NOC Caregiver

Bear Creek Memory Care•Molalla, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for carrying out the daily duties of providing personal care tasks in accordance with the resident's individualized service plans, along with maintaining assigned housekeeping duties. Universal workers are also responsible for observing and reporting to the proper department, maintaining required training, maintaining company, state, and federal compliance, as well as safety compliance. Universal workers are also expected to work effectively with other team members. Essential functions of this job include, but are not limited to: Providing care for residents: Universal workers are responsible for following service plans outlining each resident's specific care. Duties would include, but are not limited to, providing personal care services, such as transferring, bathing, feeding, toileting, grooming, dressing, and end-of-life care. Other duties include observation, reporting of changes in condition, taking weights and vital signs, infection control, residents' rights, and Bear Creek policies and procedures. Observation, evaluation, and reporting: Strong ability to observe physical, emotional, and psychological changes in residents and the environment. Be able to operate standard equipment such as blood pressure cuffs, thermometers, pulse, and oximeters. Know what and to whom to properly report resident changes and concerns. Maintaining required training: Universal workers are required to maintain proper certifications required by local and state licensing agencies, which include ongoing in-service training, accreditations, specific coursework, and certification. Basic state requirements may include, but are not limited to, first aid, CPR, dementia, mental health, nurse delegation, Med aide, lift safe, CEUs, and orientation to include basic skills check-offs. Housekeeping Duties: Universal workers are required to maintain the housekeeping duties assigned, including carpet and furniture shampooing, common area cleaning, laundry, and all other duties assigned. Continuous Quality Improvement: Universal workers are responsible for following and complying with the Bear Creek CQI program. Universal workers are required to take steps to ensure that services delivered are complete and follow the residents' designed service plan. Identifying issues not support quality services will be reported to the immediate supervisor for correction. Safety committee participation as needed. Ongoing awareness of improvements with positive feedback and participation. Maintaining compliance with all local, state, and federal guidelines: universal workers are responsible for following all local, state, and federal regulations as they apply to services delivered to all residents. This involves care, documentation, and compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, and bloodborne pathogen guidelines. Safety Compliance: Universal workers are responsible for ensuring that they work safely and that unsafe actions are corrected. Compliance with safety committee standards is required. Should workplace injuries occur, the staff is to assist the Executive Director and Health Services Director when required with the investigation, return to work, and management of the injured worker's communication with the care provider and Bear Creek. Team Effectiveness: Universal workers are responsible for fostering teamwork with co-workers, showing initiative in overcoming obstacles, taking actions that assist others beyond job responsibilities, and having a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors. Perform other duties as assigned and needed.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Must have 1 year of hands-on experience or similar function
Comply with state requirements
Verbally and in writing, engage in two-way communication and interact effectively with others from a variety of social, emotional, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds
Work effectively in groups as well as independently
Discern and interpret nonverbal communication
Communicate with others accurately, both verbally and in legible writing, in a timely manner
Consistently and dependably engage in and implement safe and ethical nursing assistant care and practices
Convey caring, respect, sensitivity, compassion, empathy, tolerance, patience, and a healthy attitude towards residents, staff, and visitors, as well as outside entities
Understand and follow Bear Creek policies and procedures
Not pose a threat to self or others
Function effectively in situations of uncertainty and stress inherent in providing nursing care and housekeeping, as well as adapt to changing situations in the environment
Accept responsibility, accountability, and ownership of one's actions
Seek supervision and help from peers promptly
Walk, stand, bend, or sit for no less than 6 hours
Lift, carry, push, and pull no less than 80 lbs
Move, position, turn, transfer, and assist with lifting or carrying without injury
Handle and operate equipment such as lists, blood pressure cuffs, and computers
Coordinate hand/eye movement
Perform daily personal care tasks for residents
Operate and calibrate equipment per manual specifications
Read and follow specific resident care plans
Walk, stand, bend, or sit for 6-12 hours in a health care setting while performing physical activities requiring energy without jeopardizing the safety of clients, self, and others
Respond rapidly to emergencies
Operate a computer

Nice To Haves

Certification as required by the state
Long-term care experience working with the elderly or medically fragile individuals
Experience with Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel
Fundamentals, basic caregiving, Body Systems, Documentation, and Reporting