Caregiver (Swing Shift)

PACS

About The Position

The Caregiver provides assigned residents with routine daily care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessment and care plan, supervisor direction, and established policies and procedures. The swing-shift schedule is 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The position supports residents’ personal care, comfort, safety, mobility, meals, and daily routines; observes and reports changes or concerns; and maintains accurate documentation and confidentiality of resident information. The role works with nursing and other facility personnel to maintain resident services and a calm, welcoming environment. Caregivers perform only tasks for which they have been trained and use equipment only after receiving training. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. The employer is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent, at minimum.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems, handle concrete variables in situations with limited standardization, and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite products.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear regularly; prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer and frequent use of office-related equipment.

Responsibilities

Use PCC to confirm resident information when assisting with activities of daily living and meals.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries of unknown source, skin breakdown, and suspected or actual abuse or misappropriation of property to the appropriate personnel.
Complete notes, SPAs, incident reports, intake and output records, and other documentation accurately and descriptively as instructed.
Protect resident confidentiality and protected health information; promptly report suspected unauthorized disclosure or access to the community’s information system.
Perform only care tasks for which trained, follow assigned work schedules and policies, and use only equipment for which trained; report defective equipment.
Prepare residents’ rooms and beds, welcome and escort residents, introduce them to roommates and others, inventory and store belongings, and assist with packing and transfers or discharge.
Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment; cooperate with nursing and other facility personnel and participate in nursing reports and scheduled service-improvement discussions as instructed.
Answer resident calls promptly and frequently check residents who cannot call for help; routinely check that personal-care needs are met in accordance with residents’ wishes.
Assist residents with meals and food identification, maintain clean water pitchers with fresh water within reach, and provide after-meal care.
Assist residents with dental and mouth care, bathing, dressing and undressing, grooming, hair and nail care, shaving, eye and ear care, and keeping residents clean and dry.
Assist with lifting, turning, positioning, and transporting residents, including transfers involving beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts; use protective and adaptive equipment as instructed.
Assist with bowel and bladder care, keep incontinent residents clean and dry, and record and report bowel movements and stool characteristics as instructed.
Perform restorative, rehabilitative, special, and end-of-life care procedures as instructed; assist with medical tests, physical examinations, and post-mortem care.
Observe disoriented and comatose residents; report missing residents immediately to the Nurse and honor and report residents’ refusals of treatment.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulse, and respirations; weigh and measure residents as instructed.
Follow blood and body-fluid exposure procedures and report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals.
Notify the facility when late or absent.