What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Advocate position at Homewood Retirement Centers?
Requirements and Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you'll need:
To succeed in this role, you'll need:
- A current and valid LPN license in the state you will be providing care. If you are currently a student in an LPN program, please see the Graduate Practical Nurse (GPN) position.
- Judgment capabilities, initiative, and dependability.
- Ability to read, write, and understand English well.
- Ability to stand, walk, stoop, twist, and turn frequently throughout the course of an eight-hour shift.
- Ability to lift 30 pounds in assisting co-workers with resident lifts, transfers, etc. several times throughout the shift.
- Standing and walking distances constantly throughout the campus is required during the shift while evaluating residents and supporting line staff and (at applicable facilities) responding to emergency needs of the Retirement Community.
- Ability to push a med cart in dispensing medications.
- Ability to react quickly and decisively in emergencies and in unexpected behavior of residents.
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to communicate with residents at a level they can understand.
