Humboldt House Lodge Assisted Living Facility
compensation: DOE
employment type: full-time
experience level: mid level
job title: Caregiver/Housekeeping
We are located at 4041 F Street in Eureka and are looking for a full-time caregiver.
Experience IS necessary. Shifts for caregivers include - day, evening, and NOC. Must be available weekends and holidays. Pay is dependent on experience and is negotiable.
All applicants are required to:
- Pass a fingerprint background clearance prior to working with residents
- Complete CPR/First Aid training
- There is an extensive training program each employee must complete within the first two weeks of employment.
- Every employee is required to pass a negative TB/Physical
- All employees must be able to lift 50 pounds
If this sounds like the job for you, please respond with what job you are interested in, your resume and your availability. We will be scheduling in-person interviews this week.
Caregiver Job Description:
-Observation and reporting any resident requests, needs, changes, or observations to the administrator.
-Asking for assistance in the event all assigned duties cannot be completed. Function as a team, assisting coworkers as the need arises.
-Encouraging and assisting residents with a variety of planned recreational, physical, social, and educational activities.
-Responding to resident requests.
-Supervising residents and visitors signing in and out of the facility.
-Following safety guidelines in the facility, including proper lifting techniques and standard precautions when providing care to the residents.
-Promoting open communication between health care professionals, families, residents, and staff.
-Participate in all training as required by facility policy and regulation.
-Observation and supervision of residents.
-Reporting any abuse of any resident that they witness. If they suspect but do not witness abuse, they are still required to report the suspected abuse.
-Provide assistance with all activities of daily living and with all personal care including but not limited to grooming, hygiene, and assisting with and encouraging recreational, social, physical, and educational activities.
-Maintaining the facility in a neat, safe and sanitary condition.
-Assisting residents with their medications as ordered by their physician. Monitor for side effects, expired medications, etc. Maintain neat, orderly medication storage area.
-Acting immediately on any resident crisis, following facility policy and basic first aid training.
-Care for cognitively impaired residents by using techniques for addressing the unique needs and behaviors of individuals with dementia; communicate effectively with cognitively impaired residents; communicate understanding of the behavior of cognitively impaired residents; respond appropriately to the behavior of cognitively impaired residents; use interventions to reduce the effects of cognitive impairments.
-Demonstrate understanding and support of Resident Rights by providing for resident privacy; maintain resident confidentiality; promote the residents right to make personal choices to accommodate their needs; reinforce behavior consistent with resident dignity; assist resident to participate in activities.
