Job Details

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Observes resident physical, mental, and emotional status and reports any changes.

• Reads and follows service plans, attends meetings, and reviews daily reports in the interest of resident care.

• Assist residents with Activities of Daily Living, such as bathing, personal hygiene, dressing, walking, transferring, and turning.

• Applies minor first-aid measures such as compresses, ice, and heat as directed by a nurse.

• Assists with meal service, prepares or examines food trays for prescribed diet, feeds residents, and records food intake when required.

• Responds to resident inquiries and directs to the appropriate person as needed.

• Responds promptly and appropriately to emergency situations.

• Assists with Life Enrichment activities as needed.

• Provides routine updates to other Wellness team members and completes required recordkeeping tasks.

• May assist with housekeeping duties, including removing garbage, making beds, cleaning apartments, and washing, drying, and putting away laundry.

• May obtain and record resident vital signs and weight.

• May collect samples from residents for testing, such as sputum, urine, stool, and/or blood.

• Practice basic infection control with linens, hand washing, and in all other aspects of delivery of resident care.

• Attend mandatory meetings as scheduled by Executive Director.

• Maintain confidentiality of resident, community, employee, and company information.

• Maintain working knowledge of fire and disaster plans and responsibilities under emergency conditions.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Must satisfy all state health, licensure/certification, and background requirements.

Education/Experience: Must have a high school diploma or equivalent. At least 6 months of related work experience or training is preferred.

Certificates and Licenses: Must complete CPR and First Aid certifications if not current, plus any additional licensing requirements in state(s) of practice.

Communication Skills: Receive and carry out verbal or written instruction. Communicate effectively in person, over the phone, or via email with customers and co-workers.

Organization/Self-Management Skills: Perform repetitive work according to set procedures, with frequent distractions and interruptions. Must be able to recognize a problem and identify when it should be escalated to an appropriate team member.

Computer Skills: May require proficiency with computers to participate in training and/or other assigned tasks.