Full Time Evening Caregiver

The Goodman Group and Affiliates•EAGAN, MN

About The Position

The Caregiver provides residents with routine daily care in a caring and respectful manner, following each resident’s assessment and service plan. The role supports residents’ dignity, safety, privacy, and personal care needs while contributing to a responsive and welcoming community. Caregivers work with residents across a range of lifestyles and care levels, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, care suites, a Parkinson’s program, and respite care. The role requires effective communication with residents, families, coworkers, supervisors, and others; maintaining confidentiality; following facility policies and safety practices; and using the facility’s EHR. The position has no direct reports. Work may involve exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals. Physical demands include lifting up to 50 pounds generally and assisting with resident movement or transfers involving up to 75 pounds, as well as standing for extended periods and bending, stooping, stretching, twisting, sitting, and reaching. The Commons on Marice describes its service approach as Platinum Service®, emphasizing courteous, responsive, competent, timely, and caring service to residents and their families. Employees are expected to follow applicable policies and procedures and perform other 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 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 and stand for extended periods.
Be able to bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach; have fine motor skills.
Be able 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 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.
Immediately communicate relevant information, including incident information and observed or suspected changes in residents’ conditions, 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 conditions and promptly report changes to the nurse.
Follow and promote personal safety precautions and a safe environment, including infection-control practices and facility guidelines; report 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 help ensure resident safety.
Perform other essential job-related duties as assigned.
Follow applicable policies and procedures and provide courteous, responsive, quality service to residents and their families.