Essential Duties:

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  Provides assistance to residents with all activities of daily living in a manner that is conducive to and supportive of resident and employee safety and infection control practices, and of residents’ rights.

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  Perform medication administration with accuracy and correctly document administration of medications. Ordering and inventory of medications as directed.

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  Answers request for assistance promptly and follows up with resident needs, and/or reports problems encountered to the Delegating Nursing or Assisted Living Manager (ALM).

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  Assures resident room is prepared to receive new resident, including, but not limited to making bed, appropriate personal items available, etc.

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  Assures resident bed linens are changed as necessary, and that residents’ personal belongings are cared for.

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  Promptly retrieves and stores residents’ laundered clothing, assuring closets, bedside tables and dressers are maintained in a neat and sanitary manner.

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  Assures residents are provided with clean eyeglasses, working hearing aides, etc., as appropriate. Informs appropriate personnel of any missing or broken personal items.

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  Conducts recreational activities for residents, in both individual and group settings as established by the Delegating Nursing or ALM.

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  Monitors and assists residents at meal times.

Other Duties:

• Performs other duties as assigned which are supportive in nature to the essential functions of the job, but which may be altered or redesigned depending upon individual circumstances.
• In Memory Care, prepare and serve meals as assigned.

Receipt and Acknowledgment:

I acknowledge and understand that:

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  Receipt of the position description does not imply nor create a promise of employment, nor an employment contract of any kind, and that my employment is at-will.

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  The position description provides a general summary of the position in which I am employed, that the contents of this position description are job requirements and, at this time, I know of no limitations, which would prevent me from performing these functions with or without accommodation. I further understand that it is my responsibility to inform my supervisor at any time that I am unable to perform these functions.

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  Job duties, tasks, work hours and work requirements may be changed at any time.

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  Acceptable job performance includes completion of the job responsibilities as well as compliance with the policies, procedures, rules and regulations.

Positon Specifications: (must meet requirements for employment)

Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred

Experience: Three months previous experience in assisted living setting preferred.

Special Skills and Requirements:

• Must be able to communicate in English
• Proficient interpersonal relations and communicative skills
• Moderate reading, writing, and mathematics skills

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to bend, stoop, sit, stand, reach, twist, walk, grasp, and hold
• An individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in the following range: up to 50 pounds.

• Satisfactory completion of post-offer critical demands test.
• The essential sensory and communicative activities include seeing, speaking, hearing, and feeling.
• Subject to indoor environmental conditions; with exposure to virus, disease and infection from residents.

Work Environment:

• This job operates in a healthcare setting. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses.

Travel: No Travel

Position Responsibilities/Standards

Standard Requirements:

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  Supports the Mission, Vision and Values of Sagepoint Senior Living Services.
• Fully understands all aspects of residents’ rights, including the right to be free of restraints and free of abuse. Responsible for promptly reporting to the supervisor or administrative staff incidents or evidence of resident abuse or violation of residents’ rights.
• Supports, cooperates with, and implements specific procedures and programs for safety including universal precautions and safe work practices, reporting and/or correcting unsafe working conditions, equipment repair and maintenance needs.
• Supports and participates in common teamwork

• Cooperates and works together with all co-workers
• Follows up as appropriate with supervisor regarding reported complaints, problems and concerns
• Promotes positive public relations with residents, family members and visitors
• Assists other team members in the performance of their assignments
• Seeks out opportunities to help rather than waiting to be asked.
• Demonstrates flexibility to perform duties wherever volume deems it necessary within the department/organization.

• Complete requirements for in-service training, acceptable attendance, uniform and dress codes, including wearing employee identification badge in view at all times.