Shahbaz-Bartram Memory Care

Brooks Rehabilitation•Jacksonville, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

A Shahbaz provides care to elders living at The Green House® Residences at Bartram Park. The primary role is to protect, sustain, and nurture the elders by providing assistance with activities of daily living and facilitate a meaningful life through engagement.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant License from the State of Florida required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience working with the elderly population preferred.

Responsibilities

Promotes a high quality of life and positivity towards the elders
Communicates and works cooperatively with other Shahbaz's as a self-managed work team
Maintains confidentiality of elder information.
Helps create an atmosphere of optimism, warmth, and interest as well as calm environment
Exhibits excellent service to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.
Shows courtesy, compassion and respect.
Activity planning and participates in the engagement of the elders in their care
Organizes and serves the elder’s meals
Food preparation and presentation for the elders in the Green House
Personal care including: showers, dressing of the elders, toileting, feeding, oral hygiene, grooming
Engages the elders in daily home living activities
Performs blood glucose monitor by fingerstick.
Light housekeeping, cleaning, laundry care
Meets with Clinical Support Team, as scheduled, to assist in identifying and correcting problems and improvement of services
Transports elders to various activities, transports or retrieves equipment, specimens and other items as required.
Cleans and tidies rooms, elder bathrooms, kitchen and refrigerator, utility rooms, and linen closet (removes dirty linen, clothing; straightens the elder’s personal belongings), straightens common areas, cleans other equipment or areas.
Monitors (watches) elders for safety (to prevent falls/injuries/wandering)
Report accidents and incidents when they occur
Report any resident abuse or suspected abuse to the Guide immediately
May perform other duties as assigned by the Guide and/or the Self-Managed Work Team.
Maintains a clean and safe environment; identifies and reports hazards.
Meets all mandatory in-service requirements.
Adheres to policies/procedures specific to universal precautions when delivering patient care.
Completes annual equipment and skills competency checklists.
Participates in performance improvement activities as needed.