Universal Worker

Eventide • Moorhead, MN

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About The Position

Eventide Fairmont Senior Living Apartments is seeking a full-time Universal Worker for 64 hours per pay period. This overnight position is scheduled from 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. and includes every other weekend and a holiday rotation. The Universal Worker provides safe, high-quality personal care assistance to senior living tenants in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards and regulations and Eventide’s philosophy, policies, and procedures. The role also performs housekeeping and laundry and helps with planning and life-enrichment activities as needed. A current Minnesota NA-R license is required.

Requirements

• Current Minnesota NA-R license.

Responsibilities

• Assist tenants with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Assist tenants with ambulation and therapeutic exercises.
• Observe or assist with medications that tenants may ordinarily self-administer; administer oral and trans-dermal medications, patches, eye drops, topical ointments, and suppositories under the direction of the nurse.
• Read and record temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and weight.
• Provide adequate nutrition and fluid intake through meal preparation.
• Perform blood sugar testing and document results.
• Provide tenants with emotional and cognitive support.
• Socialize with tenants by listening, conversing, and participating in appropriate activities, such as reading mail and writing letters.
• Provide guidance, redirection, and re-orientation to tenants as needed.
• Develop rapport with tenants and families to understand their needs and interests.
• Document in tenant records as instructed and in a timely manner.
• Participate in developing, implementing, and reviewing tenants’ plans of care.
• Recognize and report significant changes in tenants’ health, behavior, or general appearance to the nurse.
• Comply with infection-control policies and procedures.
• Recognize emergencies and carry out emergency procedures according to policy.
• Promptly report occurrences of physical or mental abuse, or potential vulnerable-adult reports, to a supervisor.
• Review communication notes at the start of each shift to stay informed of changes.
• Perform housekeeping and laundry and assist with planning and life-enrichment activities as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed