Easter Seals Jobs

Looking for Night shift Medication Aides to work 12 hour shifts NEW Higher Wage and $1.50 night differential for successful trainees Opportunities for day shift possible. Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1 year previous experience as Caregiver for the elderly in a residential or long-term care setting
• Must be able to read, write and speak English to communicate effectively with residents, families, visitors, and other staff members
• Must be able to perform job duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation
• We will train and certify the right person as a Medication Aide after successful completion of training and first 90 days if employment..
• Must be certified to get Medication Aide wages.
• $1.50 per hour night differential pay.

Essential Functions:

Resident Care

• Provides medication assistance for residents in accordance with state regulations and company policy including; pouring, preparing, assisting with administration, and documentation
• Assists in maintaining the medication cart and storage room in a neat and orderly manner
• Accepts responsibility for accurate medication counts and for security of the medication cart and medication storage room for assigned shifts
• May be called upon to assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, transferring, and mobility, as needed
• Engages residents in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care and medication assistance
• Responds to all resident needs and/or requests for care promptly, and provides or obtains assistance with care as necessary
• Upholds Residents' Rights at all times
• Supports and upholds all company policies and care philosophy
• Observes residents for changes in physical, emotional, mental, or behavioral condition, unusual symptoms, medication side effects, accidents, injuries, or unusual occurrences, and reports promptly to a licensed nurse
• Completes all documentation such as medication administration records, incident reports, change of condition reports, and behavior tracking, as requested, and in a timely manner
• Assists in the dining room during resident meal times as needed
• Encourages residents to participate in scheduled activities and outings, and provides residents with opportunities for self expression and enhanced self esteem through spontaneous individual or small group interaction and activity

Housekeeping Will be responsible for Laundry and common area cleaning as well as Caregiver responsibilities, including:

• Making resident beds, emptying resident garbage, and tidying resident rooms
• Changing resident bed linens and towels according to Community schedule and as needed due to incontinence or other soiling
• Assisting with resident laundry
• Sweeping and mopping floors
• Vacuuming hallways and stairs
• Cleaning dining room tables and chairs after meals and snacks
• Notifying Housekeeper of spills and soiled areas; assisting with clean-up as needed. When no Housekeeper is on duty, cleaning up spills and soils immediately
• Straightens chairs, pillows and decorative items in common areas as needed, and returning items to appropriate location when found out of place
• Assisting in cleaning wheelchairs, walkers, and other resident equipment per Community cleaning schedule and as needed
• Assisting with dusting, and other housekeeping duties as assigned

Other

Attends all required staff meetings and in-service training sessions

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