Part-Time Variable Care Specialist/QMAP - The Fountains

Fountains•Grand Junction, CO

11d

About The Position

This position provides personal care assistance and protective oversight to residents at The Fountains and The Commons. The employee responds to residents’ needs and requests while promoting safety, dignity, confidentiality, and positive relationships in keeping with Hilltop’s Assisted Living Communities values. Duties include supervising residents and maintaining a safe environment; redirecting residents who are disoriented or confused; supporting residents’ social activities and communication; assisting with transportation and ambulation; doing laundry and maintaining laundry areas; helping residents with bathing, dressing, dining-room trips, and bedtime routines; supporting positive customer relations; and responding to radios, pagers, and the resident request system. This is a part-time variable-schedule position. The employer is seeking availability for day, evening, and overnight shifts. Care Specialist starting pay is $17.35–$18.21 per hour; QMAP starting pay is $17.85–$18.74 per hour. Employment is contingent on required background checks and health clearances.

Requirements

At least 18 years of age.
Colorado Identification Card required.
High school diploma or GED; six months of work experience is preferred but not required.
Availability for day, evening, and overnight shifts.
Completion of required background checks and health clearances, including tuberculosis skin test, N95 mask fit test, influenza vaccination, and any other required vaccination.

Nice To Haves

Six months of work experience.
CPR Certificate and First Aid Certificate.
De-Escalation Training.
Qualified Medication Administration Personnel (QMAP) Certification.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior aligned with Hilltop’s Assisted Living Communities values, including setting boundaries and being predictable, consistent, kind, and transparent.
Provide protective oversight by assisting residents, maintaining a safe physical environment, redirecting disoriented or confused residents, following house rules and honoring resident rights, reporting and assisting residents experiencing difficulties, and identifying and monitoring visitors.
Provide social supervision, including helping residents get to events, communicating about and supporting attendance at social events, sending, delivering, or reading mail upon request, and assisting with socialization.
Maintain resident safety and sanitation by monitoring living and common areas, removing and reporting hazards, maintaining safety supplies, and redirecting residents from unsafe areas or situations.
Assist residents getting on and off the transport bus or van.
Do laundry, including residents’ personal laundry and linens, towels, aprons, and washcloths as needed, and clean laundry areas.
Assist residents with personal care, including bathing, dressing, getting to the dining room, and preparing for bed.
Promote positive customer relations by learning and using resident names, acknowledging residents and visitors, answering the phone as needed, knowing the facility and available resources, maintaining confidentiality, and demonstrating a positive attitude.
Answer radios, pagers, and the resident request system.