Memory Care Personal Care Attendant (Caregiver) - NOC Shift

About the Role

Provides direct resident care, completes assignments as a universal worker, assists in maintaining a positive physical and psychosocial environment for residents, and upholds core values of respect, integrity, commitment, and trust.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct resident care while promoting resident dignity, independence, and choice.
• Regularly observes residents’ physical and mental conditions and reports changes to the Health Services Director, Expressions Coordinator, or Executive Director.
• Assists with or performs Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), takes vital signs and weights, and accurately documents care services provided and observations on communication log and incident reports.
• Reports and documents all incidents and accidents immediately.
• Assists residents to and from dining room and activities.
• Performs First Aid and initiates emergency response procedures as required.
• Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously and answers phones when assigned.
• Follows and supports community fire safety and infection control practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions or equipment to immediate supervisor.
• Serves meals in the dining room, assists residents at meal time, provides resident tray delivery, and assists with dining room and kitchen clean-up and maintenance.
• Assists with tours, move-ins, move-outs, and transfers; coordinates personal care service with co-workers assisting with lifting and responds to assistance pages promptly.
• Assists with apartment housekeeping services and resident’s laundry.
• Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must complete and pass competency evaluation within 120 days of employment.
• Must complete state-required training, including the Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR, and HIV training if not able to provide appropriate documentation of prior training.
• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Must be able to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• One or more years of personal care experience with older adults preferred.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification.
• Food Handlers permit if required by State.