Caregiver

SR COMPANIES LLC•Gainesville, VA

16d•$19 - $20•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 core value. The role attends to residents’ daily living needs, including assistance with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry, while encouraging residents’ independence. Caregivers help maintain a dignified, caring, clean, safe, and orderly environment for residents, families, visitors, and associates. They communicate respectfully with residents, report changes in residents’ health and emotional wellbeing to a supervisor, respond courteously to requests, and follow established policies and procedures, including those for emergencies and HIPAA. The role also includes participating in resident activities, supporting and mentoring new employees, and assisting with other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, 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 handle problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly standing, walking, using hands, reaching, and talking or hearing; frequently stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and tasting or smelling; occasionally sitting and climbing or balancing; and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living, including dressing, grooming, peri-care, toileting, and hygiene.
Interact with residents at all levels of care with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
Observe residents and report changes in their health and emotional wellbeing to a supervisor daily.
Serve and assist residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Initiate and participate in leisure activities listed on the activity calendar.
Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment and perform general housekeeping duties according to established schedules.
Provide housekeeping and laundry services to keep the community orderly, clean, and sanitary.
Respond promptly and courteously to residents’ requests for assistance, including phone calls, and to requests from family members and visitors.
Communicate effectively in a language each resident can understand.
Ensure residents or their responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
Maintain a safe and secure work environment, use safe working habits and good body mechanics, and immediately report safety hazards to a supervisor.
Follow established policies and procedures in emergency situations and serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather; remain at the community until released by a supervisor.
Work cooperatively with associates and management to complete assignments and maintain a positive, respectful attitude.
Comply with attendance and call-off policies, attend training, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings, and follow the established dress code.
Refer inquiries about resident care from families and visitors 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 willingly take on special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
Perform other reasonable duties as assigned or requested.