Caregiver AM/PM Fulltime

Deercreekseniorliving; El Cajon (CA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pennant Group, Inc. is seeking a Caregiver in the Wellness department to support residents with daily living activities, personal hygiene, mobility, and dining. You will promote independence and dignity while maintaining professional conduct and interactions across shifts.

Responsibilities include following care plans, adhering to infection control standards, and communicating any health changes to supervision. This is a non-exempt (hourly) role with a pay rate of $18 per hour.

Qualifications

• Assists residents with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, mobility, and dining.
• Supports resident independence and dignity through compassionate care.
• Follows infection control procedures and standard precautions.

Responsibilities

• Provides residents with assistance per care plans.
• Takes part in activities that promote socialization and well-being.
• Communicates health changes to supervisor and documents appropriately.

Job description

Job Title

Caregiver

Department

Wellness

Classification

Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Reports To

Wellness Director

Position Summary

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.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Ensures the CAPLICO Core Values and Code of Conduct are adhered to at all times.
• Ensures compliance with Resident Rights and HIPAA policies at all times.
• Demonstrates teamwork by communicating with other staff, actively working to resolve problems and lending assistance to other community staff.
• Provides residents with assistance for personal needs according to the support/care plan.
• Resident needs may include, but are not limited to: toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, transport, and dining.
• Practices patience, compassion, and empathy in all interactions with residents.
• Focuses on residents' abilities and provides social/emotional support and encourages the resident to be as independent as possible.
• Promotes improved quality of life for residents through person-centered care and daily interactions.
• This includes prompt response to calls for assistance, sensitivity to resident needs for socialization and for privacy, providing direct assistance to participate in activities, and providing appointment reminders.
• Interacts and communicates with residents and family members respectfully.
• Refers family members to nurse or supervisor for service/care concerns.
• Consistently utilizes Standard Precautions and follows infection control procedures.
• Observes for and informs supervisor/shift leader promptly about any changes in resident health/condition, behavior or needs.
• Promptly reports unusual events, suspicion of abuse/neglect, and emergency situations.
• Assists residents with dining.
• May include but not limited to preparing/cleaning the dining room, assisting residents with food selection, and serving beverages and food.
• Promotes pleasant dining environment and encourages social interaction among residents.
• Completes resident laundry as scheduled and according to community policy.
• If assigned, cleans resident rooms, bathrooms, common areas according to community protocols & schedules.
• Reports maintenance needs promptly.
• Takes all appropriate safety precautions to minimize risk of injury to resident, self and other staff.
• Consistently practices proper body mechanics and safe handling techniques.
• Fulfills state regulatory requirements for annual training and/or continuing education.
• Attends designated meetings.
• May perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Work Environment

Works all throughout the community/facility.

Pay Rate

Pay Rate: $18 Hour

Employer Information

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.