Experienced Caregiver - Largo

Pay Range: $15

Largo, FL

Available Shifts:

M-Th: 3 pm to 11 pm

Sat-Sun: 5:00 pm to 9 pm

Description of Caregiver Position:

Provides direct personal care and supervision to the residents at the Assisted Living Facility.

Promotes resident well-being and satisfaction through support with activities of daily living.

Communicates with other departments to ensure resident needs are met. Each Caregiver will be charged with all of the personal care duties of their resident assignment. Whenever possible each Caregiver will be assigned to the same resident group each day to promote continuity of care.

Responsibilities of the Caregiver:

• Assists with activities of daily living following Assisted Living Facility protocol, licensing regulations, and guidelines for both resident and employee safety.
• Follows safety guidelines in the Assisted Living Facility, including proper lifting technique and universal precautions, when providing care to the residents.
• Follows the schedule of duties for the Caregiver, as well as the individual plan of care for each resident.
• Functions as a team, assisting co-workers as the need arises throughout the work shift.
• Monitors residents’ activities, food intake, functional status, psychosocial status, and takes action as required to promote residents’ well-being.
• Reports resident’s behaviors changes immediately to the supervisor.
• Acts immediately on any resident’s crisis, following established protocol.
• Documents residents’ status changes, including but not limited to, physical changes, reaction to medication, psycho-social status changes, and behavioral changes.
• In the event all assigned duties cannot be completed, the Caregiver asks for assistance and reports to the Resident Care Coordinator or Administrator.
• Promotes open communication between health care professionals, families, residents, and staff.
• Adheres to guidelines in the employee handbook including dress code, conduct, scheduling, etc.

Salary : $15