resident aide

General Summary

The Caregiver performs tasks that involve specific services for residents which are supportive and complementary to individual care requirements, including but not limited to: assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, eating, and toileting: conducting activity programs and basic documentation.

Essential Job Functions

• Attends to environmental/room cleanliness, ventilation, lighting and furniture arrangements.
• Assists residents with personal cleanliness, grooming, nourishment, rest, activity, and toileting in a manner conducive to the residents comfort, safety, and dignity.
• Provides support and redirection to residents who has forgetfulness.
• Always preserve the dignity and self respect of all residents.
• Conducts routine and ongoing resident assessments and reports changes in the resident's attitude, appearance, behavior, and physical ability to the Med Tech or Clinical Care Coordinator.
• Recognize and respect the individual resident's emotional, social, cultural, and religious needs and beliefs.
• Reports any equipment and supply needs to the Med Tech or Clinical Care Coordinator.
• Is accountable for always knowing the whereabouts of all assigned residents.
• Develops positive relationships with residents, families, and frequent visors.
• Promptly answer call lights.
• Maintains confidentially regarding information about residents and their families. Strives to preserve resident privacy.
• Attends required in-service and training programs.
• Demonstrates compliance with applicable Villas at Saratoga polices, procedures, and standards.

Physical Demands

Sedentary activities to hands-on resident care, including lifting, bending from the waist, stooping, and twisting as conditions warrant. May include maximum assistance of residents over 100lbs. Ability to lift and carry up to 35lbs. Objects and residents over 50lbs should not be moved without assistance of another worker/equipment.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: Inside work, normal temperatures, some noise, occasional fumes/odors, chemical exposure and potential exposure to blood borne pathogens.

This job cannot be performed without exposure to the stresses associated with an intimate, 24 hour skilled care environment that delivers care and services primarily to disabled and cognitively impaired residents in an aging population. Examples of these stresses include, but are not limited to: emergency health or safety response, weekend and holiday duty, unusual or impaired behavior by residents, family reactions to having a loved one in a nursing home, death and dying, oversight of state surveyors, ombudsmen and federal officials, presence of consultants and attorneys, and variable involvement of medical staff.

HIPAA is a law that must be followed by all healthcare personnel at every level. This position is a Mandated Reporter regarding the suspicion of elder abuse and may have access to Protected Health Information (PHI)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, this in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from this position.

I have read this job description and fully understand the requirements. I understand that proprietary information remains the property of the company and confidential information must remain within the confines of the company during and after employment. I hereby accept the position of Caregiver of Assisted Living and agree to perform this position in a safe manner and in accordance with the facility's established procedures. I understand that as a result of my employment, I may be exposed to blood, body fluids, burn, infections diseases, air contaminants (including tobacco smoke), hazardous chemicals, and to the Hepatitis B virus, and that I will be responsible for following company policies and procedures when in contact with any of the situations described above.

I understand that my employment is at will. My employment is for no definite or determinable period and may be terminated at any time with or without prior notice at the option of either myself or the company. No promises or representations contrary to the foregoing are binding on the company unless made in writing and signed by me and the facility Administrator.