Certified Caregiver (Day Shift/Tues-Sat)

The Goodman Group and Affiliates•PEORIA, AZ

3d•Onsite

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, personal care needs, and participation in community activities while complying with applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines. The position requires communication with supervisors and nurses about incidents, changes in residents’ conditions, emotional changes, medication effects, and unsafe situations. Caregivers maintain accurate medication documentation, protect resident confidentiality, and contribute to a safe environment. The job may involve exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals, and has significant physical demands, including standing for extended periods and lifting or transferring residents. Ridges at Peoria Senior Living serves residents across independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and seasonal stays. The organization describes its service approach as Platinum Service®, emphasizing courteous, competent, timely, and caring service to residents and their families.

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 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.
Ability to lift 50 pounds; moving, lifting, or transferring residents may involve lifting up to 75 pounds.
Ability 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.
Ability to use abdominal and lower-back muscles over time without fatigue.
Ability to stand for extended periods and bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach.
Fine motor skills, visual acuity, and hearing alertness.
Ability 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 appropriate safety, lifting, and transferring techniques.
Immediately communicate 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.
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 the nurse 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 help ensure resident safety.
Assist with medications according to health care provider instructions, the Medication Administration Record, and the scope of the caregiver’s certification.
Document medication administration, effectiveness, and noted side effects accurately in accordance with policies, standards of care, and applicable regulations.
Report adverse medication reactions or side effects to a supervisor or Director of Nursing.
Perform other essential job-related duties as assigned.
Follow applicable policies and procedures and provide courteous, responsive, quality service to residents.