Universal Worker -Part-Time Day Shift (Every other weekend)-7:00AM-10:30AM. Eventide Sheyenne Crossings Senior Living Apartments!

Eventide Senior Living Communities•West Fargo, ND

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Eventide Sheyenne Crossings Senior Living Apartments is hiring a Universal Worker for a Part-Time Day Shift position. This role involves providing high-quality and safe personal care assistance to senior living tenants, adhering to current standards, guidelines, and regulations, as well as Eventide's philosophy, policies, and procedures. The Universal Worker will also be responsible for housekeeping, laundry, and planning and leading life enrichment activities as needed.

Requirements

Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant on the ND Nurse Assistant Registry.
Must have a current ND MAI Certification or able to obtain upon hire.
Must be trained and pass Eventide’s Home Health Aide (HHA) competency training and test administered by Eventide.
Must currently be in good standings on all nursing assistant registries in which you have been placed in the U.S.
Current CPR/BLS (or its approved equivalency) required.

Responsibilities

Assists tenants with activities of daily living including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
Assists tenants with ambulation and/or therapeutic exercises.
Observes and/or assists with medications that may have been ordinarily self-administered. May give oral and trans-dermal medications, patches, eye drops, topical ointments, and suppositories under the direction of the nurse.
Reads and records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and weight.
Provides adequate nutrition and fluid intake through meal preparation.
Performs blood sugar testing and documents results.
Provides tenants with emotional and cognitive support.
Socializes with tenants. Listens, converses, and participates in appropriate activities – reading mail, writing letters, etc.
Gives guidance, redirection, and re-orientation to tenants as needed.
Develops a rapport with tenants and families to develop an understanding of the needs and interests.
Documents in tenant records as instructed and in a timely manner.
Participates in the development, implementation and review of tenant’s plan of care.
Recognizes and reports significant changes in the tenant’s health, behavior and/or general appearance to the nurse.
Complies with infection control policies and procedures.
Recognizes emergencies and carries out emergency procedures according to policy.
Promptly reports any occurrences of physical or mental abuse or potential for vulnerable adult reports to supervisor.
Reviews communication notes at the start of each shift to stay informed of changes that may have occurred.
Cleans apartments, service areas, and common areas.
Sorts, washes, dries, and folds personal clothing and linens.
Re-stocks supplies as needed.
Assists with serving meals in dining room.
Performs pet care per policy.