Caregiver - Senior Living Community ~ West San Jose

MorningStar Careers•San Jose, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At MorningStar Senior Living, we obsess about culture and seek great hearts who care and want to do work that matters. We select people who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward-bound and rooted in servant-leadership. Care Managers are dedicated hard working individuals who give loving care to our incredible residents. You are encouraged to build strong relationships with our residents while assisting them with activities of daily living. Come enjoy the support of working with a caring team in a family like environment. We support and encourage our team members to share creative solutions to help improve our residents’ lives.

Requirements

Demonstration of our Core Values: Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, Respect.
Successful completion of state approved medication administration training, first aid certification and other requirements as applicable by state.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Must be able to read and write English.
Previous experience in health-care preferred.
As required by law and must attend monthly in-service educations within the community.
Knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in providing resident care services.
Understanding of standard techniques and procedures used in providing personal services for resident and in caring for equipment and supplies.
Good understanding of basis of universal precautions to avoid infection of residents and self or contamination of equipment and supplies.
Must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procurement manuals, etc.
Must have good communication skills and must be able to effectively communicate in English and understand and follow written and oral direction.
Provide maximum resident-care services within limits defined by delegated tasks.
Must show good judgement in recognizing symptoms indicative of resident’s change in condition.

Responsibilities

Perform duties in accordance with established methods and techniques and in conformance with recognized standards.
Ensure residents privacy, respect and dignity
Detect, correct, and report unsafe conditions which may result in harm to a resident
Assure physical comfort, safety, and mental well-being of residents
Assist in daily requirements and tasks in care and treatment of residents, such as toileting, grooming, bathing, feeding, dressing, observing intake of food, care of hair and nails, moving residents from area to area, responding to calls, etc
Participate in and attend monthly in-service meetings, all training, and departmental meetings.

Benefits

Health Insurance offerings such as medical, dental, and vision insurance
Other Insurance offerings such as life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance
401k plan with matching
HSA options
Employee assistance programs
Paid sick, vacation and birthday!
Career development programs and opportunity for advancement
Charitable and philanthropic opportunities
Tuition Reimbursement
Free shift meal!