Purpose

To perform non-professional direct resident care duties under the supervision of the Director of Residential Services and to assist in maintaining a positive physical, social, and psychological environment for residents in the Independent Living Facility. To perform these duties in accordance with applicable current regulations and standards governing personal care facilities; and to perform these duties in accordance with the mission of Elm Terrace Gardens to promote the health and well-being of individual residents based on their functional abilities and potential.

IL MED TECH AIDE - Duties

1 Assist residents with personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, and care of clothes, hair grooming

and shampooing, oral care, and shaving.

2 Assist residents with tasks of daily living as directed by the Supervisor, including

securing transportation, making and keeping appointments, shopping, use of the telephone,

correspondence, personal laundry, social and leisure activities, securing health care, ambulation, use of

prosthetic devices, and dining.

3 Provide resident care functions as directed by the Admin/Supervisor including measuring and

recording of temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration.

4 Weighing and measuring residents.

5 Performing restorative procedures and assisting with rehabilitative procedures.

6 Complete medication documentation as required.

7 Assist dietary staff in the resident dining room with meal service as needed.

8 Identify food arrangement and components of different types of diets.

9 Assist residents in after-meal care as necessary.

10 Observe, report, and document changes in resident conditions to the LPN/Supervisor,

including changes in levels of function, appetite, alertness, and behavior, and skin breakdowns.

11 Operate resident assistive devices, mechanical lifts, wheelchairs, and other similar devices and

equipment according to safe procedures and training.

12 Respond to emergency calls placed by residents in independent living apartments or placed by

Security staff on behalf of such residents.

Qualifications

1 Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and completed high school or obtained the

equivalent of a high school education; or be a C.N.A. in good standing and maintain as long as employed

by Elm Terrace Gardens, must be able to take the DHS test and have Medication Certification or be willing to take the class.

2 Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age with one to three years previous experience in a

licensed personal care facility and have been an employee in good standing in said facility; and

3 In accordance with Personal Care Home Licensing Regulation, must be certified or capable of

obtaining certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, and Heimlich maneuver; and

4 Must possess the ability to speak to and be understood by residents and staff in English, and

demonstrate the ability to read, write, and follow oral and written directions in English; and

5 In accordance with Personal Care Home Licensing Regulation, must be of good moral character

and must be free from a medical condition, including drug or alcohol addiction, that would limit

the direct care staff from providing necessary personal care services with reasonable skill and

safety; and

6 Must demonstrate the ability to work with minimum supervision; and

7 Must possess an agreeable and helpful attitude toward senior adults.