Caregiver Job DescriptionSummary: Assisting residents with activities of daily living; including personalhygiene, bathing, mobility, offering hydration, promoting attendance at activities, and otherduties as assigned.
Qualifications:
• High school graduate or equivalent• Experience with electronic records• Experience as a Caregiver preferred• Physical and emotional capacity, education, and experience to respond to the needs of thecommunity members• Physical demands such as; standing, walking, sitting, bending, pushing, pulling, climbingstairs, hearing, seeing, kneeling, lifting up to 35 pounds or more with a team member• Ability to effectively communicate with confidence, clarity, precision, andprofessionalism• Flexibility to meet the 24 hour care needs of facility residents.• Must be at least 18 years of age.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Assist residents as outlined below.• Assist residents with activities of daily living such as toileting, bathing,personal hygiene, dressing, and oral care, following their care plan.• Assist with transfers using mechanical lifts with another team member.• Assist resident with hydration, meal set-up and eating assistance as needed.• Deliver meal trays, according to each community members’ individual nutritional needs.• Assist residents to and from dining room and assure all residents are accounted for at each meal.• Observe residents’ condition and report any significant changes to the Nurse on Duty.• Take and record vital signs as requested.• Promptly respond to activated code alerts, bed alarms and door alarms within 5 minutes.• Tidy community member’s rooms including change bed linens as needed and removetrash every shift. Tidy other common areas around the facility.• Assist residents to engage in person-centered activities have conversationsand participate with them as appropriate.• Complete laundry and ensure it is delivered back to the room in a timely manner.
Caregiver Job Description
• Do routine rounding to ensure that each resident is comfortable, dry and safe in theirroom.• Attempt to resolve residents’ issues by using CNA Network – Faithbased service, integrity, teamwork, appreciation, compassion, respect, competence, patience andcommitment.• Follow the Chain of Command – Care Team Supervisor, Director of Nursing,Administrator.• Document care provided to residents
Greet visitors appropriately and direct them to their destination.
• Caregivers report to the Care Team Supervisor.• Report to Care Team Supervisor when not able to work.• Complete 15 hours of required training according to state and federal regulation.• Treat all community members with respect, dignity and compassion.• Assist to provide community members with a safe, home-like environment.• Have a neat, clean appearance and adhere to the dress code policy.• Perform all other duties as assigned by nurse on duty or the lead caregiver.