Description

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Educational Requirements and Experience

• High School diploma or GED;
• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school preferred
• One to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Language Ability:
  • Ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking the primary language of the residents.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 
• Mathematical Skills:
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.
• Cognitive Demands:
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer Skills:
  • Ability to use basic computer programs with accuracy.

ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY

• Works primarily indoors in a climate controlled setting
• Possible exposure to unpleasant odors
• Possible exposure to chemicals as identified in the SDS Manual
• Continuous exposure to residents who are ill, confused, irritable and irrational

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Activity Requirements

• Standing from over 2/3 of the time.
• Walking from over 2/3 of the time.
• Sitting from 1/3 to 1/3 of the time.
• Using hands to finger, handle, or feel from 1/3 to over 2/3 of the time.
• Reaching with hands and arms from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Climbing or balancing from 1/3 to 1/3 of the time.
• Stooping or kneeling, crouching, or crawling from under 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Talking or hearing from 1/3 to over 2/3 of the time.
• Tasting or smelling from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.

Lifting and Force Exertion Requirements

• Up to 10 pounds from 1/3 to over 2/3 of the time.
• Up to 25 pounds from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Up to 50 pounds from 1/3 to 1/3 of the time.
• Up to 100 pounds from 1/3 to none of the time.
• More than 100 pounds none of the time.

Vision Requirements

• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
• Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distance and spatial relationships)
• Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)