Caregiver

The Pennant Group; Las Vegas (NV); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Desert Springs Senior Living in Las Vegas, NV is seeking a part-time Caregiver to support residents with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, socialization, cognition, and mobility. You will promote independence and dignity through compassionate, respectful care and maintain clear communication with team members.

Preferred qualifications include prior direct care experience, a high school diploma or GED, and CPR certification.

Qualifications

• Prior direct care experience preferred.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Current CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living including personal hygiene, socialization, cognition, and physical health.
• Encourage resident independence and preserve dignity through professional conduct and interactions.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident and staff information and report to appropriate staff.
• Communicate effectively with residents and team members and participate in designated facility trainings.

Skills

Direct care experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

## CaregiverApplylocations: Las Vegas, Nevadatime type: Part timeposted on: Posted 28 Days Agojob requisition id: JR60786Desert Springs Senior Living is currently seeking a **Caregiver** to join our team of dedicated professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of our residents, their families and our community. We are guided by our CAPLICO Core Values:***Celebration******Accountability******Passion for Learning******Love One Another******Intelligent Risk Taking******Customer Second (Employee First!)******Ownership***If these core values resonate deeply with your own moral compass and you meet the requirements below, then you should apply.**About the Opportunity**The Caregiver supports residents with activities of daily living including personal hygiene, socialization, cognition, and physical health. Encourages resident independence, supports resident choice and preserves resident dignity through professional conduct and interactions.**Critical Success Factors**· Exhibits a positive customer service attitude as demonstrated by being approachable, friendly, and willing to assist others.· Displays personal initiative to complete work without constant supervision.· Demonstrates consistent work attendance as scheduled and addresses work related problems with the proper individuals.· Communication skills that include careful listening, being sensitive to other people’s thoughts and feelings, giving thoughtful responses, and the timely and accurate reporting to appropriate people.· Maintains confidentiality of both resident and staff information.· Must present with a neat, clean appearance.· Participates in designated facility in-services. Help new staff learn job tasks and responsibilities.**Preferred Qualifications**· Prior direct care experience preferred.· High school diploma or GED.· Current CPR certification preferred.· Meets age requirements according to facility policy and state regulations.We are an equal opportunity employer.We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.PSL is the most progressive company in the exploding healthcare services field today. Dedicated to restoring public confidence in the healthcare industry, PSL has assembled a team of highly competent, dedicated and caring individuals who are creating a new standard of excellence for healthcare providers everywhere.PSL currently serves over 50 long-term care, facilities in six Western states. These facilities have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the “Service Center,” a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual facilities.As an organization, we are deeply committed to our mission of providing life-changing service to our residents, employees and the communities we serve.