Certified Caregiver (NOC Shift/Part Time)

The Goodman Group, LLC•Peoria, OK

15h

About The Position

The Certified Caregiver provides residents with routine daily care and medication services in a caring and respectful manner, following each resident’s assessment and service plan. The role supports residents’ dignity, safety, privacy, and participation in community life while following applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and certification requirements. This position works with residents, families, visitors, coworkers, supervisors, and healthcare personnel. It requires responding to residents’ care needs, reporting changes in condition, documenting medication administration, and maintaining a safe environment. The role has no direct reports or supervisory responsibilities. Work may involve exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals, and requires the physical and cognitive capabilities described in the posting.

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 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 and 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.
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 a home care, assisted living, or 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, lifts, and other equipment using required safety, lifting, and transfer techniques.
Immediately communicate relevant information, including incident information and 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, and provide assistance as needed.
Observe residents’ emotional conditions and promptly report changes to the nurse.
Follow and promote personal safety precautions and a safe environment by observing infection-control practices, following facility guidelines, and reporting 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 support resident safety.
Assist with medications according to healthcare provider instructions, the Medication Administration Record, and the scope of certification.
Accurately document medication administration, effectiveness, and noted side effects in accordance with policies, standards of care, and applicable state and federal regulations; report adverse reactions or side effects to a supervisor or Director of Nursing.
Perform other assigned essential job-related duties.
Follow company policies and procedures and provide courteous, responsive, and quality service in accordance with the Platinum Service® program.