CBRF Assistant -Household Assistant I

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Implements each individual’s Service Plan, therapeutic physical/psychological care, and increases independent vocational and leisure skills.
• Carries out restorative plans.
• Maintains documentation of behavioral symptoms and other data collection requirements in accordance with Service Plan.
• Affords assistance with activities of daily living, promotes independence with cares (including personal hygiene), ambulates, prepares meals, does personal laundry, and does household tasks.
• Functions as an integral member of the team providing appropriate interventions during medical, behavioral, and/or facility emergencies.
• Provides personal hygiene including bathing (tub, shower, bed bath), oral care, skin and nail care, and hand washing. Completes resident grooming including hair care, shaving, dressing, and weighing. Encourages residents toward independent personal care.
• Affords assistance with toileting including bowel and bladder retraining and perinea care.
• Performs and assists with mobility, transfers, ambulation, positioning, and range of motion per the care plan.
• Administers all medications and treatments as prescribed by physician and psychiatrist. Requests medications from pharmacy; enters new medication orders; transcribes orders; faxes orders to pharmacy; pulls medication to return. Verifies narcotic count at the beginning and end of every shift.
• Documents accurately all cares given, including dietary intake and output, temperature, weight, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration, using approved abbreviations and descriptive terms.
• Serves residents their meals; motivates and assists them with intake of nourishment and fluids.
• Participates in the planning of resident care through shift reports and resident care staffing meetings when assigned.
• Informs verbally and/or submits in writing any observations and changes in a resident for the licensed nurse or supervisor to evaluate, including dietary intake.
• Answers all call signals and requests of residents immediately.
• Encourages/assists residents in keeping their rooms clean and orderly; assists with making beds.
• Maintains unit in a clean and orderly manner.
• Keeps all resident's personal belongings and equipment clean.
• Escorts residents to appointments as scheduled.
• Participates in household activity programs planned for residents as needed.
• Performs a total inventory of all resident's possessions on admission, discharge, or transfer. Ensures all resident's possessions are properly labeled. Tracks and reconciles resident fund accounts at the beginning and end of the shift. Assists with deposits and withdrawals from resident accounts as needed for community involvement activities.
• Responds to resident emergency including bleeding, falls, seizures, CPR, and performance of Heimlich maneuver.
• Assists with post-mortem care as assigned.
• Transports dietary carts and linen carts.
• Performs housekeeping and laundry responsibilities as needed.
• Assists with the training and orientation of new Household Assistants.
• Provides backup assistance to other department personnel as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of PPE and its proper use for personal safety measures.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all resident care information and assure resident rights and privacy are protected at all times per HIPAA.
• Knowledge of chemicals used in housekeeping and laundry services including hazardous laundry chemicals and isolation procedures.
• Ability to create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth and personal interest as well as a clean environment.
• Ability to work tactfully and cooperatively with residents, families, visitors, and entire staff throughout the organization.
• Ability to verbally communicate with residents, families, the public, and other members of the organization.
• Must be able to exhibit a warm, cheerful, caring manner.
• Must be able to safely perform the essential job functions.
• Ability to interpret and implement local policies and procedures; written instructions, general correspondence; Federal, State, and local regulations.
• Skill in organizational and time management to prioritize duties to accomplish a high volume of work product while adapting to constant changes in priority.
• Ability to perform detailed work accurately and independently in compliance with stringent time limits requiring minimal direction and supervision.
• Ability to think quickly, maintain self-control, and adapt to stressful situations.
• Knowledge of computer software including word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications consistent for this position.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Apply Online: https://gusea1p01.rec.pro.ukg.net/DOD1000DODGE/