On Call Caregiver-Assisted Living

The Goodman Group, LLC•Eagan, MN

About The Position

The Caregiver provides residents with routine daily care services in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with each resident’s assessment and service plan. The position supports resident dignity, safety, privacy, and well-being while helping residents with daily needs and encouraging social participation. This is an on-call role with PRN shifts available and no direct reports or supervisory requirements. Team members are expected to follow facility policies and procedures and the principles of Platinum Service®, providing courteous, responsive, competent, timely, and quality service to residents. Duties may be assigned or reassigned by management, and employees are expected to complete job-related duties as assigned.

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 within the facility.
Communicate effectively with supervisors, team members, prospects, residents, and families.
Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job to protect resident privacy.
Have knowledge of or proficiency with the facility’s 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 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 following applicable policies and guidelines.
Move and transfer residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts using required safety, lifting, and transferring techniques.
Communicate relevant information, including incident report information, and promptly report 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, providing assistance as needed.
Observe residents’ emotional condition and promptly report changes to the nurse.
Follow and promote personal safety precautions and a safe environment by observing infection-control practices, following facility guidelines, and reporting unsafe situations to the nurse or management.
Check residents according to the service schedule 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.
Follow facility policies and procedures and provide service in accordance with the Platinum Service® program.