Caregiver Evening shifts

Position Summary The Caregiver supports residents with activities of daily living including personal hygiene, socialization, cognition, and physical health. Encourages resident independence, supports resident choice and preserves resident dignity through professional conduct and interactions.

• Ensures the CAPLICO Core Values and Code of Conduct are adhered to at all times.
• Ensures compliance with Resident Rights and HIPAA policies at all times.
• Demonstrates teamwork by communicating with other staff, actively working to resolve problems and lending assistance to other community staff.
• Provides residents with assistance for personal needs according to the support/care plan (e.g., toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, transport, and dining).
• Practices patience, compassion, and empathy in all interactions with residents.
• Focuses on residents’ abilities and provides social/emotional support, encouraging the resident to be as independent as possible.
• Promotes improved quality of life for residents through person‑centered care and daily interactions, including prompt response to call for assistance, sensitivity to resident needs for socialization and privacy, direct assistance with activities, and appointment reminders.
• Interacts and communicates with residents and family members respectfully and refers family members to a nurse or supervisor for service/care concerns.
• Consistently utilizes Standard Precautions and follows infection control procedures.
• Observes for and informs supervisor/shift leader promptly about any changes in resident health/condition, behavior or needs.
• Promptly reports unusual events, suspicion of abuse/neglect, and emergency situations.
• Assists residents with dining, including preparing/cleaning the dining room, assisting residents with food selection, and serving beverages and food.
• Promotes a pleasant dining environment and encourages social interaction among residents.
• Completes resident laundry as scheduled and according to community policy.
• Clears resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas according to community protocols and schedules; reports maintenance needs promptly.
• Takes all appropriate safety precautions to minimize risk of injury to resident, self, and other staff; consistently practices proper body mechanics and safe handling techniques.
• Fulfills state regulatory requirements for annual training and/or continuing education; attends designated meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Works all throughout the community/facility; subject to frequent interruptions, hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors; involved with community/civic health matters; exposure to falls, burns, odors, dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, hazardous chemicals, infectious waste, TB, COVID‑19, AIDS and hepatitis viruses.

• Must be able to move frequently throughout the workday.
• Must cope with mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must see/hear or use prosthetics that ensure adequate sensory function.
• Must function independently, have personal integrity, flexibility and the ability to work effectively with residents, employees, visitors and support agencies.
• Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
• Must relate and work with the disabled, ill, elderly, emotionally upset and sometimes hostile people within the community.
• Stand/walk up to eight hours a day; frequently support up to 70 pounds, occasionally lift/carry up to 50 pounds, frequently kneel, bend, squat, climb and reach; must assist with the evacuation of residents.

• Ability to speak and understand English.
• Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, visitors, and the general public.
• Ability to be calm and level‑headed in emergencies.
• Well groomed, professional and harmoniously with other personnel.
• Willingness to seek out and incorporate new methods into resident care practices.
• Follow written and oral instructions; maintain patience, tact, cheerfulness, and enthusiasm.

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Current CPR/First Aid certifications.
• Completion of a state‑approved Caregiver program, as required by state regulation.
• Meet age requirements according to community policy and state regulations.