Caregiver

Job Location: White Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care, Lawton, MI 49065 Summary Responsible for enhancing and improving the SRIM experience specifically in heartfelt care for our residents and their families. Demonstrates and promotes SRIM’s core value of the golden rule. Treats others including residents, families, visitors, and associates in the same way we would like to be treated. Attends to all the daily living needs of residents; assistance with ADL’s, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging resident independence. Responsibilities Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Assists residents with all activities of daily living including dressing, grooming, peri‑care, toileting, and hygiene. Speaks to and interacts with residents at all levels of care while showing empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect. Observes and reports to supervisor daily. Changes in the resident's health and emotional wellbeing. Serves and assists residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Initiates and participates in leisure activities provided to residents as described in the activity calendar. Always maintains a clean, safe, and orderly environment for all residents. Performs daily general housekeeping duties following established cleaning schedules. Ensures and supports a dignified caring atmosphere for residents, families, visitors, and associates. Responds promptly and courteously to residents' requests for assistance including phone calls and requests from family members and visitors. Communicates effectively in a language that each resident is capable of understanding. Ensures residents and/or responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community. Maintains a safe and secure working environment free of hazards. Responsible for eliminating objects or situations that could cause harm or falls to residents, families, visitors, and associates. Practices good body mechanics and safe working habits. Observes and reports safety hazards immediately to supervisor. Provides assistance to associates when requested or required. Knows, understands, follows established policy and procedures in emergency situations. Responsible for being essential personnel during emergencies and/or inclement weather. Remains at community until released by supervisor. Works as a team player with other associates and management in accomplishing work assignments. Demonstrates a positive and respectful attitude about work issues, policies, and procedures. Demonstrates a positive and respectful attitude with residents, families, visitors, associates, and management. Complies with attendance and call off policy. Participates in trainings, in‑service, and mandatory meetings. Wears clean and appropriate dress per established dress code policy. Refrains from discussing resident care issues with families or visitors and refers all inquiries to immediate supervisor. Knows, understands, and complies with HIPAA regulations. Assists with training of new employees. Assists in mentoring new employees. Takes initiative in work and seeks to offer solutions and suggestions without being asked. Willingly takes on special projects or assignments outside regular duties. Provides a variety of housekeeping and/or laundry duties in maintaining the community in an orderly, clean, and sanitary condition. Performs all other reasonable duties as assigned or requested. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Florida Applicants: Qualifications: Language Ability Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Education / Experience High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of the ones that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to blood‑borne pathogens. Legal Notice Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is required to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including HIPAA, and must follow the organization’s policies and procedures at all times. #J-18808-Ljbffr Sr Companies