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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. Caregivers are expected to deliver courteous, responsive, quality service through the Platinum Service® program and follow all applicable policies and procedures. This position may involve exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals. The physical environment may include ambient room temperatures and lighting. The role requires physical tasks such as lifting, transferring, standing for extended periods, bending, stooping, stretching, twisting, sitting, reaching, and fine motor activity. Cognitive demands include working independently, communicating clearly, concentrating amid frequent interruptions, and maintaining visual acuity and hearing alertness.
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 ensure resident privacy.
- Have knowledge of or proficiency with the facility EHR.
- Be able to lift 50 pounds; moving, lifting, or transferring residents may involve lifting up to 75 pounds.
- Be able 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.
- Be able to use abdominal and lower back muscles over time without fatigue.
- Be able to stand for extended periods and bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach.
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 policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines.
- Help move and transfer residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts using safe lifting and transferring techniques.
- Immediately communicate relevant information, including incident reports 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.
- Observe residents’ emotional condition and promptly report changes to the nurse.
- Promote personal safety and a safe environment by following infection control practices and 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.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Benefits centered on employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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