year experience working with the frail or elderly population.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits, including free medical, dental and vision insurance for employee, spouse and/or children.
- Company contribution to 401(k).
North East Medical Services (NEMS) is one of the largest community health centers in the United States targeting the medically underserved Asian population. Based in San Francisco, the non-profit community health center offers comprehensive health care services to a variety of patients, a majority of whom are uninsured or low-income. NEMS offers linguistically-competent and culturally-sensitive health care services in many languages and dialects, including Cantonese, Mandarin, Toishan, Vietnamese, Burmese, Korean, French, and Hindi. NEMS operates several clinics throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, spanning three counties. Our main clinic is located at 1520 Stockton Street in Chinatown/North Beach; with additional clinics in San Francisco's Portola, Visitacion Valley, Richmond, Tenderloin and Sunset districts; as well as Daly City and San Jose. NEMS employs over 700 health care and clinical support professionals and serves over 70,000 patients each year.