Care Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Are you looking for a team that takes on challenges with a positive attitude and sense of humor? Do you have a weird obsession with caring for the elderly and helping them live their best lives? Do you want to start a career in health care?

Our team, VitaCare Living of Ogilvie, is looking for amazing Care Specialists, and we think you might be the one! If you want to find out, we would love for you to start the application process. We look forward to meeting you!

Shifts Available:

• Full-Time NOC (11 pm until 7 am)
• Part-Time NOC (11 pm until 7 am)

Why Join Us?

At our VitaCare Living - Ogilvie, we value our staff as much as our residents. Be part of a close-knit, community-focused environment where connection, growth, and support are central to everything we do.

$16 - $18 hourly

• Take care of light housekeeping tasks including but not limited to vacuuming, bed making, laundry, etc.
• Support patients to help them complete personal hygiene tasks like bathing, grooming, toileting, shaving, dressing, etc.
• Ensure quality companionship and provide psychological and emotional support for patients and family members
• Execute basic medical tasks such as replacing bandages and dressings, taking vital signs, measuring glucose and ketone levels, and ensuring the proper use of medical devices

• Administer Medications: Dispense medications as directed by the Registered Nurse (RN), maintaining an annual error rate of no more than one mistake
• Resident Response: Attend to resident call lights within 10 minutes to ensure responsive and attentive care
• Light Housekeeping: Perform regular light housekeeping in resident rooms at least once weekly to promote a clean and comfortable living space
• Service Charting: Accurately document all services provided without missing tasks, ensuring compliance with company standards
• Assistance with ADLs: Support residents in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) according to each individual’s Client Service Plan, with a zero-tolerance policy for missed tasks

• A high school diploma or GED equivalent is required - some college is an asset
• Compassionate, kind, and empathetic personality is essential, with superb organization and communications skills

Some skills expected-

• Ability to lift 35 lbs
• Assist with resident ADLs as directed by Client service plan
• Administration of medication as directed by an RN
• Answer client call lights
• Housekeeping in residents' rooms as scheduled
• Charting of all services performed

Attributes:

• Extreme Ownership:  Demonstrates accountability, and ownership of outcomes, and proactively removes obstacles
• Resourcefulness:  Finds effective solutions even with limited resources and independently seeks knowledge
• Passion for Purpose (Big Why):  Possesses a strong, genuine dedication to serving and caring for vulnerable adults
• Commitment to Growth:  Actively pursues self-improvement and team betterment each day.
• Humility:  Embraces a solutions-focused attitude, welcoming feedback and putting egos aside for the best outcome
• Reliability: Shows up on time, prepared, and ready to deliver dependable support
• Gratitude:  Maintains a positive outlook, seeking and appreciating the good in all situations

We believe in living with a purpose outside of ourselves. VitaCare Living - Mora Locations is a community full of people with purpose The residents wake up each day with the chance to improve the world around them. The staff works daily with people they care deeply for and have careers that foster growth, purpose, and fulfillment.

VitaCare Living - Mora is an established assisted living and memory care provider with a mission to add LIFE to the years of our residents and staff. We care for up to 8 residents in smaller, comfortable settings that prioritize community, dignity, and purpose.