Every Other Weekend Day Shift Caregiver

The Goodman Group, LLC•Eagan, MN

About The Position

The Caregiver provides residents with routine daily care services in a caring and respectful manner, consistent with each resident’s assessment and service plan. The role supports residents’ dignity, safety, privacy, and participation in community life, and contributes to a responsive, quality-focused care environment through the Platinum Service® program. The position involves assisting residents with activities of daily living and mobility, responding to care requests, observing and reporting changes in residents’ physical or emotional condition, supporting activities and outings, and maintaining a safe environment. Duties may also involve exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals. The role has no direct reports or supervisory requirements.

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 to ensure resident privacy.
Have knowledge of or proficiency with the facility 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; fine motor skills are required.
Be able to execute tasks independently, express oneself clearly and effectively verbally, concentrate on moderate details with 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 and following applicable policies and guidelines.
Help residents move into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts, using required safety, lifting, and transferring techniques.
Immediately communicate appropriate information, including incident report information and observed or suspected changes in residents’ conditions, to a supervisor.
Assist residents to walk 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, providing assistance as needed.
Observe residents’ emotional condition and promptly report changes to the nurse.
Promote personal safety and a safe 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 ensure resident safety.
Perform other essential job-related duties as assigned.
Follow all policies and procedures and provide courteous, responsive, and quality service in accordance with the Platinum Service® program.