Care Partner

Rackleff Assisted Living•Canby, OR

About The Position

The Care Partner provides direct resident care, completes assignments as a universal worker, and helps maintain a positive physical and psychosocial environment. The role assists with delegated tasks and medication management, along with other work needed to support resident well-being and the community. The Care Partner promotes residents’ dignity, independence, and personal choice; follows each resident’s cooperative service plan; observes and reports changes in residents’ conditions; and documents changes, incidents, and accidents. The role also supports dining, housekeeping, laundry, activities, tours, move-ins, move-outs, and transfers. Care Partners follow safety, fire safety, infection control, medication administration, and confidentiality practices, and participate in required training and staff meetings.

Requirements

Hold state-required certification and complete state-required delegation and/or training requirements.
Successfully complete the ADL competency demonstration.
Have word processing skills.
Hold current First Aid and CPR certification.
Have a Food Handlers permit if required by the state.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED with one or more years of personal care experience with older adults is preferred; equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience are also accepted.

Responsibilities

Provide direct resident care while promoting resident dignity, independence, and personal choice.
Observe residents’ physical and mental conditions and report changes to health services leadership or the Executive Director.
Provide care and services as directed by each resident’s cooperative service plan.
Coordinate personal care with co-workers, assist with lifting, and respond promptly to assistance pages.
Report and document changes of condition, incidents, and accidents according to policy; complete required notifications and incident report forms.
Provide First Aid and initiate emergency response procedures when required.
Greet residents, visitors, and staff courteously and answer phones when assigned.
Follow and support fire safety and infection control practices; report unsafe conditions or equipment to the immediate supervisor or Executive Director.
Serve meals, set up and clean dining areas, assist residents during meals, deliver trays, and help maintain the dining room and kitchen.
Help residents keep their apartments clean and assist with apartment housekeeping and resident and building laundry.
Communicate observed problems appropriately and work with the community team to clean common areas.
Follow daily and activity schedules, encourage residents to participate as appropriate to their abilities, and assist residents to and from activities.
Administer medications and treatments at scheduled times according to medication administration policies when assigned and delegated.
Assist with tours, move-ins, move-outs, and transfers.
Attend and participate in training, in-services, and staff meetings, and complete required training.
Demonstrate the company’s Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.
Support a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, families, visitors, and staff.
Protect the privacy and confidentiality of resident, team member, community, and company information and records.
Maintain a safe and secure working environment and practice safe working habits.
Perform other duties as assigned.