Atlas Post Acute · 1 month ago
PM shift caregiver
The Arbor at Berkeley
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelAtlas Post Acute is a healthcare facility dedicated to providing quality care for residents. The PM shift caregiver will be responsible for delivering routine daily care and services to residents according to their care plans, ensuring their comfort and well-being.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Use PCC to ensure correct resident information when assisting with ALDS, meals, etc
Report all changes in the residents’ condition to the Health and Wellness Director as soon as practical
Record all entries on notes, SPAs, and incident reports, etc., in an informative, descriptive manner
Report on all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur to the Executive Director and Health and Wellness Director
Agree not to disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Executive Director
Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access community’s information system
Perform only those care tasks that you have been trained to do
Ensure that the resident’s room is ready for the resident (i.e., bed made)
Greet residents and escort them to their room
Introduce residents to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate
Make residents comfortable
Inventory and mark the residents’ personal possessions as instructed
Store resident’s clothing
Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged
Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area
Assist with loading/unloading residents’ to/from vehicles as necessary
Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift
Meet with your shift’s nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services
Report all complaints and grievances made by residents
Participate in and receive the nursing report as instructed
Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids
Make beds as instructed
Put extra covers on beds as requested
Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently
Answer resident calls promptly
Check residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met
Assist residents with identifying food arrangements (i.e., informing residents with sight problem of foods that are on his/her tray, where it is located, if it is hot/cold, etc.)
Keep residents’ water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift), and within easy reach of the resident
Perform after meal care (i.e., remove trays, clean resident’s hands, face, clothing, etc.)
Receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty
Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors
Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks
Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel, to ensure that services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents
Notify the facility when you will be late or absent from work
Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures governing accidents and incidents
Assist residents with daily functions (dental and mouth care, bath functions, combing of hair, dressing and undressing as necessary)
Keep residents dry (change gown, clothing and linens, when it becomes wet or soiled)
Assist residents in preparing for medical tests (i.e., lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental, etc.)
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc
Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed
Assist in preparing the resident for a physical examination
Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes
Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent decubitus ulcers (bedsores)
Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears
Observe disoriented and comatose residents. Record and report data as instructed
Perform special treatments as instructed
Immediately notify the Nurse of any resident leaving/missing from the facility
Use only the equipment you have been trained to use
Report defective equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse
Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information
Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property
Honor the resident’s refusal of treatment request. Report such requests to your supervisor
Give back rubs as instructed
Assist residents with dressing\undressing as necessary
Assist residents with hair care functions (i.e., combing, brushing, shampooing, etc.)
Assist residents with nail care (i.e., clipping, trimming, and cleaning the finger/toenails)
Shave male residents
Keep hair on female residents clean (i.e., facial hair, under arms, on legs, etc.) as instructed
Keep residents dry (i.e., changing gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled)
Make beds (occupied and unoccupied)
Put extra covers on beds as requested
Position bedrest residents in correct residents in correct and comfortable positions
Assist residents with bowel and bladder functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bed pan, urinal, portable commode, etc.)
Maintain intake and output records as instructed
Keep incontinent residents clean and dry
Check and report bowl movements and character of stool as instructed
Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed
Utilize protective and adaptive equipment as instructed
Provide eye and ear care (i.e., hearing aide installation, cleaning eyeglasses/hearing aids, etc.) as instructed
Assist in preparing the resident for physical examination
Weigh and measure residents as instructed
Measure and record temperatures. Pulse, and respirations (TPRs), as instructed
Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently
Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes
Assist with the care of the end-of-life resident
Assist with post-mortem care as instructed
Qualification
Required
Must possess, as a minimum, a high school education or its equivalent
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in the Microsoft Suite products
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and talk, read or hear
Frequent use of all office-related equipment to include; copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator
Company
Atlas Post Acute
Welcome to Atlas Post Acute located in Pueblo, Colorado. We are your choice for rehabilitation and long-term care in Pueblo County.
Founded in 2023
51-200 employees
Funding
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