Universal Worker

PruittHealth•Union City, GA

About The Position

The Universal Worker is responsible for safely providing for residents’ care and well-being, while maintaining a responsible demeanor that gives residents confidence in the ability to meet their needs. The role assists with residents’ personal care, mobility, meals, activities, appointments, laundry, supplies, and housekeeping. The Universal Worker observes and promptly reports changes in residents’ conditions, follows interim service plans, supports resident safety, responds to call lights, and maintains assigned equipment and access items while on duty.

Requirements

Completion of some high school or equivalent courses.
Active, unexpired CPR certification.
Able to assist with residents’ care needs.
No prior experience required; on-the-job training is provided.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Certified Nursing Assistant certification.
Familiarity and willingness to work with the elderly population.
Previous elder care experience.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with toileting, ambulation, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, escorting, and transfers.
Understand residents’ alert status and care needs, follow interim service plans as needs change, and report changes in condition promptly to the appropriate care or management staff.
Assist in the dining room by setting up, taking meal and beverage orders, serving, and cleaning tables and the area after meals.
Assist with activities when required and help residents get to scheduled activities.
Prepare residents for scheduled appointments and escort them to the lobby.
Deliver and restock residents’ incontinence supplies.
Wash, dry, fold, and return laundry to the appropriate resident.
Collect and dispose of trash in designated receptacles.
Use or learn to use care equipment as directed, including gait belts, sit-to-stand lifts, transfer boards, oxygen equipment, catheters, specimen equipment, transfer poles, trapezes, wheelchairs, and scales.
Take accurate vital signs and weights.
Perform assigned housekeeping duties, including dusting, vacuuming, polishing, wiping down handrails, chairs, and tables, picking up newspapers, cleaning bathrooms, restocking toilet paper and paper towels, and mopping.
Maintain general cleanliness of residents’ apartments, including cleaning commodes and hi-rise toilet seats.
Report apartment safety issues, such as frayed cords or broken furniture or equipment, to maintenance or the designated management and care staff.
Notify management when an incident or error occurs during a shift and complete an incident report accurately.
Cover for the receptionist as directed by the Administrator or Resident Care Coordinator.
Answer call lights in a timely manner.
Maintain responsibility for pagers, keys, and radios while on duty, and sign them in and out each shift.