Caregiver

SR COMPANIES LLC•Austin, TX

15d•$19 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

The Caregiver enhances the SRIM experience by providing heartfelt care to residents and their families and demonstrating the company’s Golden Rule. The role assists residents with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging independence. Caregivers help maintain a dignified, safe, clean, and orderly community and work collaboratively with residents, families, visitors, associates, and management. The position also involves observing and reporting changes in residents’ health and emotional wellbeing, responding to requests for assistance, participating in resident leisure activities, and following established policies and procedures, including emergency procedures and HIPAA requirements. Caregivers may assist with training and mentoring new employees and take initiative on additional assignments as needed.

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 use common-sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living, including dressing, grooming, peri-care, toileting, and hygiene.
Interact with residents with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
Observe residents and report changes in their health or emotional wellbeing to a supervisor.
Serve and assist residents during breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the dining room.
Initiate and participate in 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 complete housekeeping or laundry duties as needed.
Respond promptly and courteously to 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 their responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
Identify and help prevent hazards that could cause harm or falls, practice safe working habits, and report safety hazards to a supervisor.
Follow established policies and procedures during emergencies; serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather and remain at the community until released by a supervisor.
Work as a team player and maintain positive, respectful attitudes toward work issues, policies, procedures, residents, families, visitors, associates, and management.
Comply with attendance and call-off policies, participate in trainings, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings, and follow the dress code.
Refer inquiries about resident care from families and visitors to the immediate supervisor.
Comply with HIPAA regulations.
Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
Take initiative, seek additional information, offer solutions and suggestions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
Perform other reasonable duties as assigned or requested.