Caregiver

Reports to: Director of Health and Wellness

Full Wage Range: $16.50 to $23.50

Full job description:

Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments serving meals etc. as necessary. Use only authorized abbreviations established by this facility when recording information. Report all changes in the residents condition to the Nurse as soon as practical. Record all entries on flow sheets notes charts etc. in an informative descriptive manner. Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur. Agree not to disclose residents protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator. Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access facilitys information system. Perform only those care procedures that you have been trained to do. Ensure that the residents room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e. bed made name tags up admission kit available etc.). Greet residents and escort them to their room. Introduce resident to his/her roommate if any and other residents and personnel as appropriate. Make resident comfortable. Inventory and mark the residents personal possessions as instructed. Store residents clothing. Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room or when being discharged. Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area. Assist with loading/unloading residents to/from vehicles as necessary. Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth personal interest and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift. Meet with your shifts nursing personnel on a regularly scheduled basis to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and/or the improvement of services. Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident. Participate in and receive the nursing report as instructed. Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids. Make beds as instructed. Put extra covers on beds as requested. Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently. Answer resident calls promptly. Check residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met. Assist residents with identifying food arrangements (i.e. informing resident with sight problem of foods that are on his/her tray where it is located if it is hot/cold etc.). Keep residents water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift) and within easy reach of the resident. Perform after meal care (i.e. remove trays clean residents hands face clothing etc.). Receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty. Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures and as instructed by your supervisors. Follow work assignments and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks. Cooperate with inter departmental personnel as well as other facility personnel to ensure that services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents. Notify the facility when you will be late or absent from work. Report occupational exposures to blood body fluids infectious materials and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the facilitys policies and procedures governing accidents and incidents. Assist residents with daily functions (dental and mouth care bath functions combing of hair dressing and undressing as necessary). Keep residents dry (change gown clothing and linens when it becomes wet or soiled). Assist residents in preparing for medical tests (i.e. lab work x ray therapy dental etc.). Assist with lifting turning moving positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds chairs bathtubs wheelchairs lifts etc. Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed. Assist in preparing the resident for a physical examination. Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes. Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent decubitus ulcers (bedsores). Report injuries of an unknown source including skin tears. Observe disoriented and comatose residents. Record and report data as instructed Perform special treatments as instructed. Immediately notify the Nurse of any resident leaving/missing from the facility. Use only the equipment you have been trained to use. Report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information. Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property. Honor the residents refusal of treatment request. Report such requests to your supervisor. Give back rubs as instructed Assist residents with dressingundressing as necessary Assist residents with hair care functions (i.e. combing brushing shampooing etc.) Assist residents with nail care (i.e. clipping trimming and cleaning the finger/toenails) Shave male residents Keep hair on female residents clean (i.e. facial hair under arms on legs etc.) as instructed. Keep residents dry (i.e. mchhange gown clothing linen etc. when it becomes wet or soiled) Make beds (occupied and unoccupied) Put extra covers on beds as requested Position bedrest residents in correct residents in correct and comfortable positions. Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e. take to bathroom offer bed panurinal portable commode etc.) Maintain intake and output records as instructed. Keep incontinent residents clean and dry. Check and report bowl movements and character of stool as instructed Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed. Utilize protective and adaptive equipment as instructed. Provide eye and ear care (i.e. hearing aide installation cleaning eye glasses/hearing aids etc.) as instructed. Assist in preparing the resident for physical examination. Weig and measure residents as instructed. Measure and record temperatures. Pulse and repspirarions (TPRs) as instructed. Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently. Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordace with his/her wishes. Assist with the care of the duomg resident. Assist with post mortem care as instructed. Supervisory Requirements This position has no supervisor responsibilities Qualification Education and/or Experience Language Skills Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees. Mathematical Skills Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form. Certificates Licenses Registrations To preform this job successfully an individual must be proficient in the Microsoft Suite products. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Prolonged use of a desk top or laptop computer. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit stand; walk and talk read or hear. Frequent use of all office related equipment to include; copier/scanner/fax telephone and calculator. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Additional Information Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of employees in this position.

Summary of Benefits

We are proud to offer our staff low monthly premium paymentsfor employees and dependents will be as follows:

Medical Dental Vision

401(k) plan with employer match

Generous paid time off for vacation accruing at 4 hours a month 48 FT or 40 PT annually recurring sick day hours prorated based on hire date and 7 paid Holidays each year.

EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED At Hazel Dell Assisted Living it is our promise to personally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on our core values Excellence Trust Accountability Mutual Respect and Love that are at the center of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents all of us coming from different experiences cultures backgrounds and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and how we celebrate what makes us different.

Pay: $16.50 to $23.50

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role such as shift differentials standby/oncall overtime premiums extra shift incentives or bonus opportunities.