Caregiver
Company: LifeWell Senior Living
Location: El Paso
Posted on: August 3, 2022
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Job Description:
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
The Caregiver performs various personal care services for the
resident to meet the resident's personal needs. The Caregiver is
responsible for observing the residents, and documenting these
observations and care performed.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
The Caregiver must exhibit the following competencies:
* Critical Thinking: Synthesize complex and diverse information;
collect and objectively weigh data; use experience, intuition, and
critical thinking to complement data; and design effective
processes and workflows.
* Leadership: Inspire the trust of others; balance team and
individual responsibilities; give and welcome feedback; exhibit
objectivity and openness to others' views, contribute to holding
each other accountable and building a positive team spirit; put the
success of team above own interests.
* Integrity and Ethics: Treat people with respect and individuality
regardless of their status or the situation; do what you say; be
fair and equitable in all interactions; be a good steward of
company resources; actively contribute toward employees' success
and the Community's goals; uphold organizational values.
* Dependability: Maintain work behavior that invites trust and
reliance; role model positive attendance and punctuality standards;
ensure work responsibilities are completed correctly and are
covered when absent; arrive at meetings and appointments prepared
and on time.
* Professionalism: Uphold high works standards that reflect the
company's purpose and goals; accept responsibility for own actions;
react to challenges positively and calmly; provide leadership in
maintaining highest technical and customer service standards for
the benefit of the residents served.
* Innovation: Meet challenges with creativity and resourcefulness;
remain open to change, others ideas, and trying new things;
generate suggestions for improving work processes, services and
products.
* Oral Communication: Speak persuasively, with intention and
thought, in both positive and negative situations; fully listen and
get clarification; respond well to questions; demonstrate group
presentation skills; participate in meetings without dominating
others.
* Written Communication: Write clearly and informatively; present
numerical data effectively; read and interpret written information;
ensure adequate, effective communication with all team members to
maintain company values, goals, and culture.
* Quality: Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; look for ways to
improve and promote quality; monitor and self-correct own work
processes and outcomes; apply feedback from others to improve
performance.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Memory Care Program (if assigned to Memory Care)
* Follows and leads the daily and monthly activity program to meet
the individual needs of the residents.
* Implements the seven Connections standards.
* Daily hands on participation of activities/programs within Memory
Care.
* Resident Care
* Performing personal care needs outlined in service plan and
attending to the resident's and family requests promptly.
* Meeting safety needs of resident and using equipment safely and
properly (transfer devices, etc.).
* Giving personal care including but not limited to: baths (bed,
tub, or shower), oral hygiene, hair shampoo, nail and skin care,
assisting in dressing and undressing, and changing bed linens as
assigned in service plan.
* Providing proper care and observation of resident's skin to
prevent breakdown and reporting when skin breakdown occurs
immediately to the shift supervisor or the Health and Wellness
Director.
* Reporting on resident's condition and significant changes to the
shift supervisor.
* Assisting in ambulation and transfers as instructed and outlined
in the service plan
* Offering and assisting with toileting and elimination.
* Keeping resident's living areas clean and orderly.
* Respectful of resident and family/caregiver environment and
resident's personal needs.
* Dining Services duties, i.e. taking orders, serving food,
cleaning and maintaining dining area.
* Communication
* Maintains regular communication with the Memory Care Director
and/or Health and Wellness Director to review residents and help
with managing needs (this may include unusual or potentially
problematic resident/family issues) and reports changes in the
resident's condition promptly.
* Promotes resident independence, respects privacy, and maintains
residents' rights to decide about care and reports findings to
supervisor.
* Works in cooperation with the family and outside providers to
meet the physical/emotional needs of the resident.
* Additional Duties
* Completes documentation to ensure compliance with regulatory
standards of timeliness, accuracy, and completeness via electronic
record.
* Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted resident
assignments.
* Participates in all mandatory staff in-services, meeting, and/or
education.
* Demonstrates familiarity with the policies of the Community and
rules/regulations of state and federal licensing agencies.
QUALIFICATIONS
* High School Diploma or GED required.
* C.N.A. Preferred
* One (1) year of experience preferred but not required.
* Must be computer proficient in typing and various programs,
including background in EMR.
* Ability to work with others as an effective team builder and team
player.
* Ability to take initiative, set priorities, multitask, and
organize work.
* Excellent communication skills, including public speaking, both
verbal and written.
* Subject to criminal background check and drug screening.
Keywords: LifeWell Senior Living, El Paso , Caregiver, Other , El Paso, Texas
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