| Title: | Caregiver/ Activities Assistant Weekends |
|---|---|
| Department: | Nursing |
| Community Location: | N/A |
| City and State: | Bellevue, NE |
| Hours : | N/A |
Heritage Ridge is looking for Caregiver or activities assistants to join our great team! We offer a fun, rewarding work environment with great benefits and competitive wages! This position is located in Bellevue, Nebraska .This is a Part Time/PRN every other weekend.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Caregiver provides assistance to residents by providing prompt, friendly and professional services, completes assigned tasks as a universal worker, and meets the basic needs of each resident. These services are delivered in a caring manner that maximizes residents’ independence, choice, dignity, privacy and promotes positive physical and psychosocial environment. Caregivers assists with CNAs and nursing staff; but cannot perform any direct care (transferring, toileting, feeding, bathing etc.).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Answer call lights and communicate needs to CMAs/CNAs.
- Assists residents with basic non-direct care requests such as providing water, delivering food, opening doors and providing companionship to residents.
- Follows and supports fire safety and infection control practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions or equipment to immediate supervisor.
- Greets residents, visitors, and team members courteously and answers phones when assigned.
- Assists with meals including delivering foods and collecting trays as directed.
- Assists with housekeeping and laundry services including tidying resident rooms, making empty beds, sanitizing high touch areas, cleaning wheelchairs and collecting laundry as directed.
- Opportunities to interact one on one with those seniors impacted by Alzheimer’s and dementia.
- Other duties as assigned.
COMPANY WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Demonstrates Core Values
- Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents’ families, visitors and staff.
- Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, employees, the facility, and company information and records.
- Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Previous experience working with elderly in a healthcare or caregiving setting is preferred. Ability to maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines. Food handlers permit preferred.
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