Universal Worker

About the Role

Responsible for all duties related to safely providing for the resident’s care and well-being. The role requires a responsible demeanor to ensure the resident population has confidence in the ability to meet their needs.

Responsibilities

• Assists with resident care needs including toileting, ambulation, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, escorting, and transferring.
• Understands resident alert status and reports any changes immediately.
• Follows the resident’s interim service plan and notifies the Resident Care Coordinator/Administrator/Health Services Director (HSD) of changes in condition.
• Assists in the dining room during meal times, including setup, taking orders, serving, and cleaning.
• Assists with activities and ensures residents attend scheduled activities.
• Prepares residents for and escorts them to scheduled appointments.
• Reports changes in resident condition to Medication Tech/Resident Care Coordinator/HSD immediately.
• Delivers and restocks residents’ incontinent supplies.
• Washes, dries, folds, and returns laundry to the appropriate resident.
• Collects and disposes of trash in designated receptacles.
• Demonstrates proper technique for assisting with equipment such as gait belts, sit-to-stand lifts, transfer boards, oxygen equipment, catheters, wheelchairs, and scales.
• Takes accurate vital signs and weights.
• Performs assigned housekeeping duties, including dusting, vacuuming, polishing, cleaning bathrooms, restocking supplies, and mopping.
• Maintains cleanliness of residents’ apartments, including cleaning commodes and hi-rise toilet seats.
• Reports safety issues in residents’ apartments to maintenance/Administrator/Resident Care Coordinator.
• Notifies management of incidents or errors and completes incident reports accurately.
• Covers for the receptionist as directed.
• Answers call lights in a timely manner.
• Maintains responsibility for pagers, keys, and radios while on duty and signs them in and out every shift.

Requirements

• Completion of some high school or equivalent courses (high school diploma or equivalent preferred).
• Active and unexpired CPR certification (required by law).
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification preferred.
• Familiarity and willingness to work with the elderly population.
• Previous elder care experience preferred.

Schedule

Full-time, 1st Shift