Job description
Starting wage $19.50-$21.00 per hour includes a $4.00 shift differential
The Caregiver assists older or disabled people who are functionally, physically, and/or socially impaired and need 24-hour oversight. The Caregiver's role is to assist tenants with those activities of daily living that they are unable to perform without help, fostering at all times tenants' independence and freedom of choice.
1. Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): Provides assistance as needed with
- Dressing and undressing (clothing should be clean and appropriate for the season)
- Bathing
- Personal hygiene (shaving, dental hygiene, nail care, hair care, foot care)
- Mobility devices (cane, walker, wheelchair, crutches) including monitoring of safe transfer and ambulation techniques
- Care of ADL devices such as eyeglasses, contactlenses, hearing aids
2. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: Provides assistance as needed with
- Telephone (assistance with calls, phone repairs, hearing, and vision adaptive devices)
- Housekeeping tasks such as vacuuming, emptying trash, cleaning bathroom, bed making and bed changes
- Laundry
- Escorts tenants and coordinates internal transportation needs and external as needed
- Mail delivery, tenants' personal correspondence
3. Medication Assistance:
- Assists tenants with self-administration of medications, including monitoring of medication supplies and documentation
4. Health Maintenance and Monitoring Tasks:
- Observes and reports changes in tenants' physical condition and cognitive and emotional status to RN/LPN & Dir. as needed
- Conducts room checks and tenant rounds
- Monitors for environment safety hazards
- Records incidents, errors, or accidents
- Records tenant and tenant-related events
- Records time records for Tenant Services
5. Dining:
- Assists in a variety of tasks relating to dining, encouraging independence (escorting tenants to dining room if needed,
6. Activity Program:
ยท Responsible for participating in and supporting the tenant-centered activity program
7. Emergency Preparedness:
- Responds to and acts appropriately in emergency or disaster situations
8. Facility Housekeeping and Maintenance
- Vacuums, dusts, and cleans commons areas on schedule and as needed
- Replaces things such as light bulbs, garbage liners, batteries, etc.
Qualifications:
1. Must be trained in the services you will provide to tenants and are capable of doing assigned duties. Training will be provided.
2. Must be able to think, act, and intervene independently in both routine and emergency situations. Must be self-motivated and function as an "in-charge" person.
3. Must be able to relate to tenants and staff in a courteous and diplomatic manner under all circumstances.
4. Must be able to work flexible hours, including weekends, and participate in holiday activities.
Positions available
PM 64 hours per 2 week pay period 2pm-10pm
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