Objective: To provide basic care by assisting residents with personal, nutritional, and restorative care.

Requirements:

• High school graduate or equivalent
• State certification required
• Experience in all aspects of long term care for the elderly required
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and written

Job Functions Include but are not limited to:

• Assist licensed personnel by assisting with basic nursing care to the assigned group or residents
• Provide personal care for residents, including bathing, showering, shampooing, oral hygiene, skin care, hair care, nail care, dressing, and shaving as needed
• Assist residents with nutritional needs including serving, feeding, and providing proper fluid requirements
• Assure all residents have fresh ice and water
• Assist with proper restorative care including range-of motion exercises, proper positioning, and ambulation
• Encourage resident independence and optimal level of functioning
• Assist with procedures measuring weight, height, vital signs, specimen collection, intake, output, and catheter care as needed
• Exercise standard precautions of infection control in all resident care
• Utility plan of care in delivery of resident care
• Receive and give reports on residents' condition at beginning and end of each shift
• Exchange resident information with charge nurse on an ongoing basis
• Observe any change in resident condition and report to the charge nurse immediately
• Communicate and cooperate with other members of multidisciplinary Healthcare team to accomplish plan of care.
• Accompany residents to appointments as directed by the nursing supervisor
• Document accurately and on a timely basis all information regarding residents
• Launder residents' personal items as needed

Applications must be recieved in order to be considered for positions. Applications are available on our website, www.bishopgadsden.org, under the careers section. Applications are also available at our Human Resources office.