Caregiver - Assisted Living Facility

Description

$19.00 - $21.00 DOE / Full Time PM Shift

Generations Healthcare is in search of a Caregiver to join our team. Our Assisted Living Facility has an outstanding reputation in the healthcare industry, and we also provide kind, competent and compassionate services to those entrusted to our care. If you are passionate about helping others, then this is the right place for you.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive compensation package, healthcare benefits and excellent career growth opportunities. Health Benefits for full-time employees offered 1st of the month following hire date. Benefits and incentive programs (including sign-on bonuses, if applicable) are subject to eligibility requirements and may change at any time. Sign-on bonus terms and amounts are subject to change and are based on the employee’s date of hire. 

Caregiver Position Overview:

Assist in the care of patients under the supervision of licensed staff and assist the Certified Nursing assistants and the professional nursing staff by performing routine or less-skilled tasks in the care of patients and environment.

Essential Functions – Caregiver:

• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the needs of the residents served.
• Deliver water, pitchers and ice to resident rooms, answer call lights, assist in getting the correct person to help the resident, and make beds.
• Take residents to activities and to meals.
• Keep patients' environment clean, such as beds, bedside stands, and wardrobe closets.
• Keep service areas clean and equipped, including utility rooms.
• Ensure proper inventory of supplies and operational equipment.
• Notify charge nurse of any change in patients’ condition on a timely basis.
• Report any equipment in need of repair to the supervisor and in the Maintenance Log.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• Possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Aptitude to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.

Requirements and Education:

• Must be 18 years of age or older and have a High School diploma or equivalent.
• This position requires the successful completion of a background check, pre-employment physical, and drug screening as part of the hiring process.

Generations Healthcare was founded upon the belief that caring for the sick, the elderly, and the infirm is a special and sacred stewardship. It is our mission to have this belief reflected in everything we do: in the presentation of our homes, in the professionalism of our staff, and in the daily delivery of care to our residents and their families. It is our purpose that whoever enters a Generations home will be met with kindness, competence and compassion.

We invite you to make a difference in the lives of others and our residents, who represent a Lifetime of Memories, a Lifetime of Care, and a Lifetime of Love.

For a virtual 360 tour, please visit www.lifegen.net.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. The Company prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.