Caregiver 7A 7P

SRM MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC•Cumming, GA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Caregiver is responsible for enhancing residents’ and families’ experience through heartfelt care and by demonstrating the organization’s golden-rule value. The role attends to residents’ daily living needs, including assistance with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry, while encouraging independence. Caregivers interact with residents with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect, and help maintain a dignified, safe, clean, and orderly community environment. The role includes serving and assisting residents at meals, participating in leisure activities, responding promptly to requests, and observing and reporting changes in residents’ health or emotional well-being and any safety hazards. Caregivers follow established policies and procedures, including emergency and HIPAA procedures, and may serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather. They collaborate with associates and management, participate in training and meetings, and assist with training and mentoring new employees.

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, and 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 apply common-sense understanding to detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to perform the essential duties of the job, 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 at all levels of care with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
Observe and report changes in residents’ health and emotional well-being to a supervisor.
Serve and assist residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Initiate and participate in leisure activities described on the activity calendar.
Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment; perform general housekeeping and laundry duties according to established schedules.
Respond promptly and courteously to residents’ requests, 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.
Maintain a safe and secure workplace, practice safe body mechanics, and report safety hazards immediately.
Follow established policies and procedures in emergency situations and serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather, remaining at the community until released by a supervisor.
Work cooperatively with associates and management to accomplish assignments and maintain a positive, respectful attitude.
Comply with attendance and call-off policies; participate in training, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings; and follow the dress code.
Refer resident-care inquiries 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.