Direct Care Worker (Non-Meds)

Duties And Responsibilities

• Aid residents in and out of bed and into wheelchair.
• Aid residents in bathing.
• Aid residents in dressing or undressing.
• Aide residents to bathroom and provide peri care as needed.
• Take and record vital signs of residents.
• Aide residents to dining area for meals.
• May assist with feeding of residents.
• May strip bedding and replace with clean linens per schedule or as needed.
• May assist in personal grooming of residents.
• May turn residents as needed when designated on care plan.
• May clean bedpans and empty catheter bags.
• May document and/or report information regarding residents as instructed.
• Maintain med room in a clean and orderly manner.
• May give shift report as required on resident status.
• Provide housekeeping/cleaning services as required and scheduled by the Executive Director.
• Provide laundry and linen service as required and deliver all resident laundry as designated.
• Perform minor maintenance and servicing on community equipment as instructed.
• Monitor personal and staff compliance to all state and federal requirements.
• Monitor personal and staff compliance to residents’ rights.

Essential Job Duties/Physical Requirements

• Regular worksite attendance.
• Complete at least 12 hours of in-service education approved and required by the community, Department of Human Services, and Department of Inspections and Appeals.
• Complete Relias assignments on time.
• Successfully complete skills check-off with the RN annually.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with co-workers and other departments.
• Have basic computer skills.
• If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, successfully complete the requirements contained in Company’s Motor Vehicles policy.
• Read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Be available to work rotating weekends and holidays.
• Be able to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
• Be able to perform the essential position functions of the job with, or without reasonable accommodation.
• Use a transfer/gait belt or obtain the assistance of another employee when lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds.
• Perform primary physical requirements: lift up to 10 lbs constantly, lift 11 to 25 lbs constantly, lift 26 to 50 lbs frequently, carry up to 10 lbs constantly, carry 11 to 25 lbs occasionally, carry 26 to 50 lbs occasionally, reach above shoulder height frequently, reach at shoulder height constantly, reach below shoulder height constantly, push/pull constantly, grasp constantly, handle constantly, torque occasionally, finger occasionally, twist, bend, crawl, squat, kneel, crouch, climb, balance.