Caregiver - IL

Description

Caregivers assists Residents with activities of daily living. This can include, but is not limited to, personal hygiene, doing laundry, accompanying Resident to appointments, and engaging Residents in activities.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assure Resident safety at all times.

• Willing to address each Resident by his/her preferred name as well as learn and abide by Residents’ Rights, rules and regulations.

• Commitment to work well with other staff avoiding petty conflicts that disrupt a productive work environment.  Does not participate in facility gossip and rumors. 
• Maintain confidentiality of all activities, persons, and records.
• Work with professionals and general public tactfully.
• Willing to comply with company policy and procedures at all times.
• Assist Residents with activities of daily living as needed.
• Ambulate and transfer Resident utilizing assistive devised and body mechanics.
• Make beds and change linen per policy and as needed.
• Wash and fold laundry as needed.
• Assist and serve meals to Residents.
• Keep Resident’s apartment clean, neat and personal belongings in orderly arrangement.
• Communicate to Resident that you will summon appropriate personnel for needs you cannot address. Change T.V. channels, radio stations, etc. or anything that is not direct Resident care.
• Routinely and consistently report pertinent information to Director of Nursing and/or Charge Nurse.
• Encourage and motivate Resident to participate in activities.
• Check Resident as assigned or directed to be sure their needs have been met.
• Transport and remain with Residents to doctor’s appointment as directed.
• Willing to remain alert to health safety standards by reporting expediently suspected unsafe conditions to his/her supervisor and responding according to policies and procedures during fire/disaster drills and emergencies.
• Resident preferences are followed when providing care and service.
• Maintain Resident privacy, values and right for decision making.
• Immediately notify supervisor and Executive Director for any injury, illness, or if develop a condition, that might impact the aptitude to perform job functions.

Ancillary Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform duties in compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Note changes in Resident’s condition and report immediately to charge nurse or Director of Nursing.
• Accompany Residents outside facility as assigned.
• Willing to attend in-service training and mandatory meetings as related to job.
• Willingness to remain open to constructive feedback by receiving constructive criticisms/comments in a positive manner.
• Provide setup/standby assistance for ADL activities.
• Establishes and maintains positive rapport with all members of the healthcare team, Residents and all visitors.
• Perform other duties as assigned by charge nurse, ADON, or DON.

Qualifications

• Mental and physical capacity to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Sincere desire to work with elders and others who have a limited capacity for self-care.
• Demonstrates pleasant and cheerful behavior.
• Transportation accessible to enable flexibility of work schedule.
• Maintain a well-groomed appearance and good hygiene at all times.
• Follows verbal and written instructions.
• Communicate and comprehend orally and in writing to effectively receive and share information as necessary to perform job duties.