On Call Clare Bridge Caregiver

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.•Lynnwood, WA

1d•$18 - $27

About The Position

The Clare Bridge Caregiver provides dementia care to residents, including adapted activities of daily living, meaningful engagement, and communication in accordance with each resident’s person-centered individual service plan. The caregiver treats residents with respect and dignity, recognizes individual needs, encourages independence, and helps foster a purposeful and engaging community culture. The role supports residents with daily living activities and personal care, serves meals and encourages appropriate nutrition and hydration, leads or initiates resident engagement programs, maintains timely records, and observes and reports changes in residents’ health or behavior. Medication assistance may be provided only where permitted by state regulations. The caregiver also maintains a clean and safe environment, responds to resident requests and emergencies, monitors resident locations, and works cooperatively with colleagues. This is an on-call position as needed. Occasional weekend, evening, or night work may be needed to ensure shift coverage, and occasional travel is required. The role involves physical activity, including standing, walking, lifting up to 50 pounds, and potential exposure to communicable diseases, blood-borne pathogens, latex, drugs, chemicals, and other biological hazards. The caregiver makes routine decisions using detailed guidelines and refers problems to a supervisor when needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Three to six months of related experience and/or training in direct service with older adults living with dementia is preferred; the posting’s stated education-and-experience qualification includes this preferred experience or training.
Knowledge of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease.
Meet applicable state requirements for qualifications to assist with medications and direct-care duties.
Possess and maintain current state certification if required by state law.
Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence.
Communicate effectively in English with residents, family members, and company associates.
Apply common-sense understanding to written and oral instructions, use good judgment in emergencies, and seek assistance when needed.
Ability to perform the stated physical activities and lift up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Three to six months of related experience and/or training in direct service with older adults living with dementia.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with care-plan activities and daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, and getting to programs and meals; encourage residents to do as much of their own care as possible.
Participate in team behavioral expression meetings or discussions with community leadership.
Learn and respect each resident’s life story, preferences, historical routines, and interests.
Serve meals and, as needed, assist with meal preparation using preplanned dementia-friendly menus; encourage residents to eat and drink adequately while respecting their choices, and report changes in eating habits to a supervisor.
Initiate or lead at least one Daily Path engagement program and encourage residents to socialize, participate in activities, and build friendships.
Maintain residents’ records daily and in a timely manner, including applicable medication documentation, interests, incidents, observations, and visitors; report changes in residents’ physical or emotional condition and behavior to a supervisor.
Assist with or administer medications only as allowed by applicable state regulations, following physician orders and medication policies and procedures.
Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment, including completing scheduled housekeeping and laundry duties in resident and shared spaces.
Follow emergency procedures and promptly respond to resident requests for assistance, including emergency pull cords and telephone calls.
Monitor residents’ locations and immediately notify a supervisor if a resident cannot be located.
Encourage teamwork through cooperative interactions with co-workers.
Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible part-time and full-time associates.
401(k) for eligible part-time and full-time associates; temporary associates may participate in the company’s 401(k) program.
Associate assistance program.
Employee discounts.
Referral program.
Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California.
Optional voluntary benefits, including identity theft protection and pet insurance.
Paid time off for eligible full-time associates.
Paid holidays for eligible full-time associates.
Company-provided life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
Adoption benefit for eligible full-time associates.
Short- and long-term disability for eligible full-time associates.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible full-time associates.
Health Savings Account for eligible full-time associates.
Optional life and dependent life insurance for eligible full-time associates.
Optional voluntary benefits, including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and a legal plan, for eligible full-time associates.
Tuition reimbursement for eligible full-time associates.
For qualified associates employed for at least one year, advance of naturalization application fees up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding.