Domestic Aide

Midwest Health•Lansing, KS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

A Domestic Aide provides domestic services to nursing home residents that do not require direct patient care. The role includes supporting residents and staff with room upkeep, meal and drink delivery, basic equipment cleaning, observation reporting, and compliance with applicable safety regulations and resident rights. This is a temporary position. The employee must complete coursework and obtain Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) certification within six months of starting.

Requirements

Complete coursework and obtain Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) certification within six months of starting the position.
Have basic computer skills.
Be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Be able to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Develop and maintain good working relationships with coworkers, supervisors, and other departments.
Be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Be able to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately for the position.
If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, meet the requirements of the company’s Motor Vehicles policy.
Meet the listed physical requirements, including lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing and pulling, hand manipulation, and twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing, and balancing.

Responsibilities

Answer call lights promptly and courteously and notify appropriate personnel of residents’ needs.
Pass trays in the dining room and deliver trays to residents confined to their rooms.
Pass drinking water and ice.
Strip and remake beds as directed.
Report observations and information regarding residents to a supervisor.
Record observations, including meal-time nourishment intake, as directed.
Help orient new residents to the facility.
Straighten rooms, including properly labeling personal toiletries as needed.
Clean equipment, including bedpans, wheelchairs, and IV poles, as directed.
Monitor personal and staff compliance with state and federal regulations, including bloodborne pathogen, infection control, hazardous materials, and fire safety requirements.
Monitor personal and staff compliance with resident rights.
Attend the worksite regularly and perform other duties as assigned within the employee’s training and ability.
Assist in resident evacuations during emergency situations.
Use a transfer/gait belt or obtain another employee’s assistance when assisting residents while lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds.