Universal Worker - Part Time 130PM-930PM

Thomas Rest Haven; Coon Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Dental Insurance

IPERS

457 Life Insurance paid by Facility

Job summary

Park View Assisted Living in Iowa is seeking a Universal Worker to provide personal care and assist residents with daily activities, dressing, grooming, and meals. You will support residents in bed, monitor well-being, and work under the Assisted Living Nurse Manager.

The role includes light housekeeping, laundry, and reporting changes, with shifts varying to meet tenant needs. Applicants should be 16+, with nurse aide training and certification preferred, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or preferred.
• Medication Aide certification required; 75-hour nurse aide course completed.
• Ability to read, write and follow written and oral instructions in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to tenants as listed on the service plan and as delegated by the Assisted Living Nurse Manager.
• Bathe or assist tenants in bathing via a bed bath, tub, shower, or whirlpool.
• Assist tenants with personal grooming and toileting; manage incontinence if listed on plan.
• Assist tenants in dressing and undressing per daily needs and season.
• Change bed linen and perform light housekeeping and laundry tasks as assigned.
• Support mealtime routines and provide prompt mealtime assistance when needed.
• Report appetite changes and request substitutions when necessary.
• Observe and report changes in residents’ physical and emotional conditions to the Nurse Manager.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

English literacy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Medication Aide certification

Nurse aide course (75 hours)

Job description

Company Description

Park View Assisted Living is a place where tenants are not just cared for but cared about! We are a city owned, not for profit, community involved, family orientated, work life balance, empowering place to work!!

Job Description

A Universal Worker is responsible for providing personal care and other assistance in the assisted living facility. Universal Workers may be called upon to help residents in and out of bed, and with dressing, grooming, personal hygiene, toileting, feeding and bathing. Universal Workers will be called upon to provide certain basic treatments, assist with medications and take resident vital signs as requested by the Assisted Living Nurse Manager. Additionally, Universal Workers will be requested to help with housekeeping and laundry tasks as assigned by the Assisted Living Nurse Manager. Universal workers are responsible for observing and reporting changes in residents’ physical and emotional conditions to the Assisted Living Nurse Manager. Excellent communication and team skills are needed. May be required to work a variety of shifts depending on tenant needs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides services to tenants as listed on the service plan and as delegated by the Assisted Living Nurse Manager.
• Bathe or assist tenants in bathing via a bed bath, tub, shower, or whirlpool.
• Perform or assist tenants with personal grooming needs such as shaving, hair care, oral hygiene, denture care, skin care, toileting, and cosmetics.
• Assist tenants in dressing and undressing as needed in clothing appropriate to the time of day and season of the year.
• Assist tenant in caring for and securing personal articles, labeling clothing, etc.
• Change bed linen.
• Assist tenants with before and after meal routines such as washing face and hands, transporting to and from the dining area or preparing environment for in room dining.
• Provide tenants prompt mealtime assistance if needed.
• Report appetite changes and request substitutions when necessary.
• Assist tenant in with elimination needs such as help with managing incontinence if listed on the tenant service plan.
• Assist tenant in transferring from bed, chair, wheelchair, toilet, etc. using appropriate equipment and following the principles of proper body mechanics if assigned in the service plan.
• Provides light housekeeping and laundry services as listed on the tenant service plan.
• Assists and helps direct group and individualized activities for tenants as assigned by the Assisted Living Nurse Manager.
• Other duties assigned by the Assisted Nurse Manager needed to complete tenant service plans and as properly delegated by the Assisted Nurse Manager.
• Documents on tenant and facility records as required by the assisted living’s policies and procedures.
• Responds to tenant emergency calls while on duty and summons help as indicated according to facility policy and procedure.
• Ability to reasonably conform to all rules and policies of this facility.
• Reports to and communicates with the Assisted Living Nurse Manager about changes in tenant condition or requests or needs for services.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High school graduate or GED preferred. All applicants must be at least 16 years old. Medication Aide certification is required. Completion of a seventy-five-hour nurse aide course is required. Universal Workers must be able to read, write and follow written and oral instructions in English. Failure to maintain certification as a nursing assistant will result in termination.

Additional Information

Benefits Include:

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental Insurance *AFLAC
• IPERS
• 457 ***Life Insurance paid by Facility!! ****Personal Time *A positive home-like atmosphere while providing care for our amazing tenants!*

All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.