Job Details

SUPERVISOR: RESIDENT CARE COORDINATOR/WELLNESS DIRECTOR

FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT

Job Summary

The Caregiver is responsible for all duties in relation to safely providing for the resident care and well-being. It requires a mature and responsible attitude and the ability to establish confidence in the resident population regarding their care needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

First and foremost, be a Sunnyside Meadows brand and culture ambassador. It is a requirement to learn and communicate Sunnyside Meadows’s Values, Mission, and Culture Keys while present in the communities.

1. Responsible for fulfilling daily, weekly and monthly job checklist duties. *See attached job duties checklist.
2. Understand the resident’s alert status including changes of condition and what to be aware of concerning the assistant; Report changes immediately to your supervisor or management.
3. Reads, understands and appropriately documents on the 24 hour communication reports.
4. Understand and agree to follow the resident’s service plan and keep updated as care needs change.
5. Assists with all care needs the resident may have (bathing, transferring, toileting, ambulating, personal hygiene, dressing, etc.).
6. Assist with dining room service (set up, take orders, serve, bus tables).
7. Assist with activities and appointments when required and/or be responsible for getting the resident to a scheduled activity.
8. Delivers and re-stocks the resident’s incontinent supplies.
9. Collects and disposes of trash in designated receptacles.
10. Wash, dry, fold and put away (as requested) resident personal laundry.
11. Make beds neatly.
12. Has knowledge and can demonstrate proper technique, after appropriate instruction with various equipment: oxygen tanks, gauges, gait belts, lifts, transfer boards, hearing aids, glasses, catheters, urine collection, transfer poles, wheel chairs, walkers, scales.
13. Takes weights as instructed.
14. Can complete an incident report.
15. Assist with housekeeping duties as assigned: dusting, sweeping, mopping, re- stocking items, wiping down tables, chairs and hand rails, vacuuming, polishing, and cleaning bathrooms.
16. Maintains general cleanliness of the resident’s apartment and reports any frayed or broken equipment to supervisor or Maintenance Director.
17. Does not disrupt the resident’s belongings when in the apartment unless specifically asked to do so by the resident.

1. Notifies supervisor or management if abnormal incidents or errors occur while on shift; Call for assistance if you are unsure how to manage a situation while on duty.
2. Answers all call lights.
3. Maintains responsibility and in good condition assigned equipment: pagers, keys, name tags, and uniform where applicable.
4. Conduct yourself and the business at all times so as not to distract from, or to reflect adversely on the reputation of the Community.
5. Reports to work in a safe manner and understands that potentially hazardous conditions are managed; Compliance with Safety Committee Standards is required.
6. Perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• A continuous and consistent interest in, knowledge about and competency to meet the needs of the elderly.
• An interest in, willingness to learn and ability to take initiative in developing skills in caring for the elderly consistent with the philosophy and policies of the Community.
• Loyalty to this Community.
• Leadership qualities and supervisory skills consistent with culture of Sunnyside Meadows.
• The ability to be a positive and cooperative team player with peers and subordinates.
• The ability to appropriately delegate and oversee responsibility, with necessary authority, without relinquishing his/her overall responsibility and accountability for the delegated task.
• The ability to identify problems in a timely manner, develop effective resolutions to those problems and ensure implementation of the proposed resolution, confirm results and revise as necessary.
• A neat, professional, courteous manner and appearance.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Prefer high-school diploma, or equivalent, or minimum education required per state.
• Must be able to speak English proficiently.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; ability to speak effectively with fellow employees of the Community; Appropriate phone etiquette.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

Knowledge of computerized medication administration and documentation, on-line employee training programs.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to regularly talk, hear and see. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus. Occasionally the employee may be required to lift or transfer a resident of the Community which could be in excess of over 100lbs.; Reach at, below or above shoulder height, Push and/or Pull, Twist, Bend, Sit, Stand, and Walk.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Floor surface vary from hard tiled floor or concrete to carpet.
• Ability to tolerate a high level work pace that is typical for a senior living Community.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• There are times when this position will be required to assist a resident with activities