Caregiver

SRM MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC•Oak Ridge, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Caregiver enhances the experience of residents and their families by providing heartfelt care and following the organization’s golden-rule value. The role assists residents with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, laundry, and other daily needs while encouraging independence. The Caregiver helps maintain a clean, safe, orderly, and dignified community, communicates respectfully with residents and others, and works collaboratively with associates and management. The role also supports new employees through training and mentoring and may take on special projects or other reasonable duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.
Regularly stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear; frequently stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and taste or smell; occasionally sit and climb or balance; and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living, including dressing, grooming, peri-care, toileting, and hygiene.
Interact with residents at all levels of care with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
Observe residents and report changes in their health or emotional well-being to a supervisor daily.
Serve and assist residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Initiate and participate in resident leisure activities listed on the activity calendar.
Maintain a clean, safe, orderly, and dignified environment for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
Perform general housekeeping duties according to established cleaning schedules, and perform housekeeping and laundry duties to keep the community clean and sanitary.
Respond promptly and courteously to residents’ requests for assistance, including phone calls and requests from family members and visitors.
Communicate effectively in a language each resident can understand.
Ensure residents or responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
Maintain a safe and secure working environment, use safe working habits and good body mechanics, and report hazards immediately to a supervisor.
Follow established policies and procedures in emergencies; serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather and remain at the community until released by a supervisor.
Assist associates when requested or required and work as a team player with associates and management to accomplish assignments.
Demonstrate a positive and respectful attitude toward work issues, policies, procedures, residents, families, visitors, associates, and management.
Comply with attendance and call-off policies, participate in training, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings, and follow the dress code.
Refer family and visitor inquiries about resident care to the immediate supervisor rather than discussing care issues.
Comply with HIPAA regulations.
Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
Take initiative by seeking additional information, offering solutions and suggestions, and willingly taking on special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
Perform other reasonable duties as assigned or requested.