Direct Care Worker; Meds

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• Assist residents in and out of bed and into wheelchair according to procedure, possibly with another aide and/or using a gait belt.
• Assist residents in bathing, dressing or undressing, and provide peri‑care as needed.
• Assist residents to bathroom and provide hygiene support.
• Take and record vital signs of residents according to community schedule and policies.
• Assist residents to dining area for meals, including feeding if required.
• Strip bedding and replace with clean linens per schedule or as needed.
• Assist in personal grooming of residents.
• Turn residents as needed according to care plan.
• Clean bedpans and empty catheter bags.
• Document and/or report information regarding residents as instructed; documentation must be completed prior to leaving the shift.
• Maintain medication room in a clean and orderly manner.
• Give shift report on resident status as required.
• Provide housekeeping and cleaning services as scheduled by the Executive Director, covering resident and common areas.
• Provide laundry and linen service as required, delivering all resident laundry as designated.
• Perform minor maintenance and servicing on community equipment, including inventory of supplies.
• Monitor compliance with state and federal requirements (blood‑borne pathogens, hazardous materials, infection control, fire safety) and residents’ rights.
• Pass medications and give treatments according to physician’s orders, timely and per community policies and schedules.
• Perform simple dressing changes to wounds.
• Notify RN of medications needing refilling.
• Maintain a clean and organized medication cart.
• Employee must be available to work rotating weekends and holidays.

• Regular worksite attendance.
• Must complete at least 12 hours of in‑service education approved by the community, Department of Human Services, and Department of Inspections and Appeals.
• Must complete Relias assignments on time.
• Must successfully complete skills check‑off with the RN annually.
• Must demonstrate the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with co‑workers and other departments.
• Must have basic computer skills.
• If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, must successfully complete the requirements contained in the company’s Motor Vehicles policy.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must be able to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
• Must be able to perform the essential position functions of the job with, or without reasonable accommodation.
• Employee is required to use a transfer/gait belt or to obtain the assistance of another employee when attempting to assist residents when lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds; the employee must be aware of normal body movements during routine performance of essential functions.
• Primary
  
  Physical Requirements:
  • Lift up to 10 lbs: constantly
  • Lift 11‑25 lbs: frequently
  • Lift 26‑50 lbs: frequently
  • Lift over 50 lbs: frequently
  • Carry up to 10 lbs: constantly
  • Carry 11‑25 lbs: occasionally
  • Carry 26‑50 lbs: occasionally
  • Carry over 50 lbs: rarely
  • Reach above shoulder height: frequently
  • Reach at shoulder height: constantly
  • Reach below shoulder height: constantly
  • Push/Pull: constantly
  • Hand Manipulation – Grasping: constantly;
    Handling: constantly;
    Torquing: occasionally;
    Fingering: frequently
  • Twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing, and balancing are all required.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the community.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that enable these senses adequately to ensure the requirements of this position can be fully met.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Other

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