Caregiver-Cambridge Square Assisted Living-Rosenberg, TX-2

Job Description:

Position Summary

The purpose of the Caregiver position is to provide care to residents under the supervision of a Manager while promoting resident dignity, independence and choice. The Caregiver regularly observes residents’ physical and mental conditions and reports changes to the supervisor, nurse, or appropriate medical personnel.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

· Ensure the CAPLICO Core Values and Code of Conduct are adhered to at all times.

· Ensure compliance with Resident Rights and HIPAA policies at all times.

· Ensure that all resident care procedures are followed in accordance with established policies.

· Assume the authority, responsibility and accountability of Caregiver.

· Attend to the needs of residents, which includes assistance with activities of daily living (i.e. personal hygiene and grooming, feeding and ambulation, medical monitoring, and other health care related tasks) within the confines of state regulations.

· Ensure resident safety and the maintenance of a safe environment.

· Promote self-help and independence of residents by encouraging the maintenance or attainment of the highest physical, mental and psychosocial well-being.

· Assist with lifting and transferring of residents, and respond to assistance pages promptly.

· Observe residents for changes in condition or behavior and promptly report changes to the appropriate licensed nursing personnel, Supervisor, or appropriate medical personnel.

· Complete Caregiver records, documenting care provided or other information in keeping with department, facility, and state requirements.

· Serve meals in the dining room, assisting residents at meal time, deliver resident trays, and assists with dining room clean up and maintenance.

· Coordinate resident care services with co-workers.

· Perform first aid and initiate emergency response procedures as required.

· Follow and support community fire safety and infection control practices and promptly report any unsafe conditions or equipment to immediate supervisor.

· Greet residents, visitors, and staff courteously and answer phones when assigned.

· Assist with tours, move-ins and move-outs.

· Notify Supervisor in the event any equipment needed to perform your job duties (e.g., radios, pagers, gait belt, lifting equipment) is malfunctioning or in need of service or repair.

· Attend and participate in required training, in-services, staff meetings and online training.

· To the extent certification from a particular state or federal agency is required in order to perform job duties, you are responsible for ensuring that certification is in good standing and kept current.

· Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Supervisor or Executive Director.

Work Environment

Works in office area(s) as well as throughout the community/facility.

· Moves intermittently during working hours.

· Is subject to frequent interruptions.

· Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.

· Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors.

· Is involved in community/civic health matters/projects as appropriate.

· Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the work day, as well as to reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.

· Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis viruses.

· May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Physical Demands and Sensory Requirements

(With or Without the Aid of Mechanical Devices)

· Must be able to move frequently throughout the workday.

· Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.

· Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable the senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met (e.g.: accurately read measurements on resident related equipment such as thermometers, monitors, gauges).

· Must be able to function independently, have personal integrity, flexibility and the ability to work effectively with residents, employees, visitors and support agencies.

· Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.

· Must be able to relate and work with the disabled, ill, elderly, emotionally upset and at times, hostile people within the facility.

· Must be able to lift, push, pull and move a minimum of 50 pounds.

· Must be able to assist with the evacuation of residents.

Specific Requirements

· Ability to speak and understand the English language.

· Possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.

· Possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, visitors, and the general public based on whatever maturity level they are currently functioning.

· Ability to be calm and level-headed in emergencies.

· Well groomed, professional and possess ability to work harmoniously with other personnel.

· Ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing resident care practices.

· Follows written and oral instructions.

· Knowledgeable in the use of computers, e-mail, spreadsheets and document word processing.

· Maintain patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as ability to handle residents, staff, and visitors, based on whatever maturity level they are currently functioning.

Education and Experience Requirements

· Must possess, at a minimum, a High School Diploma or Equivalent

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting.  The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US.  Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets.  More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.

PSL is the most progressive company in the exploding healthcare services field today. Dedicated to restoring public confidence in the healthcare industry, PSL has assembled a team of highly competent, dedicated and caring individuals who are creating a new standard of excellence for healthcare providers everywhere. 

PSL currently serves over 50 long-term care, facilities in six Western states. These facilities have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the “Service Center,” a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual facilities. 

As an organization, we are deeply committed to our mission of providing life-changing service to our residents, employees and the communities we serve.