Compassionate Direct Care Worker (Meds)

Midwest Health, Inc.; Denison (IA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Midwest Health, Inc. seeks a Direct Care Worker (meds) to provide hands-on care for community residents, supporting daily living activities, housekeeping, laundry, and mealtime services. The role requires teamwork with the Executive Director and nursing staff to ensure safety and quality of care.

The candidate will assist with bathing, dressing, mobility, vital signs, and medication documentation, while maintaining a clean med room and reporting changes promptly.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents in and out of bed and into wheelchair according to procedure. This may require the assistance of another aide, and/or the use of a gait belt.
• Assist residents in bathing.
• Assist residents in dressing or undressing.
• Assist resident to bathroom and provide peri care as needed.
• Take and record vital signs of residents according to community schedule and policies.
• Assist residents to dining area for meals. May be required to assist with feeding of residents.
• May be required to strip bedding and replace with clean linens per schedule or as needed.
• May be required to assist in personal grooming of residents.
• May be required to turn residents as needed when designated on care plan.
• May be required to clean bedpans and empty catheter bags.
• May be required to document and/or report information regarding residents as instructed. Documentation must be completed prior to leaving the shift.
• Maintain med room in a clean and orderly manner.
• May be required to clean bedpans and empty catheter bags.
• May be required to document and/or report information regarding residents as instructed. Documentation must be completed prior to leaving the shift.
• Give shift report as required on resident status.
• Provide housekeeping/cleaning services as required and scheduled by the Executive Director. This shall include both resident areas and common areas of the community.
• Provide laundry and linen service as required and deliver all resident laundry as designated.
• Perform minor maintenance and servicing on community equipment as instructed. This includes inventory of supplies. Monitors personal and staff compliance to all state and federal requirements including but not limited to blood borne pathogens, hazardous materials, infection control, and fire safety.
• Monitors personal and staff compliance to residents’ rights.
• Passes medications and gives treatments according to physician’s orders in a timely fashion and according to community policies and schedules.
• Perform simple dressing changes to wounds.
• Notify RN of medications needing to be refilled.
• Maintain a clean and organized med cart.
• Employee must be available to work rotating weekends and holidays.

Job description

Midwest Health, Inc. seeks a Direct Care Worker (meds) to provide hands-on care for community residents, supporting daily living activities, housekeeping, laundry, and mealtime services. The role requires teamwork with the Executive Director and nursing staff to ensure safety and quality of care.

The candidate will assist with bathing, dressing, mobility, vital signs, and medication documentation, while maintaining a clean med room and reporting changes promptly.