Care Partner

Care Partner Job Description

Purpose: To provide personal care and assist in monitoring the wellbeing and the environment of the residents receiving assisted living services.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

• CNA, or previous experience working with the elderly in a residential or long-term care setting preferred.
• Current CNA license, other license, or ability to obtain as required by State regulatory agency.
• Ability to take blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature, and O2 Sat or ability to learn.
• Must maintain current CPR/First Aid credentials.
• Must maintain current Food Handlers credentials.
• Must maintain annual Continuing Education Credits.
• Must enjoy working with seniors.
• Ability to establish effective relationships with residents, family members and team members.
• Must be able to read, comprehend, write, and speak English to communicate effectively with residents, families, visitors, and other team members.
• Proficiency in basic computer skills, including Word and Excel.
• Ability to represent the community in a positive and professional manner.
• Must meet all health-related requirements pertaining to state licensure.
• Must be able to perform duties and responsibilities (Essential Job Functions) with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Subject to pre-employment screening including physical, drug and TB testing and criminal background check.

Essential Functions:

• Resident Care:
• Reviews and understands all resident individual service plans.
• Assists residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, transferring, and ambulation, as specified in residents' individual service plans.
• Engages residents in meaningful conversation and socialization while providing personal care assistance.
• Observes residents for changes in physical, emotional, mental, and social condition, unusual symptoms, accidents, injuries, or unusual occurrences, and reports promptly to a licensed nurse and/or supervisor.
• Completes all forms to include but not limited to incident reports, and written and computerized documentation, as necessary for communication of resident information with other members of the Resident Care Team and with the licensed nurses and Executive Director.
• Assists with resident mealtimes in dining room, serves meals in accordance with proper serving technique and ensures that food is presented in an attractive manner as needed.
• Encourages residents to participate in scheduled activities and outings and assists with those activities as needed.
• Were permitted by State regulatory agency, assists with Postmortem care which is carried out by a Medication Technician for a resident who passes away in the community under hospice.
• Housekeeping:
• Makes resident beds, empties apartment trash, and tidies resident apartment daily and as needed or requested.
• Turns down resident beds in the evening if requested.
• Changes resident linens and towels according to community laundry schedule, and as needed or as requested.
• Maintains resident clothing and closet in a neat and orderly manner.
• Assists with resident laundry as scheduled including non-scheduled or as necessary.
• Notifies Housekeeping team members of spills and soiled areas; assists with clean-up as needed.
• Assists in cleaning walkers, wheelchairs, and other resident equipment, as needed.
• Assists with other housekeeping duties as assigned.
• Other:
• Attends all required team member meetings and in-service training sessions.
• Answers phones as needed in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Upholds Residents' Rights as defined by state regulations and by Company policy, at all times.
• Supports and upholds all other Company policies, and the service philosophy.
• Adheres to the company dress code while on duty.
• Reliable and predictable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.