Memory Care Assistant

About the role

The Memory Care Assistant at Walnut Village Retirement Community provides a variety of services and resident care under the direction of the Director of Health Services/charge nurse or designee. This position is full-time, working a PM shift on Wednesdays through Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., with Mondays and Tuesdays off.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality customer service efficiently to residents, families, co-workers and vendors in a manner to ensure satisfaction.
• Recognizes and responds to resident needs.
• Assists residents with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, mobility, incontinence care, changing of positions and transfers.
• Washes resident’s personal laundry as needed.
• Makes resident’s beds daily, provides routine housekeeping.
• May prepare and/or serve meals to residents.
• Facilitates programs to engage memory care residents, promoting autonomy of resident’s decision making.
• Maintains a positive and homelike environment for residents while ensuring they feel safe and purposeful.
• Maintains log with all vital information.
• Reports to the Charge Nurse/Memory Care team mates regularly regarding the resident's condition.
• Maintains all documentation as required by Federal and State regulations and Company policy.
• Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner.
• Uses equipment correctly and safely in performing patient/resident care; reports any safety hazards and/or accidents to supervisor.
• Maintains all documentation as required by Federal and State regulations and Company policy.

Qualifications

• Current experience and/or training as required by state regulations; experience in long-term care community health, geriatric and/or rehabilitative aide.