Weekend Caregiver

Fields Senior Living; Vacaville (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Fields Senior Living in Vacaville, CA is seeking caring caregivers to assist residents with daily living activities per service plans and to uphold resident rights.

The role involves supporting residents with mobility, meals, hygiene, and safety, working with other staff, and contributing to a safe, respectful environment.

CPR/First Aid certification and ability to pass background checks are required; high school diploma required.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret care plans.
• Ability to pass Urinary Analysis drug screening upon hire and routinely.
• Must be eighteen (18) years old and CPR/First Aid certified.
• Experience with Assisted Living and Memory Care regulations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with ADL tasks per service plans (bathing, grooming, toileting, dressing).
• Observe resident rights and privacy at all times.
• Support residents with emotional and behavioral needs.
• Assist other staff on the floors as needed.
• Help residents get to and from meals.
• Encourage participation in activities and lead when asked.
• Maintain safe, clean environment and report safety concerns.
• Attend in-services/workshops to enhance skills.

Skills

Patient care

CPR/First Aid

Care plan reading

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Assisting residents with ADL tasks as indicated in their service plans. This includes but not limited to: assisting withbathing, grooming, toileting, dressing, oral care, ambulation, transfers, servingandassisting withmeals, feeding,housekeeping,bedmaking,andlaundry
• Always observe and uphold resident rights
• Positively supports residents with emotional and behavioral issues
• Assistotherstaffasneededonthefloors
• Assistresidentstoandfrommeals
• Supports resident activity participation by assisting residents to/from activities, encouraging participation, and leading activities when asked.
• Must be willing to work with staff from all departments to ensure quality of careforresidents
• Keepenvironment safeandcleanforresidents;performing housekeeping duties as indicate don cleaning schedule or assignment sheets.
• Observe residents for safety and report any and all changes in resident conditioneffectively,accurately,andinatimelymannertoLNonduty
• Assist in development and revision of Service Plans by informing supervisor of current resident needs and preferences as well as successful service approaches.
• Answers all resident pendant/pull cords immediately.
• Carryandpossessaworkingknowledgeofcommunitycall/communication system
• All other duties as assigned.

Additional Functions:

• Must be neat in appearance, pleasant personality, be congenial to fellow team members, residents, families, and the public in general. Must be capable of using own judgement and initiative in daily duties.
• Always demonstrates safe working practices.
• Maintains a professional image to residents and fellow co-workers in words, actions and in appearance
• Always maintains confidentiality and privacy of our residents and staff.
• Relatetoresidentsinacourteous,empathetic,andcooperative manner.
• Must be a mature individual. Must possess the ability to multi-task in a fast-pacedenvironment and perform a variety of tasks, often changing assignments on shortnotice.
• Must have strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to prioritize and meetdeadlines.
• Mustbedetailandteam-workoriented.
• Must attend required in-services/ workshops to further education of skills andcommunityrequirements.

Qualifications:

• MustbeDrugfreeandsubmittoUrinaryAnalysisDrugscreeninguponhireandroutinely.
• Must be able to pass Criminal Background Check, Health Screening including TB test.
• Must be eighteen (18) years old.
• Maintains current CPR and first aid certification.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret care plans.
• Assisted Living and Memory Care regulations knowledge.
• Ability to prioritize and organize assignments.
• The employee shall be responsible for maintaining the integrity of Fields Senior Living

Physical Demands and Requirements:

• Maintain ability to lift 50 pounds; to stand or walk throughout the vast majority of the work day; and to frequently push, pull, bend, twist and reach.
• Mustbewillingtobeactiveandonfeetduringentireworkshift.
• Involves light to heavy physical activity performing non-strenuous and strenuous activities.
• Must have sufficient manual dexterity to work with the fingers and to reach/hand items.