Caregiver

Odd Fellows•Walla Walla, WA

About The Position

The Caregiver provides activities of daily living (ADL) and medication services to assigned residents in accordance with care plans, facility policies and procedures, and supervisor direction. The role supports nurses and other staff, documents resident care and progress, monitors and reports changes in residents’ conditions, and helps maintain residents’ dignity, rights, safety, and confidentiality. The position reports to the Assisted Living Director, Resident Care Manager, or Charge Nurse and has no direct reports. Caregivers assist residents with daily activities, transfers, meals, nutritional supplements, toileting programs, and other assigned care. They help obtain and document weights and monthly vital signs, monitor skin condition, and record completed tasks and resident progress in the electronic medical record. They are expected to communicate care concerns, follow assigned schedules, and coordinate scheduling changes and time off with the administrator. The role requires compliance with facility policies, state and federal regulations, safety and infection-control practices, and resident-protection requirements. Caregivers complete assigned training and competency assessments, participate in emergency drills and care-plan meetings when requested, and may assist with QAPI or facility assessment activities. The position involves moving throughout the workday, assisting with resident evacuation when necessary, and physical tasks such as bending, lifting, and providing resident care. Work beyond normal hours and on weekends or holidays may be necessary.

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 certification.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Basic computer skills, including the ability to navigate electronic medical record systems.
Ability to communicate information about residents’ conditions and make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Teamwork, tact, patience, strong listening skills, and professional conflict-management skills when interacting with residents, families, staff, visitors, government personnel, and the public.
Positive interpersonal skills with people of all ages and cultures.
Ability to meet facility health requirements, including medical and physical exams and immunity-status checks for infectious diseases.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and walk, stand, sit, bend, and stoop for extended periods.
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and carry out other common physical movements needed for the role.
Ability to lift, move, push, or pull at least 35 pounds.
Dexterity of hands and fingers to perform resident care.
Knowledge of safe body mechanics and use of gait belts and practices to prevent injury while assisting residents.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Ability to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.
Ability to work around potential falls, equipment burns, odors, dust, tobacco smoke, disinfectants, other air contaminants, infectious waste, and infectious diseases or conditions.
Ability to deal professionally and courteously with hostile or emotional residents, family members, visitors, or personnel.

Responsibilities

Provide ADL and medication services to assigned residents according to care plans, facility policies, procedures, and supervisor direction.
Support nurses and other staff and perform duties as assigned.
Assist residents with activities of daily living and provide routine standby assistance during transfers.
Assist with dining-room service, deliver trays to residents’ rooms when needed, and provide 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 monthly resident vital signs according to facility standards and nursing instructions.
Track residents’ skin condition and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, or skin tears to the nurse and supervisor.
Assist nursing staff with toileting program activities.
Document completed tasks daily in the electronic medical record and document resident progress as directed.
Keep the nurse and supervisor informed of factors that interfere with assigned work and report changes in residents’ conditions.
Check the work schedule regularly and report to assigned shifts; coordinate schedule changes and time off with the administrator.
Treat residents with dignity and respect, protect residents’ rights, and report suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, mistreatment, or misappropriation of property.
Follow facility policies, business conduct standards, state and federal regulations, safety practices, hygiene requirements, and infection-control procedures.
Maintain confidentiality of protected health information and report policy violations, confidentiality breaches, retaliation, or discrimination to appropriate personnel.
Report occupational exposures, work-related injuries, and illnesses according to facility policy.
Participate in life-safety and emergency drills and training, and fulfill assigned duties during activation of the facility emergency plan.
Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements.
Attend care-plan meetings for assigned residents if requested and participate in QAPI or facility assessment activities as needed.
Use proper lifting and body mechanics while delivering resident care and assist with evacuation during emergencies.
Make residents’ beds in the morning according to facility standards.