Domestic Aide

Duties And Responsibilities

1. Answer call lights promptly and courteously and notify proper personnel of resident needs.
2. Pass trays in dining room and to residents confined to their room.
3. Pass drinking water and ice.
4. Strip bed linen and remake bed and directed.
5. Report observations and information regarding residents to supervisor.
6. Record observations, such as nourishment intake at meal times, as directed.
7. Help orient new residents to facility.
8. Straighten rooms, to include proper labeling of personal toiletries as needed.
9. Clean equipment, to include but not be limited to bedpans, wheelchairs, IV poles, etc., as directed.
10. Monitor personal and staff to state and federal regulations, including but not limited to Blood Borne pathogens, infection control, hazardous materials and fire safety.
11. Monitor personal and staff compliance to resident rights.

Essential Job Duties/Physical Requirements

• Regular worksite attendance.
• Employee must be able to complete and course work and obtain the Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) certification within six months from starting this position.
• This is a temporary position only. The employee may be expected to perform other duties as assigned.
• The employee must be able to demonstrate on an ongoing basis the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with co-workers and supervisors.
• The employee must demonstrate on an ongoing basis the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with co-workers and other departments.
• The employee must have basic computer skills.
• If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, the employee must successfully complete the requirements contained in Company’s Motor Vehicles policy.
• The employee must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• The employee must be able to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
• The employee must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
• The employee must be able to perform the essential position functions of the job with, or without reasonable accommodation.
• The employee is required to use a transfer/gait belt or to obtain the assistance of another employee when attempting to assist residents when lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds.
• The employee must be aware that during the normal, routine performance of the essential functions, some of the following body movements may occur naturally, although they may not be a requirement of the job.
• Primary Physical Requirements: 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 Hand Manipulation: Grasping: Constantly Handling: Constantly Torquing: Occasionally Fingering: Occasionally Other Physical Considerations Twisting, Bending, Crawling, Squatting, Kneeling, Crouching, Climbing and Balancing are all required.