As a Caregiver you are responsible for providing caring and personalized assistance for residents living in our community.

Minimum Qualifications:

TB skin test

Covid vaccination preferred but not required.

 

Required Experience for Caregiver:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.

• Previous Health care, Geriatrics or experience working with the elderly population preferred.

• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA) Certification preferred.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

 

Physical Requirements:

• Visual and auditory acuity within normal limits

• Fine hand coordination

• Frequent Standing

• Walking and transporting of residents

• Bending and kneeling

• Reaching

• Grasping

• Pushing and pulling wheelchairs and other equipment

• Lifting Residents (70-290 lbs) with assistance as indicated

• Move residents in bed(40 lbs), up in bed(60 lbs)

• Chair to standing(60 lbs)

• Ability to communicate with residents and personnel

• Read and write

• Remain calm under stress

 

Accountabilities for Caregiver:

• Timely & Accountable Attendance: Upholding to work schedules, being ready to start work on time, remaining on the job for the whole duration of shift and limited use of time off.

• Communicate resident changes immediately: Providing timely and detailed information to your Wellness Leader regarding any changes to a resident's needs or care.

• Responsible communication with families: Communicating messages tactfully and timely with resident's families and ensuring the message has been received and correctly understood.

• Build strong community relationships: With Wellness and community peers, with families, residents and Leaders.

 

Responsibilities for Caregiver:

• Completion of daily tasks as assigned by the Wellness Coordinator, supervising nurse or the MedTech, as well as assisting others routinely with their assignments if needed.

• Will provide compassionate and competent care for residents by performing the following services:

o Bathing, showering and grooming assistance

o Assist residents at mealtime

o Provides wheelchair and walking escorts

o Provides toileting and incontinence care assistance

o Assistance with morning and bedtime routines

o Performs light upkeep of resident rooms

o Answers resident call signals

o Personal care

• Completes and documents appropriate records, including pertinent information entered into client charting system.

• Works scheduled shift but also provides flexibility and is open to helping other shifts if needed.

• Maintains knowledge of all safety and emergency procedures.

• Is knowledgeable of and abides by all company policies and procedures.

• Communicates any concerns regarding resident care, treatment, or changes in behavior to the appropriate person.

• Attends community staff meetings, in-service programs, safety courses, and other required meetings.

• Stays up to date and knowledgeable of all departmental communication.

• Initiates incident reports as needed.

 

Skills for Success:

• Building strong resident relationships

• Making good and timely decisions.

• Taking on new challenges with a sense of urgency.

• Working efficiently and effectively and continuously improves.

• Working well with others to meet shared goals.

• Communicating clearly and frequently.

Pay Rate: $22/hr