Job Description

Compassionate, reliable and dedicated to providing quality care for seniors. In this role you will help residents maintain a sense of independence and vitality by aiding them in daily tasks, as well as, providing them with their needed medication.

 Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide compassionate and individualized assistance to our residents.

• Contact Resident families with any questions or concerns.

• Assist with daily personal tasks such as dressing, oral hygiene, bathing.

• Handle emergent situations with a calm, gentle attitude. 

• Take blood pressures, monitor resident weights.

• Ensure residents’ rooms are clean and tidy.

• Resident laundry.

• Monitor and report any concerning changes in resident’s behavior, condition or skin breakdown.

• Ensure residents are eating and drinking according to health care provider’s orders.

• Use EMAR system to chart medications and treatments.

• At the end of shift you are responsible for having ALL documentation complete

• Provide compassionate, yet professional companionship and conversation.

• Attend all mandatory staff meetings.

• Complete state required incident reports per LARA guidelines.

• Miscellaneous tasks as assigned.

 Requirements and Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• CNA or MA prefered

• Must be willing to provide compassionate holistic care with dignity and respect.

• Work experience in a residential care facility is preferred.

• Must have good references from previous employers.

• Must be able to pass a background check.

• Great communication and interpersonal skills.

• Basic reading, writing, math, and computer skills.

• Good conversation skills and a friendly demeanor.

• Able to work independently with little supervision.

• Able to maintain organized logs of activities and services provided.

• Physically capable of doing work that requires standing, lifting, bending, and pushing.

• Patient and calm, especially in difficult situations.

• Must be able to lift, up to 50lbs.