Wellness Assistant

Responsibilities

The Wellness Assistant is trained to provide personal care and related services tasks as assigned by the Wellness Director.

• Provide activities of daily living assistance to the residents as directed from each Resident's Service Plan.
• Provide assistance according to state regulations.
• Provide verbal encouragement and support to residents.
• Prioritize tasks to ensure optimum services to residents as requests and needs change.
• Communicate to the Wellness Director when a resident's need has changed.
• Communicate to other departments as residents' needs arise during the shift.
• May drive company vehicle from community to social and other various destinations (only if required by community).
• May perform other duties as needed and/or assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one (1) to three (3) months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must successfully complete Atria's Medication Training (if providing medication reminders or assistance with medication).
• Must successfully complete all Atria specified training programs.
• 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.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• 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.
• Ability to work various schedules and shifts as needed.
• Must be fully vaccinated and provide vaccination record card at time of hire.