1st Shift Caregiver Part Time

Liberty Frontida Inc•Kimberly, WI

10d

About The Position

The Caregiver assists residents with daily living activities, monitoring, and supervision, and performs housekeeping, life enrichment, and dining tasks as needed. The role represents Frontida professionally and promotes its culture and values, including treating others as one would like to be treated. The Caregiver provides residents with dignity, warmth, respect, comfort, and companionship, with reference to residents’ rights. The position includes assisting with personal care according to individualized service plans, maintaining the community, preparing meals and snacks, supporting activities, and documenting resident observations and incidents. The Caregiver monitors and charts medication administration as applicable, communicates concerns and facility needs to the Executive Director or designee, and follows emergency procedures, including calling 911 when a resident is in distress. The role also requires reading updated individualized service plans, clearing walkways of snow, ice, and debris, following DHS 83 guidelines, and providing 24-hour awake care for residents. The Caregiver works scheduled shifts and must contact a supervisor immediately if unable to work. The role requires availability for mandatory monthly staff meetings and training, occasional work at another Frontida community location, flexibility, and the ability to work alone when necessary. Other duties may be assigned by the Executive Director/House Manager.

Requirements

Successfully complete the probationary period.
Be flexible and able to work alone if necessary.
Actively demonstrate Frontida’s culture and provide extraordinary care to residents.
Ability to stand, sit, and walk for long periods.
Full range of motion to climb, balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Full function of hands and arms.
Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds, with occasional lifting of residents weighing more.
Ability to transport residents in wheelchairs.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Completed CBRF training.

Responsibilities

Represent Frontida professionally and uphold its culture and values.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, and eating, according to individualized service plans.
Clean and maintain the community, including straightening, laundry, and dishes.
Assist semi-ambulatory residents with transfers and personal care, using a gait belt when needed.
Prepare meals and snacks according to the menu plan.
Communicate facility needs to the Executive Director/House Manager.
Put groceries away and ensure items are dated and stored properly.
Monitor and chart residents’ medication administration as applicable.
Document accidents and incidents in the electronic record and report incidents or observed concerns to the Executive Director or designee.
Document residents’ daily activities, behaviors, and changes.
Facilitate daily activities according to the life enrichment schedule.
Provide residents with comfort and companionship while respecting their dignity and rights.
Communicate concerns to the Executive Director or designee immediately.
Call 911 if a resident is in distress and follow emergency procedures.
Work assigned shifts and notify a supervisor immediately if unable to work.
Attend mandatory monthly staff meetings and training as requested, and maintain required education compliance.
Be available to work occasional hours at another Frontida community location.
Read new or updated individualized service plans as needed.
Clear walkways of snow, ice, and other debris.
Provide 24-hour awake care for residents.
Follow DHS 83 guidelines.
Perform other duties assigned by the Executive Director/House Manager.