Caregiver or CNA Full Time or Part Time Evening 3p-11p

The Goodman Group, LLC•Spring Hill, FL

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About The Position

The Caregiver or CNA provides residents with routine daily care in a caring and respectful manner, following each resident’s assessment and service plan. The role supports residents’ dignity, safety, personal care needs, social engagement, and participation in activities. Employees are expected to provide courteous, responsive, and quality service in keeping with the community’s Platinum Service® principles and to follow applicable policies and procedures.

Requirements

Meet all applicable state and federal requirements for the position.
Be able to make independent decisions and follow instructions.
Deal tactfully with personnel, prospects, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and personnel, and the public.
Be capable of working with ill, disabled, elderly, and emotionally upset people.
Communicate effectively with supervisors, team members, prospects, residents, and families.
Maintain confidentiality and resident privacy.
Have knowledge of or proficiency with the facility’s EHR.
Ability to lift 50 pounds; moving, lifting, or transferring residents may involve lifting up to 75 pounds.
Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift and carry to a height of 3 feet and push and pull to a distance of 5 feet.
Ability to use abdominal and lower-back muscles over time without fatigue.
Ability to stand for extended periods and to bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach; fine motor skills.
Ability to execute tasks independently, communicate clearly and effectively verbally, concentrate on moderate details with frequent interruptions, and meet visual acuity and hearing alertness requirements.

Nice To Haves

Six months or more of experience in home care, assisted living, or a long-term care facility.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, and mobility, while maintaining dignity and respect and following applicable policies and guidelines.
Move and transfer residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts using safety, lifting, and transfer techniques.
Immediately communicate appropriate information, including incident report information, and observed or suspected changes in a resident’s condition to a supervisor.
Assist residents with walking, with or without self-help devices, as instructed.
Encourage residents to socialize and participate in scheduled activities and outings, and assist with those activities as needed.
Respond promptly and courteously to resident alerts, needs, and requests for care, providing assistance as needed.
Observe residents’ emotional conditions and promptly report changes to the nurse.
Promote personal safety and a safe environment by observing infection-control practices, following facility guidelines, and reporting unsafe situations to the nurse or management.
Check residents according to their service schedules to ensure personal care needs are met in accordance with their wishes.
Assist with fire and other safety drills to ensure resident safety.
Perform other essential job-related duties as assigned.
Follow all policies and procedures and provide courteous, responsive, and quality service to residents.