Full Time Evening Caregiver

The Goodman Group, LLC•Chaska, MN

6d•$16 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Caregiver provides residents with routine daily care services in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with each resident’s assessment and service plan. The position supports residents’ dignity, safety, personal care needs, social engagement, and quality of life in an independent living, assisted living, and respite care community. The scheduled shift is 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., with wages of $16–$23 per hour. The role requires following facility policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines; communicating resident needs and changes in condition to supervisors or nurses; maintaining confidentiality; and providing courteous, responsive, quality service through the Platinum Service® program. This position has no direct reports or supervisory responsibilities. Work may involve exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals. The role includes physical demands such as lifting, transferring, standing, bending, and reaching.

Requirements

Meet all applicable state and federal requirements for the position.
Be able to make independent decisions and follow instructions.
Deal tactfully with personnel, prospects, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and personnel, and the public.
Be capable of working with ill, disabled, elderly, and emotionally upset people.
Communicate effectively with supervisors, team members, prospects, residents, and families.
Maintain confidentiality and resident privacy.
Have knowledge of or proficiency with the facility’s electronic health record (EHR).
Be able to lift 50 pounds; moving, lifting, or transferring residents may involve lifting up to 75 pounds.
Be able to exert maximum muscle force to lift and carry to a height of 3 feet and push and pull to a distance of 5 feet.
Be able to use abdominal and lower-back muscles over time without fatigue.
Be able to stand for extended periods and bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach.
Have fine motor skills.
Be able to execute tasks independently, communicate clearly and effectively verbally, concentrate on moderate details despite frequent interruptions, and meet visual-acuity and hearing-alertness requirements.

Nice To Haves

Six months or more of experience in home care, assisted living, or a long-term care facility is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, and mobility, while maintaining dignity and respect.
Move and transfer residents to and from beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts using appropriate safety and lifting techniques.
Immediately communicate relevant information, including incident reports and observed or suspected changes in a resident’s condition, to a supervisor.
Assist residents with walking, with or without self-help devices, as instructed.
Encourage residents to socialize and participate in scheduled activities and outings, and assist with those activities as needed.
Respond promptly and courteously to resident alerts, needs, and requests for care.
Observe residents’ emotional conditions and promptly report changes to the nurse.
Promote personal safety and a safe resident environment by observing infection-control practices, following facility guidelines, and reporting unsafe situations to the nurse or management.
Check each resident according to the service schedule to ensure personal-care needs are met in accordance with the resident’s wishes.
Assist in fire and other safety drills to help ensure resident safety.
Perform other essential job-related duties as assigned.
Follow applicable policies and procedures and provide courteous, responsive, quality service in accordance with the Platinum Service® program.