Caregiver 7P-7A

SR COMPANIES LLC•Macon, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Caregiver enhances the SRIM experience by providing heartfelt care to residents and their families and demonstrating the organization’s golden-rule value. The role attends to residents’ daily living needs, including assistance with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry, while encouraging resident independence. Caregivers help maintain a dignified, caring, clean, safe, and orderly community environment; communicate respectfully with residents, families, visitors, associates, and management; and follow established policies and procedures, including HIPAA requirements and emergency protocols. The role includes working as part of a team, participating in required training and meetings, and assisting with training and mentoring new employees. The position is located at Westhill Macon in Macon, Georgia. The stated schedule is 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The work may involve occasional exposure to blood-borne pathogens and physical activity including standing, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Ability to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear regularly; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and taste or smell frequently; and sit and climb or balance occasionally.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living, including dressing, grooming, peri-care, toileting, and hygiene.
Interact with residents with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
Observe residents and report changes in their health or emotional well-being to a supervisor daily.
Serve and assist residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Initiate and participate in leisure activities described in the activity calendar.
Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment and perform general housekeeping according to established cleaning schedules.
Perform housekeeping and laundry duties to keep the community orderly, clean, and sanitary.
Respond promptly and courteously to requests for assistance, phone calls, and requests from family members and visitors.
Communicate in a language each resident can understand.
Ensure residents or responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
Identify and report safety hazards to a supervisor immediately; use safe working habits and body mechanics.
Follow established policies and procedures in emergencies and serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather, remaining at the community until released by a supervisor.
Assist associates when requested or required and work collaboratively with associates and management.
Comply with attendance and call-off policies, participate in trainings, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings, and follow the established dress code.
Refer family and visitor questions about resident care to the immediate supervisor.
Comply with HIPAA regulations.
Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
Take initiative, seek additional information, offer solutions and suggestions, and take on special projects or assignments when needed.
Perform other reasonable duties as assigned or requested.