White Lake - Care Assistant P/T Afternoons

About the role

The Anam Cara is the title for Caregiver of the Residents living within the Community. The foundation of the Community model is the relationship that exists between the Anam Cara and the Resident. The Anam Cara is more than a friend or caregiver but someone who accepts the responsibility to care for the body, mind, and spirit of those in the Community. The Anam Cara’s responsibility is to welcome all into the communities and provide a safe place of refuge.

Resident Rights

• Maintain the confidentiality of resident care information and comply with all THSC HIPAA policy and procedures.
• Treat all Residents fairly, with kindness, dignity, and respect.
• Ensure that all nursing care is provided in privacy and privacy is afforded to all Residents within the community.
• Knock before entering the Resident’s private bedroom.
• Report all allegations of resident abuse, neglect, and/or misappropriation of resident property.
• Honor the Resident’s request to refuse treatment and inform such requests to the nursing supervisor.
• Report all complaints and grievances made by the Residents to the director of nursing.

Activities of Daily Living

• Provide all activities of daily living to the Residents living within the Community, including but not limited to bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring residents, grooming and personal hygiene, meal services, clean up, feeding, serving, welcoming residents when moving in and assisting when moving out of the Community.
• Respond to Residents needs.
• Conduct range of motion, position, lifting, and turning.
• Participate with rehabilitation and restorative needs.
• Conduct light housekeeping as needed including upkeep of community and resident rooms.

Communication

• Provide regular and timely feedback with other members of the Community, the Residents within the Community and to the support staff within the community.
• Ensure communication is honest, respectful, and reverent to Residents and at the Residents pace.
• Keep Residents informed of the daily happenings within their community.
• Promote an environment of good communication within the community.
• Ensure medical, spiritual, and social concerns are communicated to appropriate support staff.

Medication Administration

• Prepare and administer medications as directed.
• Administer medications within ordered timeframes in accordance with established procedures.
• Ensure all medications and treatments are kept secure; medication carts and treatment carts are locked when not in sight.

Skills and Knowledge

• Maintain certification and demonstrate competency of clinical skills as well as overall knowledge of care plans, profiles, and work assignments.
• Ensure work is conducted accurately and within specified timeframes for completion.
• Report to others both in and outside of Community all necessary information to ensure quality outcomes are achieved and maintained.
• Assist in the review of work assignments and schedules to update and change task objectives.
• Ensure tasks are performed in accordance with community policy and procedures and work routines.

Documentation

• Maintain appropriate documentation of Residents within the Community according to community policy and procedure.
• Ensure appropriate changes in Resident condition are documented appropriately and required staff members are informed.
• Participate in the continual updates of Resident Care Plans.
• Enter information and documentation accurately in Point of Care in accordance with company policy, practice and standards.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of one-year experience within a healthcare setting preferred.
• Previous experience working in long-term care or with the geriatric population preferred.
• Must possess superior customer service skills and professionalism.
• Must possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to ongoing change and work in a fast-paced, customer-driven environment.
• Possesses interpersonal and relationship building skills to work in a cross-functional team as well as the ability to work with residents based on their cognitive ability.