MC Resident Caregiver - Full Time

Memory Care Resident Caregiver

Watercrest Buena Vista is looking for a Memory Care Resident Caregiver to join their Resident Care team! As a key member of the team, you will ensure the day-to-day care of our residents is provided in a sensitive, professional, and effective manner in the Memory Care neighborhood, as well as collaborate with the dining and community program to ensure best quality of care for all residents.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assist residents with their personal care, activities of daily living, and activity engagement as assigned and as requested by residents
• Perform daily housekeeping tasks as assigned using established procedures and standards
• Review and participate in 24 Hour Reports, Daily Logs, Shift Cross-over Reports and Verbal Reports as needed
• Assist residents to and from scheduled programs
• Participate in resident programming when scheduled or as needed
• Promote personal choices, independence and spiritual needs
• Perform laundry duties as assigned
• Assist with cleaning and tidying of resident’s rooms
• Respond to resident emergency calls
• Dispose of all resident used hygiene care products
• Report all resident changes in condition immediately to the Memory Care Director or Resident Wellness Director (Director of Nursing)
• Check residents every two (2) hours or as required
• Assure that established infection control practices are maintained
• Report all hazardous conditions and equipment to the Memory Care Director
• Assure the equipment is cleaned and properly stored at the end of each shift
• Report all burned out light bulbs, exit lights, overhead lights, and emergency call lights to the supervisor as soon as possible on the day they are found.
• Report all accidents and incidents as soon as possible to your supervisor, no matter how minor
• Maintain the confidentiality of residents’ personal care information
• Honor the residents’ personal and property rights
• Be knowledgeable and prepared for emergency situations including disasters, fire and other emergencies
• Must in company uniform and resident ready at all times

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to communicate effectively with all levels of management, team members, residents, family members, vendors, referral sources and outside contacts
• Able to make independent decisions
• Must be able to communicate in a warm, friendly and caring manner
• Must possess a passion to work with and around senior citizens
• Knowledge of customer service principles and practices

Education Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Certified Nursing Assistant/ Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide preferred, but not required
• License / Certificate for Medication Assistance (if applicable) as needed per state regulations
• CPR certification / First Aid certification

Experience Requirements:

• Experience with seniors in a Memory Care environment preferred

Physical Requirements:

• The following physical demands are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position:
• Able to stand or walk 75% of the day
• Able to concentrate with frequent interruptions
• Able to work under stress and in emergency situations
• Able to work under conditions that require sitting, standing, walking, reaching, pulling, pushing and grasping
• Able to talk and hear effectively in order to convey messages, instructions and information to residents and team members
• Occasionally lift / carry up to 50 pounds

7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm, 11pm-7am