PT Clare Bridge Caregiver

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.•Ocala, FL

About The Position

The Clare Bridge Caregiver provides dementia care to residents, including adapted activities of daily living, meaningful engagement, and communication consistent 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 personal care and daily activities, meals, engagement programs, documentation, and maintaining a clean and safe environment. Caregivers observe and report changes in residents’ physical or emotional condition and behavior, respond to requests and emergencies, and work cooperatively with colleagues. Medication assistance may be included only when permitted by state regulations. The position requires basic skills and the ability to follow written or verbal instructions and communicate effectively in English with residents, families, and associates. It involves physical activity, occasional travel, possible exposure to health and safety hazards, and occasional weekend, evening, or night work when needed for shift coverage. On-call work may be required as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
Ability to communicate effectively in English with residents, family members, and company associates.
Ability to follow written or verbal instructions, apply common-sense understanding, and use good judgment in emergencies while seeking assistance when needed.
May need current state certification and must follow applicable state regulations.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including standing, walking, sitting, handling or feeling objects, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, talking, hearing, tasting or smelling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Three to six months of related experience preferred.
Training in direct service with older adults living with dementia, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with care-plan activities and daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, and attending programs and meals, while encouraging residents to do as much as possible independently.
Participate in team behavioral expression meetings or discussions with community leadership.
Learn residents’ life stories, preferences, routines, and interests.
Serve meals and, when needed, assist with preparing meals according to preplanned dementia-friendly menus; encourage residents to eat and drink adequately while respecting their choices, and report changes in eating habits to the supervisor.
Initiate or lead at least one Daily Path engagement program and encourage residents to socialize and participate in person-centered activities.
Maintain resident records promptly and according to company policy, including applicable medication documentation, interests, incidents, observations, visitors, and changes in condition or behavior; promptly report changes to the supervisor.
Assist with or administer medications only as permitted by state regulations, following physician orders, state laws, and medication policies and procedures.
Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment and perform general housekeeping according to cleaning schedules.
Follow emergency procedures and respond promptly and positively to resident requests for assistance, including emergency pull cords and requests from residents, families, and friends.
Monitor residents’ locations and immediately notify the supervisor if a resident cannot be located.
Encourage teamwork through cooperative interactions with co-workers.

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 also participate.
Associate assistance program.
Employee discounts.
Referral program.
Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California.
Optional ID 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 accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan for eligible full-time associates.
Tuition reimbursement for eligible full-time associates.
Naturalization application fee advances of up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with Brookdale for at least one year.
Professional development and ongoing health and wellness programs.