Part-time Overnight Caregiver

The Goodman Group, LLC•Missoula, MT

13h

About The Position

The Caregiver provides residents with routine daily care in a caring and respectful manner, according to each resident’s assessment and service plan. The role supports residents’ dignity, safety, privacy, and participation in community life while following facility policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines. The position works an overnight shift on a variable schedule. It has no direct reports or supervisory responsibilities. Tasks may involve exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals. The work environment may include ambient room temperatures and lighting. Employees are expected to follow facility policies and procedures and provide courteous, responsive, competent, timely, and caring service through the Platinum Service® program. The Village Senior Residence serves the Missoula community and offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care. It describes its work as meaningful and mentions competitive pay and benefits, without specifying the benefits offered.

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 in all aspects of the job to protect 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.
Be able to bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach, and have fine motor skills.
Be able to execute tasks independently, express oneself clearly and effectively verbally, concentrate on moderate details amid 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 into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, and similar equipment using safe lifting and transfer techniques.
Immediately communicate relevant information, including incident report information 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, and provide assistance as needed.
Observe residents’ emotional condition 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 with fire and other safety drills to ensure resident safety.
Perform other essential job-related duties as assigned.
Follow applicable facility policies and procedures and provide courteous, responsive, quality service in accordance with the Platinum Service® program.