Certified Caregiver (Evening Shift)

The Goodman Group and Affiliates•FLAGSTAFF, AZ

About The Position

The Certified Caregiver provides residents with routine daily care and medication services in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with each resident’s assessment and service plan. The role supports residents’ dignity, safety, personal care needs, mobility, and participation in community life. Caregivers follow applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and the scope of their certification, while maintaining accurate documentation and promptly communicating changes or concerns to supervisors. The position serves residents across The Peaks’ senior-living care settings, including assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation, long-term care, and respite care. It requires responsiveness, sound judgment, confidentiality, effective communication, and the ability to work with older adults and people who are ill, disabled, or emotionally upset. This position has no direct reports or supervisory requirements.

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 and resident privacy.
Have knowledge of or proficiency with the facility’s electronic health record (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 or 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 and bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach.
Have fine motor skills, visual acuity, and hearing alertness; be able to execute tasks independently, express oneself clearly and effectively verbally, and concentrate on moderate details with frequent interruptions.

Nice To Haves

Six months or more of experience in home care, assisted living, or a long-term care facility.

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, and lifts using required safety and transfer techniques.
Communicate relevant information, including incident-report information, and immediately report 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, providing assistance as needed.
Observe residents’ emotional conditions and promptly report changes to the nurse.
Follow and promote personal-safety precautions and a safe environment, observe infection-control practices, follow facility guidelines, and report 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 help ensure resident safety.
Assist with medications according to health care provider instructions, the Medication Administration Record, and the scope of certification.
Accurately document medication administration, effectiveness, and noted side effects in accordance with policy, standards of care, and applicable regulations.
Report adverse medication reactions or side effects to a supervisor or the Director of Nursing.
Perform other essential job-related duties as assigned.
Provide courteous, responsive, competent, timely, and caring service in keeping with the Platinum Service® program.
Follow all policies and procedures.