MC Resident Caregiver - Full Time

Watercrest Senior Living•The Villages, FL

About The Position

The Resident Caregiver works on the Resident Care team in the Memory Care neighborhood at Watercrest Buena Vista. The role ensures residents receive day-to-day care in a sensitive, professional, and effective manner and collaborates with the dining and community programs to support quality care. The position includes full-time shifts of 7 a.m.–3 p.m. or 3 p.m.–11 p.m., with rotating weekends required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
CPR certification and First Aid certification.
Medication Assistance license or certificate if applicable and required by state regulations.
Ability to communicate effectively with management, team members, residents, family members, vendors, referral sources, and outside contacts.
Ability to make independent decisions.
Ability to communicate in a warm, friendly, and caring manner.
Passion for working with and around senior citizens.
Knowledge of customer service principles and practices.
Able to stand or walk 75% of the day.
Able to concentrate with frequent interruptions and work under stress and in emergency situations.
Able to perform work involving sitting, standing, walking, reaching, pulling, pushing, and grasping.
Able to talk and hear effectively to convey messages, instructions, and information to residents and team members.
Occasionally able to lift or carry up to 50 pounds.
Able to work rotating weekends.

Nice To Haves

Certified Nursing Assistant, Personal Care Aide, or Home Health Aide credential.
Experience with seniors in a Memory Care environment.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with personal care, activities of daily living, and activity engagement as assigned or requested.
Perform daily housekeeping tasks according to established procedures and standards.
Review and participate in 24 Hour Reports, Daily Logs, Shift Cross-over Reports, and verbal reports as needed.
Assist residents to and from scheduled programs and participate in resident programming when scheduled or needed.
Promote residents’ personal choices, independence, and spiritual needs.
Perform assigned laundry duties and help clean and tidy residents’ rooms.
Respond to resident emergency calls and be prepared for disasters, fires, and other emergencies.
Dispose of used resident hygiene care products.
Immediately report resident changes in condition to the Memory Care Director or Resident Wellness Director (Director of Nursing).
Check residents every two hours or as required.
Maintain established infection-control practices.
Report hazardous conditions and equipment to the Memory Care Director.
Clean and properly store equipment at the end of each shift.
Report burned-out light bulbs and exit, overhead, and emergency call lights to the supervisor as soon as possible on the day they are found.
Report all accidents and incidents to the supervisor as soon as possible, regardless of severity.
Maintain the confidentiality of residents’ personal care information and honor residents’ personal and property rights.
Wear the company uniform and remain resident-ready at all times.