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Caregiver

SuperCare Health

Caregiver

Banning, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    DEPARTMENT:  Resident Care Services

    REPORTS DIRECTLY TO:  Assistant Administrator

    DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

    Provides direct personal care and supervision to the residents at the community.  Promotes resident well being and satisfaction through support with activities of daily living. Communicates with other departments to ensure resident needs are met.

    STAFFING PATTERN:

    The Resident Care Services department at this assisted living community staffs through a primary care structure.  Each Caregiver will be charged with all of the personal care duties of their resident assignment.  Whenever possible each Caregiver will be assigned to the same resident group each day to promote continuity of care. 

    RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CAREGIVER:

    1. Assist with activities of daily living, Personal hygiene such as bathing, dressing and grooming.  Passing medication as assigned, following community protocol, licensing regulation and guidelines for both resident and employee safety.

    2. Follow safety guidelines in the community, including proper lifting technique and universal precautions when providing care to the residents.

    3. Follow the schedule of duties for the Caregiver, as well as the individual plan of care for each resident.

    4. Function as a team, assisting coworkers as the need arises.

    5. Monitor resident activity, food intake, functional status, psychosocial status, taking action as required to promote resident wellbeing.

    6. Document status change and report immediately to the supervisor.

    7. Act immediately on any resident crisis, following protocol and basic first aid training.

    8. Document resident status change, including but not limited to, physical change, reaction to medication, psychosocial status change.

    9. In the event all assigned duties cannot be completed, ask for assistance and report to the Asst. Administrator.

    10.  Any other assignments made by your direct supervisor or administrator.    

    11.  Promote open communication between health care professionals, families,    residents and staff.

    12.  Adhere to guidelines in the employee handbook including dress code, conduct, scheduling, etc.

    13.  Housekeeping services and laundry

    14.  Other duties as assigned.

    REQUIREMENTS:

    • Age 18+ or older
    • Current First Aid & CPR certification required
    • Must pass a physical exam, health screening, and CA State mandated pre-training
    • Motivated to work and grow with a senior population
    • Have good command of English (verbal and written) and be able to converse with ease on a wide variety of topics
    • Passionate about providing care for elders
    • Must be compassionate, honest, reliable, confident and highly sociable
    • 3 professional references including telephone numbers
    • Valid driver's license is preferred