Night Shift Universal Worker - PRN

Sunset Home • Quincy, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Universal Worker with Sunset Assisted Living, you will assist and provide direction to residents regarding personal care needs, including grooming, hygiene, dressing, nutrition, and housekeeping. You will promote each resident’s physical, personal, and emotional well-being and work with nursing and care staff to help residents reach their maximum level of self-care and independence when possible.

This is a PRN, as-needed position with hours that vary across shifts. The role requires availability for weekend shifts.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Genuine interest in caring for seniors.
• Ability to work well with others, take direction from management, and take initiative.
• Professional and caring conduct.
• Dependability and ability to meet scheduling requirements without restrictions.
• General knowledge of laws and restrictions regarding senior living care and understanding of the opportunities and limits of other levels of care within senior living.
• Ability to assist residents with daily living and care needs, including regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds independently and up to 200 pounds with assistance.
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds and push or pull with at least 50 pounds of force.
• Ability to meet physical demands including seeing, speaking, touching, walking, standing, bending, reaching overhead, crouching, kneeling, or crawling.
• Ability to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Ability to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately for the position.
• Good general health and emotional stability.
• Must meet the facility’s general health requirements, including a physical examination.
• Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and potentially hostile people.
• Availability to work weekend shifts and varying shifts as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist and provide direction to residents with personal care needs, including grooming, hygiene, dressing, nutrition, and housekeeping.
• Promote each resident’s physical, personal, and emotional well-being.
• Work with nursing and care staff to help residents reach their maximum level of self-care and independence when possible.
• Comply with personnel and community policies and procedures, as well as state and federal regulations and standards.
• Help ensure residents’ needs are met and they are comfortable in their living environment.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED