Caregiver - Arvada - $500 Sign-On Bonus!

MorningStar Careers•Arvada, CO

11d•Onsite

About The Position

MorningStar Senior Living is hiring a Caregiver to provide loving care to residents in an assisted living and memory care setting. Caregivers build relationships with residents while helping with activities of daily living and work with a supportive team in a family-like environment. Team members are encouraged to share creative solutions that improve residents’ lives. The role involves providing resident care in accordance with established methods, techniques, and recognized standards. Caregivers help maintain residents’ privacy, respect, dignity, physical comfort, safety, and mental well-being. The position is part-time and offers a Saturday shift from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., with a stated pay rate of $23 and a $500 sign-on bonus. Team members scheduled for 24 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits; their families are also eligible. The posting lists medical, dental, vision, and other insurance options; a 401(k) with matching; an HSA; employee assistance programs; paid sick, vacation, and birthday leave; career development and advancement opportunities; charitable and philanthropic opportunities; tuition reimbursement; and a free shift meal.

Requirements

Demonstrate the company’s core values: Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, and Respect.
Successfully complete state-approved medication administration training; hold first aid certification and meet other applicable state requirements.
Be able to read and write English.
Understand procedures and techniques involved in resident care services and personal care, including care of equipment and supplies.
Understand basic universal precautions to help prevent infection or contamination.
Be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procurement manuals.
Have good communication skills, communicate effectively in English, and understand and follow written and oral directions.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Previous healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform duties using established methods and techniques and in accordance with recognized standards.
Protect residents’ privacy, respect, and dignity.
Detect, correct, and report unsafe conditions that could harm residents.
Help ensure residents’ physical comfort, safety, and mental well-being.
Assist residents with daily care and treatment tasks, including toileting, grooming, bathing, feeding, dressing, observing food intake, hair and nail care, moving between areas, and responding to calls.
Participate in and attend monthly in-service meetings, training, and departmental meetings.
Provide resident-care services within the limits of delegated tasks and use good judgment to recognize symptoms indicating a change in a resident’s condition.