Certified Caregiver (Evening Shift/Part Time)

The Goodman Group, LLC•Peoria, OK

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, mobility, social participation, and overall well-being while following facility policies, procedures, applicable regulations, and the employee’s certification scope. The schedule is Friday through Sunday, with four-hour shifts. The position requires communicating resident needs and changes in condition to supervisors or nursing staff, responding to resident requests, maintaining accurate medication documentation, and contributing to a safe environment. It involves exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals. The role has no direct reports or supervisory responsibilities.

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 or personnel, and the public.
Be capable of working with ill, disabled, elderly, and emotionally upset people within the facility.
Communicate effectively with supervisors, team members, prospects, residents, and families.
Maintain confidentiality and resident privacy.
Have knowledge of or proficiency with the facility’s 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; fine motor skills are required.
Be able to execute tasks independently, express oneself clearly and effectively verbally, concentrate on moderate details with 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, and lifts using required safety, lifting, and transferring techniques.
Immediately communicate relevant information, including incident information and observed or suspected changes in residents’ conditions, 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.
Promote personal safety and a safe environment by observing infection-control practices, following facility guidelines, and reporting unsafe situations to nursing staff or management.
Check residents according to their service schedules to ensure personal-care needs are met in accordance with their wishes.
Assist with fire and other safety drills to support 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 according to policy, standards of care, and applicable regulations; report adverse reactions or side effects to a supervisor or Director of Nursing.
Perform other essential job-related duties as assigned.
Follow facility policies and procedures and provide courteous, responsive, quality service to residents.