Overnight Caregiver-Assisted Living-Multiple Shifts

The Goodman Group, LLC•Stillwater, MN

6d•$18 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Caregiver provides residents with routine daily care services in a caring and respectful manner, following each resident’s assessment and service plan. The role supports residents’ dignity, safety, privacy, and participation in community life at The Lodge, located on The Lakes at Stillwater campus. Positions are available full time, part time, and PRN, including an overnight NOC shift from 11:00 p.m. to 7:15 a.m. The position has no direct reports or supervisory responsibilities.

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 to protect resident privacy.
Have knowledge of or proficiency with facility 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 bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach; fine motor skills.
Ability to execute tasks independently, express oneself 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 a home care, assisted living, or long-term care facility is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, and mobility, while maintaining dignity and following applicable policies and guidelines.
Move and transfer residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts using safe lifting and transferring techniques.
Communicate relevant information, including incident-report information, and immediately report observed or suspected changes in a resident’s condition to a supervisor.
Assist residents to walk 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 each resident according to the service schedule to ensure personal care needs are being met in accordance with the resident’s wishes.
Assist with fire and other safety drills to ensure resident safety.
Perform other essential job-related duties as assigned.
Follow company policies and procedures and provide courteous, responsive, quality service in accordance with the Platinum Service® program.