Universal Worker - Marietta's Place

Good Neighbor Society; Manchester (IA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Neighbor Society in Manchester, IA is seeking a Marietta's Place Universal Worker to support residents with daily living activities, meals, laundry, and apartment upkeep. You will document service plans, assist with ADLs, and promote safety while encouraging social engagement.

The role requires compassion, reliability and the ability to work in a team oriented environment. Training as a nursing assistant or home-health aide is preferred, with strong teamwork emphasized.

Qualifications

• Maturity and friendliness when working with residents and families.
• Ability to work in a team and relate well to coworkers and visitors.
• Reading and writing ability at a 12th-grade level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to tenants per service plans and document changes.
• Assist with Activities of Daily Living (bathing, dressing, hygiene, mobility).
• Support personal laundry and linen care; tidy and clean apartments.
• Prepare meals, serve meals, and assist with dining room duties during meals.

Skills

Maturity

Friendliness

Teamwork

Reading & writing (12th grade)

Education

High school diploma or GED preferred

Nursing assistant/home-health aide training preferred

Certified medication training preferred

Job description

Job details: Job Location: MANCHESTER, IA 52057, Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time, Education Level: None, Salary Range: $17.00 Hourly, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Any, Job Category: Health Care, Good Neighbor Society

Marietta's Place Universal Worker

Overview of Role / Essential Job Functions

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to tenants as outlined on each individual service plan and complete appropriate documentation
• Activities of Daily Living, including bathing, dressing, toileting, hygiene and mobility
• Personal Laundry
• Document information pertaining to changes in residents' functional status, personal needs, appointments, etc. in tenant chart as well as staff communication book.
• Strip and make residents' beds weekly; launder residents' linen and towels, fold and return to residents.
• Assist in preparing meals, serving meals and bussing tables, kitchen and dining room clean-up during mealtimes.
• Clean residents' apartments on assigned days and as outlined in the service plan.
• Practice safety in working around and with equipment, chemicals, tools and utensils.
• Encourage socialization and facilitate recreation among tenants.
• Wear a pager at all times and respond to tenant emergencies.
• Clean common areas as scheduled.
• Do Facility Laundry.
• Clean vacated units in preparation for new tenants and assist with “Deep Cleaning.
• Adhere to and carry out all policies and procedures.
• Report on-the-job injuries to the supervisor before the end of the work shift on the day the injury occurs.
• Establish and maintain constructive working relationships with coworkers, residents, families and visitors.
• Maintain confidentiality of verbal and written information pertaining to residents, facility operations, and personnel.
• Assist in keeping the environment safe.
• Identify supplies needed to perform tasks and report needs to supervisor.
• Assist with the activity program; conduct activities as directed by the Activity Coordinator or assigned by the director.
• Attend scheduled in-services and staff meetings and participate in committees as opportunities are available
• Carry out other duties as assigned by the director.
• Work according to the Standards of Excellence.
• PromoteThe Good Neighbor Societyin a positive way.
• Promote teamwork in providing services to tenants.
• Adhere to an environment of positive and top-notch customer service.
• Provide input into the development and updating of each tenant’s service plan.

Qualifications: Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to tenants as outlined on each individual service plan and complete appropriate documentation
• Activities of Daily Living, including bathing, dressing, hygiene and mobility
• Other medical needs
• Personal Laundry
• Monitor the health, safety and well-being of the residents.
• Report changes in tenant’s functional status, personal needs, or health condition to RN on call
• Document information pertaining to changes in residents' functional status, personal needs, appointments, etc. in tenant chart as well as staff communication book.
• Strip and make residents' beds weekly; launder residents' linen and towels, fold and return to residents.
• Assist in preparing meals, serving meals and bussing tables, kitchen and dining room clean-up during mealtimes.
• Clean residents' apartments on assigned days and as outlined in the service plan.
• Practice safety in working around and with equipment, chemicals, tools and utensils.
• Encourage socialization among tenants.
• Wear a pager at all times and respond to tenant emergencies; provide first-aid assistance and arrange for appropriate medical attention/follow-up.
• Maintain an accurate record of chargeable services in the extra services notebook (extra cleaning, personal laundry, guest meals, etc).
• Clean common areas as scheduled.
• Do Facility Laundry.
• Clean vacated units in preparation for new tenants and assist with “Deep Cleaning.
• Adhere to and carry out all policies and procedures.
• Report on-the-job injuries to the supervisor before the end of the work shift on the day the injury occurs.
• Establish and maintain constructive working relationships with coworkers, residents, families and visitors.
• Maintain confidentiality of verbal and written information pertaining to residents, facility operations, and personnel.
• Assist in keeping the environment safe.
• Identify supplies needed to perform tasks and report needs to supervisor.
• Assist with the activity program; conduct activities as directed by the Activity Coordinator or assigned by the director.
• Chaperone activities outside the facility when requested.
• Participate actively with marketing needs (provide tours, answer phone questions, etc.)
• Assist with office duties as needed (filing in tenant charts, general filing etc.)
• Attend scheduled in-services and staff meetings and participate in committees as opportunities are available
• Carry out other duties as assigned by the director.
• Work according to the Standards of Excellence.
• PromoteThe Good Neighbor Society in a positive way.
• Promote teamwork in providing services to tenants.
• Adhere to an environment of positive and top-notch customer service.
• Provide input into the development and updating of each tenant’s service plan.

Education and Experience

• Training/Experience as a nursing assistant or home-health aide is preferred
• Certified medication training preferred
• Skills in nurturing and organizing like those in a domestic household
• Experience or interest in working with older adults
• DIA Assisted Living regulations
• OSHA-MSDS sheets and procedures
• Fire and safety procedures
• Food-handling regulations
• Operation of kitchen appliances (dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, coffee maker, ice machine), office equipment (photocopier, telephone) and household appliances (vacuum cleaner, carpet shampoo machine)

Qualifications and Physical Demands

• Maturity, friendliness and enjoyment in working with people
• High school diploma or GED “preferred”, with reading, comprehension and writing ability at 12th-grade level or higher.
• Physical demand level: medium
• Lifting, pushing or pulling a minimum of 60 lbs., using proper body mechanics and/or available equipment.
• Ability to do bending or kneeling for up to 15 consecutive minutes to perform cleaning tasks.
• Ability to work 3-3.75 hours standing, walking and moving about without the need to sit down.
• Able to work with cleaning chemicals.

Working Conditions

• Inside and outside

Principal Contacts

• Works closely with residents, family members, volunteers and team members.

General Requirements

• Works in a safety-conscious manner, which ensures that safe work practices are used in order not to pose a risk to self or others in the workplace. Reports any safely violations or hazards to supervisor.
• Complies with company policies and procedures and local, state, and federal regulations.
• Adheres to policy on Drug-Free Workplace
• Interacts in a tactful, diplomatic, and humanistic manner with residents, families, visitors, and co-workers to provide a safe, efficient, and therapeutically effective caring environment which ensures the self-respect, personal dignity, rights and physical safety of each resident and facility guest.
• Maintains a dependable attendance record and adheres to standards of cleanliness, grooming, hygiene, and dress code.
• Takes positive action to ensure equal opportunity in the conduct of all business activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, age, national origin, disability, citizenship, veteran status or any other legal protected category.