What are the responsibilities and job description for the Caregiver position at Happy Valley Assisted Living?
Shift Requirements: 24 Hour Duties and responsibilities: During this time care giver is responsible for providing all aspects of homemaking for the residents. This includes but is not limited to keeping the common areas of the home clean, uncluttered, pleasant, and free of tripping hazards, plant and pet care, cooking healthy and tempting meals; assisting with phone calls or mail; and generally being on the look out for needs of any sort and meeting them. Charting or documenting thoroughly through shift. Personal care of residents may include assistance with any or all of the following ADLS:
Bathing orshowering
Toileting
Brushing teeth, mouth.and oral care
Assisting with meals
Dressing
Laundry,mending, ironing
Transferring
Social interaction, phone calls, mail, computer
Monitoring of behaviors, skin integrity, incontinence changes.
Reporting/Charting Daily
Pet Care Our care providers become the family of the residents they serve. They become very astute at observing changes in our residents' health and mental status, and are the first line of defense in keeping our residents happy and healthy. The residents need you to constantly be observant, and to act on your observations. As a care provider, you may be in a position to encounter some emotional, verbal or physical mistreatment from our residents. Accordingly, you must be very grounded and able to defuse situations that could escalate or remove yourself from the situation until it can be dealt with productively.
General characteristics expected for this job are:
Responsibility
Reliability
Compassion
Honesty
Self-Motivation
Requirements:
CPR/First Aid
TB Clearance
Background Check
5 Letters of Reference (2 employment 3 character) Can combine
Pay: $350.00 - $400.00 per day
Work Location: In person
Salary : $350 - $400