Job Description

**SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL- EVENINGS $3/HR  NIGHTS $2/HR  WEEKENDS $4/HR

Summary of Job Duties:

· Perform direct resident care duties under the supervision of licensed nursing personnel. Assist with promoting a compassionate physical and psychosocial environment for the residents.

· Meet the physical and sensory requirements stated below and be able to work in the described environment.

· Identify and participate in process improvement initiatives that improve the customer experience, enhance work flow, and/or improve the work environment.

· Provide personal care (i.e., grooming, bathing, dressing, oral care, etc.) of residents daily and as needed.

· Change bed linen and maintain appropriate grooming supplies in resident room on a regular basis.

· Ambulate and transfer residents, utilizing appropriate assistive devices and body mechanics.

· Record resident vital signs, weights and measurements, intake and output, food consumption, and other information, as assigned.

· Routinely turn and position residents, as necessary.

· Observe residents carefully and report changes in condition to Charge Nurse.

· Recognize a resident’s ability to make choices and support these within the constraints of the care giving environment.

· Participate in collecting data needed for the accurate completion of the MDS and the plan of care. Provide input to the nurses for development of the plan of care.

· Provide adequate hydration to residents at regular intervals each day according to specific resident needs.

· Prepare residents for each meal and transport to dining room (unless a bed patient) making sure that food tray is accessible, self-help devices are available (if needed), and assistance is provided to those residents who cannot feed themselves.

· Keep an accurate record of food intake and output, as directed.

· Maintain established housekeeping standards within assigned duty areas.

· Assist nursing staff with the basics of aseptic and sterile techniques to avoid infection of residents and self-contamination of equipment and supplies.

· Be alert for proper ventilation, temperature, light and noise control.

Take TPR (temperature, pulse, & rate), blood pressure, weighing of residents, etc., as directed.

· Promptly answer call lights and assist with other resident needs.

· Utilize proper body mechanics when lifting or transporting residents.

· Assist in the orientation and training of other staff, as requested.

· Other special projects and duties, as assigned.

Requirements:

Current Nursing Assistant certification from state.

· Current/active CPR certification, preferred.

· Effective verbal and written English communication skills.

· Demonstrated intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook, Internet and Intranet navigation.

· Highest level of professionalism with the ability to maintain confidentiality.

· Ability to communicate at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment in support of company objectives.

· Customer service oriented with the ability to work well under pressure.

· Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.

· Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

· Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.

· Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures.

· Approachable, flexible and adaptable to change.

· Function independently, and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders and vendors.

This role requires considerable physical activity.

· Requires heavy physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects up to fifty (50) or more pounds.

· Push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds to a minimum height of three (3) feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet.

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