ALF Caregiver

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS•Walla Walla, WA

133d•$18 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The ALF Caregiver provides supportive services to nurses and other staff and assists residents with activities of daily living in accordance with care plans and facility policies. The role includes helping residents with transfers and mobility, dining and feeding assistance, nutritional supplements, weighing, vital signs, skin monitoring, and medication services. The caregiver documents care and resident progress in the electronic medical record, reports changes in residents’ conditions, and communicates factors that affect assigned work. The position also includes schedule coordination, compliance with resident rights and confidentiality requirements, infection control and safety procedures, emergency preparedness, and participation in training and facility quality activities. Additional related tasks may be assigned. The caregiver must be able to work 12-hour shifts and may need to work beyond normal hours, including weekends and holidays. The role requires physical mobility and strength to assist residents, along with the ability to work around infectious and other environmental exposures and potentially challenging interactions with residents, families, visitors, or personnel.

Requirements

Home Care Aide certification or Nursing Assistant Certified certification within 120 days of hire.
High school diploma or equivalent.
CPR/BLS certification within 30 days of hire.
No disciplinary action in effect against certification.
Willingness and ability to work 12-hour shifts.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Basic computer skills, including navigating electronic medical record systems.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to communicate information about residents’ conditions and deal tactfully and professionally with residents, families, staff, visitors, government personnel, and the public.
Teamwork, patience, strong listening skills, and the ability to handle conflict with professionalism and courtesy.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and walk, stand, sit, bend, and stoop for extended periods.
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and carry out other movements needed for the role.
Ability to lift, move, push, or pull at least 35 pounds.
Dexterity to perform resident care and knowledge of safe body mechanics, gait belts, and injury-prevention practices.
Meet facility general health requirements, including medical and physical examinations and immunity-status checks.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Ability to assist in resident evacuation during emergencies.
Ability to work in conditions that may involve falls, equipment burns, odors, dust, tobacco smoke, disinfectants, other air contaminants, infectious waste, and infectious diseases or conditions.
Ability to handle potentially hostile or emotional residents, family members, visitors, or personnel.
Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.

Responsibilities

Support nurses and other staff as needed and perform assigned duties.
Assist residents with activities of daily living according to care plans and facility policies.
Help residents lift, turn, move, position, and transfer between beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts; provide standby transfer assistance.
Assist with dining-room service, tray delivery, emergency or hospice feeding assistance, and delivery of nutritional supplements.
Assist with resident weights, record them, and report weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
Assist with monthly vital signs and documentation according to facility standards and nursing instructions.
Track residents’ skin condition and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, and skin tears.
Provide medication services, including passing, counting, and documenting medications; maintain clean medication carts, check expiration dates, and follow storage and distribution protocols.
Count narcotics at shift changes, document narcotics given, and promptly report concerns or reactions to the nurse.
Chart completed tasks and resident progress in the electronic medical record as directed.
Keep the nurse and supervisor informed about factors that interfere with assigned work and report changes in residents’ conditions.
Check the schedule regularly, report for assigned shifts, and coordinate scheduling changes and time off with the administrator.
Treat residents with dignity and respect, protect their rights, and comply with facility policies, business conduct standards, and applicable regulations.
Follow safety, hygiene, and infection-control procedures; participate in life-safety and emergency drills and training, and fulfill assigned duties during emergency-plan activation.
Maintain confidentiality of protected health information and report noncompliance, confidentiality breaches, retaliation, discrimination, abuse, neglect, exploitation, mistreatment, or misappropriation as directed.
Report occupational exposures, work-related injuries, and illnesses according to facility policy.
Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements.
Attend care-plan meetings when requested and participate in QAPI or facility assessment activities as needed.
Use proper lifting and body mechanics while providing resident care and assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.
Make residents’ beds in the morning according to facility standards.