Job Summary
Home Harbor of Racine is looking for caregivers to perform work providing personal physical care consistent with each resident's individual service plan; and perform other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Makes a positive contribution to the lives of our residents by practicing and demonstrating our Service Expectations as described in the Employee Handbook in all interactions with residents, families, and other staff.
- Reviews individual service plans, charts, and assignment and service schedules to provide high quality and appropriate care to residents.
- Performs duties that provide personal physical care, hygiene, and nutritional needs of a resident, within established policy and procedures.
- Assists with admissions, discharge, orientation or transfer of a resident.
- May assist in the administration medications, treatments, and specialized treatments under the direction of a nurse or company policy and procedures.
- Follows log book, assignment sheet and schedules for service or special instructions pertaining to resident care.
- Maintains resident dignity, privacy, confidentiality, and respect consistent with the Bill of Resident Rights and company standards.
- Observes resident functioning and promptly reports any change in condition and behavior to a nurse.
- Observes and reports on any unsafe condition or operational problems to any member of the management staff.
- Responds on own initiative to help residents and co-workers with difficulties or needs for service acting on visual or auditory indications of need for assistance, including anticipating resident needs when not vocalized by residents.
- Responds to calls for service and handles situation discovered from a variety of sources, call or emergency lights, pager system, visual observations of residents, auditory observations,
- Follows company policy and procedures in performing job duties.
- Learns resident names and likes and dislikes in order to provide a more personalized service to residents.
- Participates in job-related education, training/practice and meetings as assigned.
- Assists the orientation and mentoring of new staff to resident aide duties, policies and
Qualifications and Skills
- Working knowledge of basic nursing care procedures used to provide physical and social care to residents.
- Working knowledge of safe work practices and procedures, including fire safety, first aid, blood-borne pathogens, etc.
- Working knowledge of the Bill of Resident Rights, CBRF and RCAC regulations and confidentiality requirements as required.
- Ability to respond appropriately to a resident's physical and emotional needs and condition in varied settings and situations.
- Ability to follow, read, and write, written instructions and to follow and understand oral
- Ability to assume and carry out responsibilities within established guidelines and with limited or no supervision.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 35 pounds, and the ability to safely lift and support a resident.
- Ability to provide appropriate and caring physical care to residents.
- Ability to use appropriate body mechanics in performing job duties.
- Ability to function as a member of a work team.
- Ability to attend required in-service and staff meeting on a regular basis.
Benefits
Flexible Schedule, bonus pay, paid holidays, PTO
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Work Remotely
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $12.00 - $14.00 per hour
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Work Location: In person
