Caregiver (Part-Time)

PACS

5d•$19 - $21

About The Position

The Caregiver provides assigned residents with routine daily care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessment and care plan, supervisor direction, and established policies and procedures. The role supports residents’ comfort, personal care, safety, and daily needs, while observing and reporting changes in condition, incidents, concerns, and care information. The position is part-time, including weekends, and pays $19–$21 depending on experience (DOE). An active NAC, NAR, or HCA credential is required. The role has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Active NAC, NAR, or HCA credential.
High school education or equivalent, at minimum.
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite products.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; and present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems, handle concrete variables in situations with limited standardization, and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to use a desktop or laptop computer for prolonged periods and regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear.
Frequent use of office-related equipment, including copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.

Responsibilities

Use PCC to verify resident information when assisting with activities of daily living and meals.
Report changes in residents’ conditions, accidents, incidents, complaints, grievances, injuries, allegations of abuse, misappropriation of property, and other concerns to the appropriate supervisor or director.
Record information in notes, SPAs, incident reports, and other required records in a clear and descriptive manner; record and report data as instructed.
Protect resident confidentiality and promptly report suspected or known unauthorized disclosure or access to information systems.
Perform only care tasks and use equipment for which the employee has been trained; report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor or Charge Nurse.
Prepare residents’ rooms, greet and escort residents, introduce them to roommates and others, make them comfortable, inventory and mark possessions, store clothing, assist with packing, and transport residents during room transfers or discharge.
Maintain a warm, calm, and positive environment and cooperate with nursing, interdepartmental, and facility personnel.
Attend or participate in nursing reports and scheduled meetings with nursing personnel as instructed.
Follow work assignments, schedules, established policies and procedures, and blood/body-fluid exposure protocols; notify the facility when late or absent and report occupational exposures.
Answer resident calls promptly, frequently check residents who cannot call for help, and routinely ensure personal care needs are met according to residents’ wishes.
Assist residents with meals and food arrangements, keep water pitchers clean, filled, and accessible, and provide after-meal care.
Assist with oral and dental care, bathing, grooming, dressing and undressing, hair and nail care, shaving, eye and ear care, and keeping residents clean and dry.
Make occupied and unoccupied beds, provide extra covers as requested, and position bedrest residents comfortably and correctly.
Assist with bowel and bladder functions, maintain intake and output records, keep incontinent residents clean and dry, and check and report bowel movements and stool characteristics as instructed.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, and lifts; use protective and adaptive equipment as instructed.
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests and physical examinations; perform restorative, rehabilitative, and special treatments as instructed.
Observe and report pressure areas, skin breakdown, injuries of unknown source, and other relevant conditions; observe disoriented and comatose residents and record and report data as instructed.
Measure and record residents’ temperatures, pulse, respirations, weight, and measurements as instructed.
Honor residents’ refusal of treatment and report such requests to a supervisor.
Assist with end-of-life care and post-mortem care as instructed.
Give back rubs as instructed.