Assisted Living & Memory Care Caregiver

*We are looking for a Caregiver or CNA with a passion for working with seniors in our assisted living and memory care community.
* *Hiring Full Time 2nd & 3rd Shift Caregivers* *2nd shift - 2:30 p.
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-11:00 p.
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& 3rd shift-10:30 p.
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-7:00 a.
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* *POSITION GOAL:* We are looking for a Caregiver or Certified Nurse Assistant with a passion for working with seniors living with dementia for a brand new Memory Care Assisted Living.
The Caregiver or CNA provides direct patient care including assisting in activities of daily living, bathing, dressing, and escorting residents to meals and activities, and reports all changes in the resident’s condition to the Charge Nurse.
*ENVIRONMENT:* Under the auspices of a visionary board of directors, teamed with a long-tenured executive leadership team, Blakeford is poised to continue to expand its mission of serving seniors and their loved ones by fulfilling our Service Vision of “Exemplary Service…Every Time!”.
*ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES:* Based upon a core value of Integrity which Blakeford defines as “Doing the right thing every time”, our organization strives to adhere to the following values in all that we do: * Community – Nurturing a sense of connection and belonging.
* Compassion – Caring from the heart.
* Respect – Honoring and valuing every person.
* Consistency – Always being exemplary.
* Innovation – Encouraging the pursuit of limitless possibilities.
* Empowerment – Supporting hospitality inspired solutions.
*ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES: * * Find opportunities for our residents and associates to have a well lived life * Report immediately signs and symptoms of infection and changes in vital signs to the charge nurse.
* Assist with transfers and ambulation as needed.
* Check each resident at a minimum of every two hours or more as requested by the Charge Nurse, to ensure personal care needs are being met and respond to resident calls, as requested by a resident.
* Assist residents with bath function, daily dental and mouth care, grooming and dressing/undressing.
* Keep incontinent residents clean and dry, and assists residents with bowel and bladder functions.
* Measure and record temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration and intake/output, as instructed.
* Observe and report to the Charge Nurse the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent decubitus ulcers.
* Assist residents with meals and snacks * Assist with setup, service, and feeding if necessary * Housekeeping and laundry duties as necessary * Participate in dementia specific programming.
* Report unusual behaviors to Administrator and Charge Nurse.
* Assist as needed in our Woodcrest Skilled Nursing Facility.
* Interact with co-workers, physicians, residents and all other customers in a manner which encourages harmonious working relationships, enhances the image and reputation of the facility and promotes positive customer relations.
* Support the facility’s mission statement by dependability in attendance, punctuality, maintaining confidentiality, the timely completion of assignments, and attention to principles of professional ethics and quality service.
* Has a commitment to professional and personal growth through development of skills and knowledge, as well as improvement in the facility’s performance.
* Ensure the rights, dignity and confidentiality of all residents is maintained.
* All other duties as assigned by the Administrator or Charge Nurse *SUPERVISION and LEADERSHIP:* Receives guidance with respect to general objectives in the majority of tasks and projects assigned, determine methods, work sequence, and how to achieve objectives of assignments; operates within specific policy guidelines.
*EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:* six months previous experience in a memory care setting preffered *CERTIFICATION/LICENSE:* Certified Nursing Assistant (preferred) but not required *SKILLS REQUIRED:* *LANGUAGE SKILLS*: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, and short correspondence.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to residents, and other employees.
*MATHEMATICAL SKILLS*: Ability to add, and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
Ability to calculate meal percentages.
*REASONING ABILITY:* Ability to apply sound clinical judgement to carry out effective resident care.
Understands simple oral or written instructions.
*COMPUTER OPERATIONS:* Basic Computer Skills Job Type: Full-time Salary: From $16.
00 per hour Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $16.
00 per hour Benefits: * 403(b) * 403(b) matching * Dental insurance * Disability insurance * Employee assistance program * Flexible schedule * Health insurance * Health savings account * Life insurance * Paid time off * Paid training * Referral program * Tuition reimbursement * Vision insurance Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Holidays * Weekends as needed Experience: * Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred) License/Certification: * CPR Certification (Preferred) Shift availability: * Day Shift (Preferred) * Night Shift (Preferred) * Overnight Shift (Preferred) Work Location: In person