Caregiver

Career Opportunities with Senior Pharmacy Services Inc. A great place to work. Are you ready for new challenges and new opportunities? This position is 4 days on and 2 days off Shifts available: 7a - 3p; 3p - 11p and 11p - 7a The Caregiver assists residents with Activities of Daily Living and other pertinent care and support needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned. serves meals and assists residents with meal time needs accompanies residents on shopping trips and instructs and counsels residents in purchase of personal items aides staff in administering therapeutic activities, such as physical exercises, occupational arts and crafts, and recreational games, to residents redirects disruptive residents to prevent injury to themselves and others observes and documents residents’ behaviors, such as speech production, and feeding patterns to facilitate assessment and development of treatment goals attends to routine Activities of Daily Living (ADL) of residents gives medications as prescribed by physician with RN delegation takes and records weight and vital signs with RN delegation engages with residents and participates with activities, programs and socials, both scheduled and non-scheduled ensures the safety and well-being of the resident at all times follows residents’ service plans as written and properly documented as required reports and documents emergency incidents attends mandatory training and in-service meetings and complete continuing education requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily: Education and/or Experience High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or 0-3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience other field and position related skills, qualifications and training desirable ability to multitask ability to make quick decisions in life threatening situations ability to work as part of a team dedication to detail and reporting

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee: is regularly required to talk or hear is frequently required to walk and stand must often use their hands to grasp and hold objects is regularly required to sit must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job: the employee is frequently exposed to medical conditions and airborne particles which can be transmitted the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate #J-18808-Ljbffr Senior Pharmacy Services Inc.