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About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Medicine Technician (Med-Tech) certification.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with tens and hundreds, including calculations involving American money and units of weight, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of word-processing software and electronic medical records.
• Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Supervise residents’ self-administration of medication.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging independence.
• Interact with residents at all levels of care with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
• Observe and report daily to a supervisor any changes in residents’ health or emotional well-being.
• Serve and assist residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Initiate and participate in leisure activities described in the activity calendar.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment and perform general housekeeping according to established schedules.
• Respond promptly and courteously to residents’ requests for assistance, including phone calls, and requests from families and visitors.
• Communicate effectively in a language each resident can understand.
• Ensure residents or responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
• Maintain a safe and secure work environment, practice safe working habits, and immediately report safety hazards to a supervisor.
• Assist associates when requested or required and work collaboratively with associates and management.
• Follow established policies and procedures in emergencies; report to or remain at the community during emergencies or inclement weather until released by a supervisor.
• Attend or participate in trainings, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings.
• Follow the attendance and call-off policy, dress code, and HIPAA regulations.
• Refer family and visitor inquiries about resident care to the immediate supervisor.
• Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
• Take initiative, seek additional information, offer solutions or suggestions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
• Perform housekeeping and laundry duties to maintain the community in an orderly, clean, and sanitary condition.
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.