Caregiver for Assisted Living Residents

PACS•Silver Spring, MD

11d

About The Position

The Caregiver assists assisted living residents with daily living activities and personal care while helping maintain their comfort, dignity, safety, and well-being. The role includes mobility and transfer assistance, resident monitoring and documentation, support with appointments and transitions, and communication with nursing and interdisciplinary teams. Caregivers follow facility policies, infection control procedures, safety standards, HIPAA, and privacy requirements, and perform only tasks for which they are trained and authorized.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, hygiene, dressing, oral and hair care, shaving, toileting, and incontinence care.
Assist residents with mobility, transfers, lifting, turning, repositioning, and transportation using proper equipment and techniques.
Maintain resident cleanliness, comfort, dignity, and appropriate positioning; clean and sanitize toilets and surrounding areas as needed.
Assist residents with medical appointments, examinations, tests, therapies, procedures, and end-of-life comfort measures.
Observe and promptly report changes in residents’ physical or emotional condition, injuries, skin concerns, accidents, incidents, complaints, and grievances.
Immediately report suspected abuse, neglect, misappropriation, or missing residents according to policy.
Document care, observations, incidents, vital signs, weights, intake and output, and other assigned data accurately in PCC and required systems.
Frequently monitor residents who cannot independently call for assistance.
Greet, orient, and escort residents to rooms and community areas.
Maintain clean, safe, comfortable, and respectful resident living spaces that promote dignity.
Follow facility policies, infection control procedures, safety standards, HIPAA, and privacy requirements.
Perform only trained and authorized tasks and use equipment properly.
Promptly report defective equipment, safety concerns, exposures, and unauthorized system access.
Respect resident rights, preferences, and refusals of care, and report concerns appropriately.
Receive and provide shift reports and communicate effectively with nursing and interdisciplinary teams.
Participate in care discussions and meetings and collaborate with all departments to support quality and continuity of care.
Promptly notify supervisors of absences, tardiness, or schedule changes.
Assist with meal setup, feeding, hydration, and post-meal care according to service plans.
Maintain clean and organized resident areas.
Perform other duties within the scope of training and certification.