Full Time and Part Time.
All Shifts; weekend availability required
Essential Job Duties:
Respond to resident needs promptly and kindly while maintaining each resident’s self-respect, personal dignity, personal safety and confidentiality
Read and follow care plans to ensure proper care is being given to their residents
Assist residents in their daily living activities including bathing, dressing, hygiene, meals, activities, and toileting.
Provide assistance at mealtime with selecting meals, serving, eating, clearing, delivering room trays as needed or assigned
Transport residents as necessary assisting them into and out of bed, wheelchairs, etc. following all safety/lifting and transferring techniques – escorting them to/from meals, activities, or other transportation needs as requested or assigned
Perform regular safety checks on residents
Invite, encourage, assist and lead residents in meaningful and life enriching activities
Clean, complete laundry, and assist with all other community activities and job duties as required or assigned
Chart and document appropriate information, communicating any observed or suspected resident change of condition to a supervisor immediately
Respond promptly to all resident alerts, carrying walkie-talkies and reacting to emergency or other resident requests as needed
Effort:
Maintain mental alertness, attention, and concentration for necessary periods.
Apply common sense understanding and carry out instructions (written, oral or diagrammatic).
Adapt to situations requiring the precise attainment of set limits, tolerances, or standards.
Regularly required to sit and talk or listen.
Able to stand, stoop and bend frequently, lift up to 75 pounds and push up to 50 pounds. Also must have the ability to talk, hear, sit, use hands and fingers, handle/feel objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
Specific vision requirements for this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust the focus of the eyes.
Possess adequate physical stamina to move freely about the Community and assist residents where needed, including in emergency situations
Requirements:
Age 18 or over, and proof of eligibility to work in the U.S
High school diploma or equivalent
Obtain first aid certification
Pass background clearances as required by government regulations
Complete a pre-employment health screening and provide negative TB test results (must be within the last 6 months or within 7 days of employment)
Experience preferred but on the job training is available for candidates with the right attitude and desire.
Alzheimer's or Dementia experience is a plus
Must be able to read and speak English
Ability to follow oral and written directions
Ability to interact effectively with people of different ages and backgrounds