Caregiver 3P-11P

TerraBella Summit•Greenville, SC

About The Position

TerraBella Senior Living is seeking a Care Giver/Medication Technician to provide hands-on care and physical and emotional support to residents while maintaining a safe, comfortable, home-like environment. The role includes assisting with daily living activities, observing and reporting changes in residents’ conditions, supporting medication administration and documentation, and helping maintain resident spaces and medication areas. The position works with residents, families, visitors, vendors, and team members and follows resident service plans and applicable safety and confidentiality practices.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Provide care to an assigned group of residents and check on them throughout the shift.
Observe, report, and document changes in residents’ symptoms and conditions, including skin, behavior, alertness, weight, dietary habits, and activity participation.
Respond promptly to security systems and resident call bells.
Notify a supervisor and/or Health Care Coordinator when a resident has increased care needs.
Assist with continence management and dispose of continence products properly.
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 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 customers, guests, family members, residents, vendors, and team members.
Complete resident laundry as assigned and needed.
Review residents’ service plans for relevant 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 when medications are given, including documentation of refusals or missed doses.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information, including medication information.
Report resident concerns identified while assisting with medication to the Nurse and/or Health Care Coordinator.
Restock the medication cart after medication passes and assist with medication checks regardless of packaging system.
Count narcotics with another Medication Care Manager or Nurse each shift.
Maintain the Medication Room, medication charts, and treatment carts, including cleanliness, organization, medication availability, and checks for expired medications.
Follow the medication refill process.
Participate in developing and updating service plans monthly.
Take and record residents’ temperature, blood pressure, weight, pulse, and respiration rates.
Immediately report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, sharp sticks, or hazardous chemicals.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.