Geriatric Care Attendant; GCA

Geriatric Care Attendant (GCA) – Essential Functions

• Receive assignments
• Perform assigned duties in accordance with our established policies and procedures, nursing care procedures, and our safety rules and regulations
• Verify the identification of a resident before serving food, etc. to assure that appropriate care is being provided to the Correct Resident
• Perform duties as assigned by DON/ADON
• Assist residents with identifying food arrangements (i.e. informing blind residents of where food is located on tray)
• Assist with trays and feeding of residents.
• Removing trays when resident is finished eating.
• Perform after meal care as required (cleaning residents/ hands, face, clothing, etc.)
• Assist in preparing residents for meals (taking to and from dining room, serving trays, placing bibs, assisting in feeding and/or cutting foods, supervision in dining room, etc.)
• Residents' food intake rating
• Serve drinking water as required. Ensure pitchers are cleaned and filled with fresh drinking water daily and labeled appropriately
• Make unoccupied beds, clean bedside tables, clean bedrails, etc. as well as other housekeeping duties that relate to Nursing Care Procedures
• Report all complaints to ADON or DON
• Report any resident leaving the premises, attempting to leave the premises, or who has left the premises to the nurse immediately.
• Assure the nurses' call system is attached to the bed when residents are bedfast and within reach at all times.
• Report any resident abuse immediately to the licensed nurse (i.e. harsh/abusive language, unnecessary roughness, etc.)
• Keep supply room and work areas clean
• Wash hands after caring for each resident
• Follow infection control procedures, as established by the facility, when isolation techniques are necessary
• Ensure resident's rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to wage a complaint are followed at all times
• Maintain Confidentiality of pertinent resident care information to ensure resident rights are protected (including HIPAA)
• Report all accidents/incidents, regardless of how minor, to the licensed nurse as soon as possible
• Assure work/assignment areas are clean and equipment, supplies, etc. are properly stored before leaving such areas on breaks, at the end of the work day, etc.
• Offer appropriate residents in-between Snacks/Supplements

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Adhere to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
• Complete annual education requirements.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Wear identification while on duty.
• Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations.
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicate the mission, ethics, and goals of the organization.
• Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Attend regular staff meetings and in-services.

• Must possess, at a minimum, 10th grade education. Preferably high school diploma or GED
• On the job training provided for specific nonprofessional duties
• Heimlich Maneuver Training
• Paid Feeding Assistant Training Program in the State

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must possess a sincere desire to serve the ill, aged, and infirm
• Must possess the ability to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures, etc., that are necessary for providing quality care and maintaining a sound operation.
• Must be thoroughly familiar with the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing the release of information.
• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle personnel based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning.
• Must possess the ability to seek our…