Caregiver Medication Technician The Residence at Otter Creek

LCB Senior Living•Middlebury, VT

5d•$20 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Residence at Otter Creek is hiring Caregivers and Medication Technicians. This role involves providing for the needs of elders, including personal care, therapeutic programming, safety, and emotional support, in a manner that upholds their dignity, independence, choice, and individuality. The duties include delivering services as outlined in each resident's approved service plan. The position promotes the mission and core values of the Residence and LCB Senior Living, and associates are expected to actively contribute to community occupancy growth by positively representing the community to potential residents, families, and professionals. Successful completion of community and state orientation training is required before regular duties begin. The role also involves assisting residents with medications, making required record entries, notifying the nurse of any changes, and engaging residents in meaningful interactions and activities. Monitoring residents for changes in needs, preferences, and health status and reporting these changes promptly to the RN or designee is crucial. Additional responsibilities include assisting residents with clothing and laundry, helping residents with bedtime routines, maintaining resident unit neatness, responding promptly to emergency calls, participating in ongoing in-service training, escorting residents to meals and activities, documenting services provided (including incidents, behaviors, and refusals), and conducting/facilitating programming for cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection. Other duties as requested may also be assigned.

Requirements

Ability to use computer for documenting services provided.
Fluent in the ability to communicate in the English language, both oral and written.
Completed the course for certified nursing assistant or have equivalent training or experience as required by State Regulation.
CPR and First Aide training as mandated by the State employed.
Prior experience providing direct care or the equivalent in training preferred.
Experience in caring for seniors with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of Dementia is preferred.
Current license/certification as required by State Regulation.
Demonstrates computer literacy and familiarity with office software, including but not limited to word processing or demonstrate the ability to learn data input.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience providing direct care or the equivalent in training.
Experience in caring for seniors with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of Dementia.

Responsibilities

Promote the mission and core values of the Residence and LCB Senior Living.
Represent and interact positively with potential residents, family members, and professionals to grow community occupancy.
Successfully complete community and State orientation training.
Assist residents with medications according to State Regulation and LCB Policies, making required record entries, and notifying the nurse of self-administered medications.
Actively engage residents in meaningful interactions and experiences.
Provide assistance, encouragement, and restorative interventions for residents' activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, dining, mobility).
Take initiative in engaging in group and individual engagement.
Monitor for changes in resident needs, preferences, and health status and report/document changes immediately to the RN or designee.
Assist Residents with clothing and laundry needs.
Assist Residents in going to bed at night.
Assist Residents with keeping their units neat, clean, and orderly.
Answer emergency calls and attend to Residents' needs promptly.
Participate in regularly scheduled on-going in-service training programs and specialized staff training programs.
Assist with escorting residents to meals and engagement as needed or directed.
Document scheduled and unscheduled services provided, including incidents, behaviors, and out-of-the-ordinary events, and residents' refusal of services.
Input information into the community computer tracking system regarding services provided to residents.
Conduct and facilitate programming, including therapeutic groups and individual interaction, that offer cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection.
Perform other duties as requested.