Caregiver - 3rd Shift PT

LakeHouse Manitowoc•Manitowoc, WI

About The Position

The Caregiver supports a designated group of residents during the shift in a senior living community. The role involves monitoring residents’ locations and wellbeing, observing and documenting changes in condition, responding promptly to call bells and security alerts, and informing supervisors or the Health Care Coordinator when residents’ care needs change. Caregivers assist residents with activities of daily living while promoting independence, dignity, and safety, and help maintain clean resident rooms and shared work areas. The position also includes serving meals, supporting residents with life enrichment activities, greeting and assisting residents and visitors, and completing assigned laundry. Medication Tech duties include reviewing service plans, assisting with medication and treatment administration according to the Six Rights of Medication Pass, documenting medication activity, reporting concerns, restocking and maintaining medication areas and supplies, counting narcotics with another authorized team member, and taking and recording vital signs. The Caregiver reports occupational exposures immediately and performs other duties assigned by a supervisor.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

Certified Nurse’s Aid certification.
CPR certification.
First Aid certification.
Previous experience working with seniors.

Responsibilities

Provide care to a designated group of residents during the shift and know where residents are, checking on them physically throughout the shift.
Observe, report, and document symptoms and changes in residents’ skin, behavior, alertness, weight, dietary habits, and activity participation.
Respond promptly to security system alerts and resident call bells.
Notify a supervisor and/or the Health Care Coordinator when a resident has increased care needs.
Assist with continence management and properly dispose of continence products to maintain sanitation.
Serve and collect food trays, assist residents as needed, and report meal refusals or loss of appetite.
Maintain cleanliness of residents’ rooms and work areas, and follow standard cleanliness, hygiene, and health precautions.
Promote residents’ independence, dignity, and physical safety.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, ambulation, transferring, and eating, as instructed.
Engage residents in life skills and other life enrichment activities.
Greet and assist internal and external customers, guests, family members, residents, vendors, and team members.
Complete resident laundry as assigned and needed.
Review residents’ service plans for pertinent information.
Assist with and observe medications and treatments using the medication observation record and the Six Rights of Medication Pass.
Document and initial medication forms as medications are given, including refusals or missed doses.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information, including medication information.
Report concerns raised by residents during medication assistance to the Nurse and/or Health Care Coordinator.
Restock the medication cart after medication passes and assist in checking medications regardless of packaging system.
Count narcotics each shift with another Medication Care Manager or Nurse.
Maintain and clean the Medication Room, medication charts, and treatment carts, including checking neatness, cleanliness, medication availability, and expired medications.
Follow the medication refill process.
Participate in service plan development and monthly updates.
Take and record temperature, blood pressure, weight, pulse, and respiration rates.
Immediately report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, sharp sticks, and hazardous chemicals.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.