Caregiver

Piedmont Crossing is a not-for-profit continuing care community where compassionate professionals and vibrant residents come together to create a meaningful living experience. Located in beautiful Davidson County, North Carolina, our licensed Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) has been a trusted choice for more than 35 years. We offer a full continuum of servicesincluding independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory caredesigned to support residents at every stage of aging.

The caregiver provides physical care to the residents of the household to meet their daily needs and enable them to function at the highest possible level. While this care is provided under the leadership of a professional nurse, the caregiver is the residents' closest advocate in the household. The caregiver promotes the residents' psychosocial well-being through meaningful relationship building and works with the household team to meet other social service needs of the resident and of the household, always providing support, friendship and kindness for each of the household members. The caregiver plans and facilitates social activities for residents of the household which provide meaningful ways to spend time as recreation, exercise, relationship building and fun. The caregiver also supports the household homemaker in maintaining a clean safe household environment and in caring for the resident's personal laundry. All caregiver tasks are performed in accordance with current standards, guidelines and regulations and in a safe and efficient manner.

High School graduate or GED required.

Minimum of three (3) months work experience in basic nursing procedures for nursing assistants.

Graduate of a state approved program for nursing assistants. Competency evaluated, tested, and registered with the state.

Completion of cross training for household activities, household social service, household housekeeping, household laundry required. Completion of cross training for household homemaking, including food service and food handling (ServSafe or equivalent) desired.

Will comply with all federal and state regulatory requirements to maintain certification and active registry as CNA required.

Completion of requirements to maintain food handling certification (ServSafe or equivalent) desired.

Minimum age of 18 years or older is required for this position due to Department of Labor regulations.