Caregiver

Odd Fellows•Walla Walla, WA

About The Position

The Caregiver provides activities-of-daily-living and medication services to assigned residents in accordance with care plans and facility policies, procedures, and supervisor direction. The role supports nurses and other staff and helps maintain residents’ well-being, dignity, rights, safety, and confidentiality. Caregivers document services and resident progress in the electronic medical record, report changes or concerns to nursing staff and supervisors, and assist with emergency and facility compliance activities. The position requires regular coordination with residents, families, staff, and supervisors. Caregivers must complete required training and skills competency, follow infection-control and safety procedures, and may be assigned other tasks related to the role.

Requirements

Home Care Aide certification within 120 days of hire.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Current CPR/BLS certification.
No disciplinary action in effect against the required certification.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Basic computer skills, including the ability to navigate electronic medical record systems.
Ability to work as a supportive team member and make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to deal tactfully and professionally with residents, families, staff, visitors, government personnel, and the public, including in difficult or conflict situations.
Ability to relay information concerning a resident’s condition.
Ability to meet facility general health requirements, including medical and physical exams and immunity-status checks for infectious diseases.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and make other movements needed for the position.
Ability to walk, stand, sit, bend, and stoop for extended periods, and to move intermittently throughout the workday.
Hand and finger dexterity to perform resident care.
Ability to lift, move, push, or pull a minimum of 35 pounds.
Knowledge of safe body mechanics, gait-belt use, and practices to prevent injury when assisting residents.
Ability to make residents’ beds in the morning according to facility standards.
Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.
Agreement to abide by facility standards, policies, procedures, and compliance and ethics requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide supportive services to nurses and other staff and perform assigned duties.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, following care plans and facility policies and procedures.
Provide routine standby assistance for resident transfers.
Assist with dining-room service, tray delivery when residents are ill or have a temporary change in condition, and feeding assistance in emergency or hospice situations.
Deliver nutritional supplements at assigned times and assist residents as needed to ensure intake.
Assist with weighing residents, record weights, and report weight changes to the nurse and supervisor.
Assist with obtaining and documenting resident vital signs monthly according to assisted-living standards and nursing instructions.
Help track residents’ skin condition and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, or skin tears.
Assist nursing staff with toileting-program activities.
Document completed tasks daily in the electronic medical record and document resident progress as directed.
Inform the nurse and supervisor about factors that interfere with assigned work, such as resident refusal or reassignment.
Report changes in residents’ conditions to their nurse and supervisor.
Check the work schedule regularly, report for assigned shifts, and coordinate scheduling changes and time off with the administrator.
Treat residents with dignity and respect, protect their rights, and maintain confidentiality of protected health information.
Follow facility policies, procedures, safety and hygiene measures, infection-control practices, and applicable regulations and guidelines.
Report policy or regulatory noncompliance, confidentiality breaches, retaliation or discrimination, suspected abuse or neglect, and occupational exposures to the appropriate personnel.
Protect residents from abuse and cooperate with investigations.
Participate in life-safety and emergency drills and training, and fulfill assigned responsibilities during facility emergency-plan activation.
Report work-related injuries and illnesses immediately to a supervisor.
Complete assigned training and skills competency as a condition of employment.
Attend care-plan meetings for assigned residents when requested and participate in QAPI or facility-assessment activities as needed.
Use proper lifting and body mechanics when providing resident care.
Assist with evacuating residents during emergencies when necessary.