Direct Care Worker (Non-Meds)

About the role

The Direct Care Worker (non-meds) provides direct care to community residents, primarily assisting with activities of daily living. In addition, this role includes housekeeping, laundry duties, mealtime service, and other duties assigned by the Executive Director.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents in and out of bed and into wheelchair according to procedure (may require assistance of another aide and/or use of a gait belt)
• Assist residents with bathing, dressing, undressing, and personal grooming
• Assist residents to bathroom and provide peri care as needed
• Take and record vital signs of residents according to community schedule and policies
• Assist residents to dining area for meals; may assist with feeding of residents
• Strip bedding and replace with clean linens per schedule or as needed
• Turn residents as needed when designated on care plan
• Clean bedpans and empty catheter bags
• Document and/or report information regarding residents as instructed (documentation must be completed prior to leaving shift)
• Maintain med room in a clean and orderly manner
• Give shift report as required on resident status
• Provide housekeeping/cleaning services as required and scheduled, including resident areas and common areas
• Provide laundry and linen service and deliver all resident laundry as designated
• Perform minor maintenance and servicing on community equipment as instructed, including inventory of supplies
• Monitor personal and staff compliance to state and federal requirements including blood borne pathogens, hazardous materials, infection control, and fire safety
• Monitor personal and staff compliance to residents' rights

Requirements

• Must 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
• Must complete Relias assignments on time
• Must successfully complete skills check-off with the RN annually
• Must demonstrate on an ongoing basis the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with co-workers and other departments
• Must have basic computer skills
• If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, must successfully complete the requirements contained in Company's Motor Vehicles policy
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
• Must be able to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations
• Must be able to perform the essential position functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
• Employee is required to use a transfer/gait belt or obtain assistance of another employee when attempting to assist residents when lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the Community
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met

Schedule

• Employee must be available to work rotating weekends and holidays
• Must be able to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary

Physical requirements

• Regular worksite attendance required
• Lift up to 10 lbs: Constantly
• Lift 11 to 25 lbs: Constantly
• Lift 26 to 50 lbs: Frequently
• Lift over 50 lbs: Frequently
• Carry up to 10 lbs: Constantly
• Carry 11 to 25 lbs: Occasionally
• Carry 26 to 50 lbs: Occasionally
• Carry over 50 lbs: Occasionally
• Reach above shoulder height: Frequently
• Reach at shoulder height: Constantly
• Reach below shoulder height: Constantly
• Push/Pull: Constantly
• Grasping: Constantly
• Handling: Constantly
• Torquing: Occasionally
• Fingering: Occasionally
• Twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing, and balancing are all required
• Employees may be required to operate an automobile and various games