Care Partner / Care Giver

This position requires successfully completing a level 2 background screening. If you would like to learn more about the screening process, please copy and past the following link in your browser: https://info.flclearinghouse.com

This position also requires the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening and completing 26 My ALF courses, prior to employment.

As a Care Partner you are expected to provide a professional, compassionate personal care with excellent customer service to our residents, families, vendors, and visitors. You will provide direct personal care to our residents as outlined in each resident’s plan of care.

Full-time position, includes mandatory rotating weekend schedule. Please do not apply if you cannot adhere to the schedule. 12-hour shifts

Responsibilities

• Aid with the activities of daily living; bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, transferring, toileting, continence and ambulation as needed.
• Certified as a Medication Technician as duties may include passing medications.
• Provide resident comfort by utilizing resources and materials, answering call lights in a prompt manner, address requests, and report observations of the residents to the nursing supervisor.
• Complete forms, point of care documentation, reports, logs, and records as required.
• Maintain work operations by following policies and procedures.
• Protect organization’s values by keeping residents’ information confidential.
• Serve and protect the community by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements and AHCA standards.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, in-services, reading professional publications and maintaining licensure.
• Enhances nursing department and community’s reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or GED Equivalent
• Current Medication Technician certification
• Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.
• Knowledge of relevant nursing care.
• Friendly and professional bedside manner.
• Maintains current CPR certification.
• Multi-tasking skills.
• Effective oral, written, and reading communication skills.
• Understands legal implications of patient care.
• Certification with accredited training course.
• Min. 2 years’ experience.
• Appropriate license.

Job Related Physical Requirements

o Job requires good physical and mental health

o Physical activities may include lifting, rotating, and assisting residents who are partially dependent for moving about.

o Able to move throughout community areas independently.

o Able to stand and walk the entire shift.

o Able to bend, stoop, pull & twist.

This position reports to the DON, ADON, as well as, the Floor Nurse or Lead Med Tech (as applicable)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $17.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person