Caregiver

$750.00 Sign on Bonus

Shift: Saturday, Sunday, Monday 2:30pm- 10:30pm

*JOB SUMMARY:* *A**ssists Solheim Senior Community (“Solheim”)* *to the success of Solheim by effectively* *providing the highest quality nursing care and resident satisfaction under the direction of* *the Charge Nurse and the Director of Nursing, in accordance with Federal, State, and* *local guidelines.*

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Reports to the Charge Nurse to receive report and assignment of responsibilities for the day. Works as a team member to provide physical care for residents.
• Provide direct care to residents to improve or maintain the resident’s abilities according to the resident’s plan of care.
• Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) – Assist with bathing, grooming, oral care, dressing, mobility, transferring, and feeding of assigned residents by providing set-up assistance, verbal prompts, physical support or more extensive assistance, or who are totally dependent as more fully described below:
• Bathing- Assist with transport of resident to tub or shower; Adjust water temperature; Wash and rinse resident. Dry body thoroughly with clean towels. Maintain privacy for resident.
• Dressing- Locate, select, and obtain clothing for resident. Assist residents with snaps, zippers, buttons after donning clothes or removing them. Recognize clothing in need of repair and communicate clothing needs to resident and Charge Nurse.
• Restorative Care- Assist the resident to maintain functioning at his/her highest independent level to prevent decrease in functioning unless clinically unavoidable through ambulation, range of motion exercises, use of assistive devices and maintaining proper body alignment to prevent contractures and deformities.
• Elimination/Toileting- Promptly assist residents to bathroom according to toileting schedule or, promptly bring clean bedpan or urinal. Open, remove clothing in preparation, clean residents if resident is unable to clean self, adju...