PRN Home Care field Trainer (LPN or RN)

About the role

Amaray Care is a privately owned, licensed home care agency serving Maryland families since 2014. We're looking for an experienced RN or LPN with deep home care experience to train our caregivers in the field on an as-needed (PRN) basis, in the homes of the clients they serve.

You'll prepare new caregivers for their first shifts and retrain current caregivers when a client's needs change, such as a new dementia diagnosis, a fall, or a return home from the hospital. Many of our clients need total care or live with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, so you'll know how to teach safe, hands-on care for clients who need the most support.

This is a field-based role. You'll spend most of your time in client homes across Montgomery, Prince George's, Howard and Frederick counties..

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

Required

• 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

Preferred

• 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

Physical demands: regular driving to client homes; standing, walking and climbing stairs; and safely demonstrating transfers and repositioning, including occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds with proper body mechanics or lift equipment. Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities.

Amaray Care is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.