Caregiver/Cna Jobs

Position Summary

Caregivers role includes providing hands on care, physical and emotional support to each resident while maintaining a safe and comfortable home like environment.

Shifts: Overnight 7p to 7a

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

The following duties are normal for this position. This list is not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• High School diploma/GED
• Responds to security system and resident call bells promptly.
• Serves and collects food trays and assists as needed; reports refusal of meals or loss of appetite.
• Maintains cleanliness of resident’s room and work areas.
• Assists with continence management and disposes of all continence products properly to ensure sanitation of resident suite and community restrooms.
• Engages residents in life skills and other life enrichment activities.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Observes, reports and documents symptoms and conditions of residents for changes in condition such as skin, behavior, alertness, weight, dietary and participation in activities.
• Certified Nurse’s Aid certification preferred.
• Helps residents maintain independence, promotes dignity and physical safety of each resident.
• Notifies supervisor and/or Director of Nursing if a resident has increased care needs.
• Previous experience working with seniors preferred.
• Actively participates/leads and assists residents with activities of daily living (i.e. bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, ambulation, transferring, eating) as instructed.
• Greets and assists all internal and external customers, guests, family members, residents, vendors and team members.
• Does resident laundry as assigned and needed.
• Practices good standard care precautions of cleanliness, hygiene and health.
• Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
• Responsible for a designated group of residents during the shift; knows where their residents are and physically checks on each assigned resident as assigned.