Caregiver - Hourly

Lexington Assisted Living•Ventura, CA

3d•$17 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

The Caregiver supports residents with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, socialization, cognition, and physical health. The role encourages residents’ independence and choices while preserving their dignity through professional conduct and interactions. Caregivers provide assistance according to residents’ support and care plans, promote person-centered care, and help improve residents’ quality of life through daily interactions. The position involves working throughout the community or facility, responding to frequent interruptions, and interacting with residents, families, staff, visitors, and government personnel. Caregivers may encounter emotionally upset or hostile individuals, physical hazards, infectious diseases and waste, and hazardous chemicals. The role also involves regular movement, standing and walking for up to eight hours a day, and assisting with resident evacuation.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, at minimum.
Current CPR and First Aid certifications.
Completion of a state-approved Caregiver program, when required by state regulation.
Meet age requirements under community policy and state regulations.
Ability to speak and understand English.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, visitors, and the general public.
Ability to remain calm and level-headed in emergencies.
Professional grooming and ability to work harmoniously with other personnel.
Willingness to seek out and incorporate new methods and principles into resident care practices.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, staff, visitors, and support agencies.
Ability to work with disabled, ill, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people.
Ability to move frequently throughout the workday and stand or walk for up to eight hours a day.
Ability to frequently support up to 70 pounds and occasionally lift or carry up to 50 pounds.
Ability to frequently kneel, bend, squat, climb, and reach.
Ability to assist with resident evacuation.
Ability to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable adequate sensory function for job requirements.
Ability to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position and demonstrate good general health and emotional stability.

Responsibilities

Adhere to CAPLICO Core Values, the Code of Conduct, Resident Rights, and HIPAA policies.
Communicate and collaborate with staff, help resolve problems, and assist other community staff.
Assist residents with personal needs according to their support or care plans, including toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, transportation, and dining.
Treat residents with patience, compassion, and empathy; support their abilities, independence, choices, and dignity.
Promote residents’ quality of life through person-centered care, prompt responses to assistance calls, attention to socialization and privacy, help with activities, and appointment reminders.
Communicate respectfully with residents and family members, and refer family concerns about services or care to a nurse or supervisor.
Use Standard Precautions and follow infection-control procedures.
Observe and promptly report changes in residents’ health, condition, behavior, or needs, as well as unusual events, suspected abuse or neglect, and emergencies.
Assist with dining, including preparing and cleaning the dining room, helping residents select food, serving food and beverages, and encouraging a pleasant social environment.
Complete resident laundry according to schedule and community policy.
Clean resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas when assigned, following community protocols and schedules.
Promptly report maintenance needs and take safety precautions to reduce injury risks to residents, self, and staff.
Use proper body mechanics and safe handling techniques.
Complete required annual training or continuing education and attend designated meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.