Caregiver

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist residents with personal care and grooming that may include bathing, hair care, assistance with clothing and dressing, oral care, toileting, basic skin and nail care.
• Absorb residents with bowel and bladder care, which may include helping the resident to and from the bathroom, assisting with incontinence care aiding with peri care as needed.
• Assist the resident in taking MD prescribed medications in a timely manner.
• Aid in the preparation and serving of meals to residents, ensuring that special attention is given to those with food allergies or special diets.
• At times, accompany a resident to a doctor/medical appointment or assist with shopping and activities.
• Assist with housekeeping tasks which include, but are not limited to, changing bed linens, rearranging furniture, laundry, sweep, and mop, vacuum, make bed, dishes, empty trash, clean refrigerator, clean small appliances, clean bathrooms, clean kitchen.
• Maintain the utility areas, shared spaces and shower room in order.
• Deliver supplies, equipment, food, and correspondence to/from other areas on the campus.
• Report environmental hazards, observe infection control measures, and ensure oxygen safety.
• Perform maintenance exercise regimens.
• Communicate with residents, families, visitors, and staff.
• Assist in promoting resident safety and environmental cleanliness.
• Document tasks performed for resident.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be eighteen (18) years old.
• Have a high school diploma or GED or demonstrate ability to Perform Each Essential Task Satisfactorily.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Write simple and understandable correspondence.
• Communicate and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, residents and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Compute rate and percent.

REASONING ABILITY

• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Communicate effectively in one-on-one and small group situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Regularly stand and walk.
• Frequently use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk, hear and smell.
• Sometimes stoop, kneel and crouch.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.