Resident Care Partner

Maple Cottage Assisted Living; Hendersonville (TN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Maple Cottage Assisted Living in Hendersonville, TN is seeking Care Partners to provide compassionate personal care to residents, assist with daily living activities, and support with self-medication. You will work within a primary care structure on shifts 7am-3pm, 3pm-7pm, or 7pm-7am, with consistent resident groups where possible to promote continuity of care and wellbeing.

Maple Cottage is an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will be considered without regard to disability,

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living, including assistance with residents' self-medication.
• Follow licensing regulations, safety policies and direction at Maple Cottage, including proper lifting technique and universal precautions when providing care to residents.
• Be knowledgeable of the resident’s care plan and refer to it in the performance of personal care duties.
• Monitor resident activity, food intake, functional status and psychosocial status; take action to promote resident wellbeing.
• Act immediately on any resident crisis, following protocol and policy.
• Promote open communication between healthcare professionals, families, residents and staff.
• Complete Care Partner assignments including cleaning and laundry, making rounds, dining services, activities, and tasks as directed by supervision.
• Function as a team, assisting coworkers as the need arises and following Lead Care Partners.
• Adhere to guidelines in the employee handbook.

Job description

Shifts available: 7am-3pm, 3pm-7pm, or 7pm-7am

Descriptionof Position:

Provide overall care and support to the residents of Maple Cottage Assisted Living. Promote resident wellbeing and satisfaction through direct personal care and support with activities of daily living. Complete housekeeping assignments and follow the lead and coaching of the Lead CarePartners.Thenurseonshiftisalwaysthechargenurse.CarePartnerswillfollowdirections given by the nurse on shift.

Staffing Pattern:

Maple Cottage Assisted Living staffs through a primary care structure. Each Care Partner will be chargedwithall,ofthepersonalcaredutiesforeachresidentassigned.Wheneverpossibleeach Care Partner will be assigned the same resident group each day to promote continuity of care.

ResponsibilitiesoftheCare Partner:

• Assistwithactivitiesofdailyliving,includingassistancewithresidentself- medication.
• Follow licensing regulations, safety policies and direction at Maple Cottage, including properliftingtechniqueanduniversalprecautionswhenprovidingcaretotheresidents.
• Beknowledgeableoftheresident’scareplanandrefertoitintheperformanceof personal care duties.
• Monitorresidentactivity,foodintake,functionalstatus,andpsychosocialstatus.Take action, as required, to promote resident wellbeing.
• Actimmediatelyonanyresidentcrisis,followingprotocoland policy.
• Promoteopencommunicationbetweenhealthcareprofessionals,families,residents and staff.
• CompleteCarePartnerassignmentsincludingbutnotlimitedto,cleaningandlaundry, making rounds, dining services, activities, and tasks as directed by supervision.
• Functionasateam,assistingcoworkersastheneedarisesandfollowingLeadCare Partners.
• Adheretoguidelinesintheemployee handbook.

Maple Cottage Assisted Living is an Equal Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, color, veteran status, religion, sex, or national origin.