Direct Care Worker (DCW)

Overview

• Provide respectful, compassionate, and professional care to all residents.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including:
• Bathing and showering
• Grooming and personal hygiene
• Oral care
• Dressing and undressing
• Toileting and continence care
• Eating and drinking
• Personal care needs
• Encourage residents to maintain as much independence as safely possible.
• Follow each resident's individual care/service plan.
• Monitor residents and report changes in their physical, emotional, behavioral, or social condition to the appropriate supervisor.
• Assist residents with meals, snacks, hydration, and special dietary needs as directed.
• Assist residents with maintaining clean clothing, linens, and personal belongings.
• Perform resident laundry and assigned laundry duties.
• Maintain clean, sanitary, and orderly resident rooms and common areas.
• Clean the Assisted Living Facility, including resident rooms, bathrooms, hallways, dining areas, living areas, offices, and other assigned areas.
• Sweep, mop, vacuum, dust, disinfect, and sanitize assigned areas according to facility procedures.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, including door handles, tables, counters, light switches, and other appropriate surfaces.
• Empty trash and dispose of waste properly according to facility procedures.
• Maintain adequate supplies of cleaning products, paper products, and other assigned supplies and report shortages to the supervisor.
• Follow proper infection-control and sanitation procedures when cleaning the facility.
• Assist residents with scheduled activities, recreation, appointments, and community activities when assigned.
• Provide appropriate supervision to residents based on their individual needs and service plans.
• Assist with emergency procedures, fire drills, evacuation procedures, and emergency response according to facility policy.
• Maintain resident privacy and confidentiality at all times.
• Complete required documentation accurately and timely, including daily notes, observation records, incident reports, and other required documentation.
• Immediately report falls, injuries, accidents, unusual behavior, suspected abuse or neglect, medical concerns, or other incidents to the appropriate supervisor.
• Maintain professional boundaries with residents, families, visitors, and coworkers.
• Attend required staff meetings, orientation, in-service training, and continuing education.
• Follow all facility policies and procedures related to resident rights, safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, confidentiality, and abuse prevention.
• Perform other duties related to resident care, housekeeping, facility cleaning, and daily operations as assigned by the Administrator or supervisor.

RESIDENT RIGHTS AND CONFIDENTIALITY

The Direct Care Worker shall:

• Protect the dignity and privacy of every resident.
• Treat residents with respect and without discrimination.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident information.
• Protect resident records and personal information.
• Never abuse, neglect, exploit, threaten, intimidate, or mistreat a resident.
• Respect residents' personal choices and rights.
• Immediately report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation according to facility policy and applicable requirements.

CLEANING AND HOUSEKEEPING RESPONSIBILITIES

The Direct Care Worker is responsible for helping maintain a clean, safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment throughout the facility.

Duties include:

• Cleaning resident bedrooms and bathrooms.
• Cleaning common areas and hallways.
• Sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming floors.
• Dusting furniture and surfaces.
• Cleaning and disinfecting bathrooms.
• Cleaning dining and kitchen areas as assigned.
• Emptying trash and replacing trash liners.
• Cleaning high-touch surfaces.
• Cleaning windows and other areas as assigned.
• Washing and changing linens.
• Completing resident laundry.
• Keeping cleaning supplies organized and properly stored.
• Reporting maintenance or safety concerns to the supervisor.
• Following all infection-control and chemical-safety procedures.

Pay: $10.00 - $13.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $10 - $13