Caregiver $500 Sign On Bonus

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.•Bend, OR

About The Position

The Caregiver provides dementia care to residents through adapted activities of daily living, meaningful engagement, and communication in accordance with each resident’s person-centered individual service plan. The role treats residents with respect and dignity, recognizes individual needs, encourages independence, and fosters a purposeful, engaging community culture. The Caregiver supports residents with daily living activities and care-plan needs, serves meals and encourages proper nutrition and hydration, leads engagement activities, documents residents’ records and observations, and reports changes in physical or emotional condition. Depending on state regulations, the role may assist with medications. The Caregiver also helps maintain a clean and safe environment, follows emergency procedures, monitors residents’ locations, responds to requests for assistance, and works cooperatively with colleagues. This overview is not a comprehensive list of duties; associates may be assigned additional responsibilities by their supervisor. The role requires routine decisions guided by detailed instructions, basic technical and communication skills, sound judgment in emergencies, and seeking help when needed. Occasional travel may be required. Occasional weekend, evening, or night work may be needed to ensure shift coverage, and on-call work may be required as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Knowledge of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
Ability to communicate effectively in English with residents, family members, and company associates.
Ability to follow written or verbal instructions, apply common sense, and use good judgment in emergencies while seeking assistance when needed.
May need current state certification and must follow applicable state regulations to maintain certification.
Must meet applicable state qualifications for medication assistance and direct-care duties.

Nice To Haves

Three to six months of related experience and/or training in direct service with older adults living with dementia, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Current state certification, where required by state law.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with care-plan needs and daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, and getting to programs and meals; encourage residents to do as much of their own care as possible.
Participate in team behavioral expression meetings or discussions with community leadership.
Learn and respect residents’ life stories, preferences, routines, and interests.
Serve meals and, when needed, assist with meal preparation using preplanned dementia-friendly menus; encourage residents to eat and drink adequately while respecting their choices, and report changes in eating habits to a supervisor.
Initiate or lead at least one Daily Path engagement program and encourage residents to participate in person-centered activities and build friendships.
Maintain residents’ records promptly and in accordance with company policies, documenting items such as medication distribution when applicable, interests, incidents, observations, visitors, and changes in condition or behavior.
Assist with medications only where permitted by state regulations, following physician orders, state laws, and medication policies and procedures.
Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment, including housekeeping and cleaning resident and shared spaces according to schedules.
Follow emergency procedures and respond promptly to resident requests for assistance, including emergency pull cords and calls.
Monitor residents’ locations and immediately notify a supervisor if a resident cannot be located.
Encourage teamwork through cooperative interactions with coworkers.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible part-time and full-time associates.
401(k) for eligible part-time and full-time associates; temporary associates may participate in the company’s 401(k) program.
Associate assistance program.
Employee discounts.
Referral program.
Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California.
Optional identity theft protection and pet insurance.
Paid time off for eligible full-time associates.
Paid holidays for eligible full-time associates.
Company-provided life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
Adoption benefit for eligible full-time associates.
Short- and long-term disability for eligible full-time associates.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible full-time associates.
Health Savings Account for eligible full-time associates.
Optional life and dependent life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
Optional accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan for eligible full-time associates.
Tuition reimbursement for eligible full-time associates.
Up to $725 in advanced naturalization application fees, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been employed for at least one year.
Professional development and ongoing programs supporting health and wellness.
Robust training program and opportunities to grow and learn.