Day Shift Caregiver

Serenity RCF

Job: CaregiverLocation: Portland, Oregon

Type

Full-time

Summary

The Caregiver is responsible for promoting the health and well-being of every resident by providing direct care to residents while promoting the resident’s highest level of functioning. The Caregiver will assist in maintaining the resident’s environment in a safe and neat manner within facility standards and State and Federal Regulations.

The primary functions of the position include

Job Duties and Responsibilities:* Understands and agrees with Serenity RCF's philosophy and goal to maintain, improve and/or enhance each resident’s quality of care and quality of life. * Be proficient in and maintain compliance with Employee Handbook and other employee materials. * Assist residents with Activities of Daily Living. * Assist with mobility, transferring, lifting, repositioning, stand by assist, operate transfer equipment. * Assist with activities, social and emotional needs, including any planned facility or recreational activities. * Assist with exercise and range of motion. * Assist with resident’s ability to communicate. (hearing aids, talking devices, facility call light system) * Cleaning (resident’s rooms, dining rooms, bathrooms/showers, floors/carpets, hallways, kitchen, smoking areas). * Laundry (wash, fold, distribute, keep laundry facility and linens clean and organized). * Assist with our facility administrative tasks such as: Answer incoming facility phone calls and take messages when needed. * Communicate well with other caregivers, med-aides, Administrator, Operations Manager, residents, visitors and members of various healthcare personnel (physicians, nurses, case managers, etc.) * Work with the nurses, med-aide and other facility personnel to build relationships and strong communication with residents, families and associates. * The above duties are not meant to restrict initiative, but rather to define minimum activities. These dutie...