Caregiver

Summary:

As a Resident Assistant for our community, you are a key member of an amazing team, enhancing the lives of our residents. By providing consistent and quality care, our caregiving team ensures our residents live meaningful life.

Essential Functions:

Assists residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, transferring, and mobility

Engages residents in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance

Responds to all resident needs and/or requests for care promptly, and provides or obtains assistance with care as necessary

Assists in the dining room during resident meal times

Encourages residents to participate in scheduled activities and outings, and assists with those activities as needed

Assists in the cleanliness of the community, including straightening resident beds, emptying resident garbage, and tidies resident rooms daily and as needed

Assists with resident laundry per shift guidelines

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent preferred

Previous experience working with the elderly in a residential or long-term care setting is preferred

Must be able to read, write and speak English to communicate effectively with residents, families, visitors, and other staff members

Must be able to perform job duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation

Able to pass the necessary tests (i.e., CPR, First Aid, Food Handlers, etc.) if required by state regulations