Caregiver
Caregiver
Setting: Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Status: PRN
Must have experience and willing to work weekends.
Location: The Pearl at Kruse Way, 4550 Carman Drive, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
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The caregiver's duties encompass a wide range of tasks, including assisting with activities of daily living, emotional support, housekeeping, and ensuring the resident's safety and well-being.
Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities
Assisting with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs):
- Personal Hygiene: Helping with bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
- Mobility Assistance: Supporting residents with walking, transferring, and using mobility aids.
- Meal Preparation: Assisting with setting up meals, cutting up food if needed, and removing trays from rooms.
Emotional Support and Companionship:
- Providing Emotional Support: Offering empathy, listening to residents, and providing encouragement.
- Companionship: Engaging in conversations, activities, and social interactions to combat loneliness and isolation.
Housekeeping:
- Maintaining a clean and safe environment, including laundry, cleaning, and tidying up.
Health Monitoring and Medical Advocacy:
- Observing residents for changes in health, reporting concerns to medical professionals, and monitoring vital signs.
Other:
- Answer resident calls for assistance timely.
- Maintain a clean, comfortable, and safe work environment for residents, staff, and visitors.
- Maintain a safe work environment. Report safety concerns in the resident apartments to the supervisor.
- Assists with the orientation of new residents and staff when assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the manager or supervisor.
Requirements
Requirements and Qualifications
- Prefer experience as a Caregiver in a Memory Care Unit and or Assisted Living Facility.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain active CPR/First Aid Certification during employment.
- Must have the ability to obtain a Food Handler’s Card.
- Experience in electronic medical records documentation.
Benefits
At Avamere, we believe in taking care of our employees. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. Low individual and family deductible.
- 401 (k) Plan: After 90 days of employment, with matching program.
- Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue up to 4 weeks PTO per year, 6 holidays and accrued sick leave.
- EAP Canopy with unlimited telehealth mental health visits.
- Continuing Education and Higher Education Reimbursement.
- Generous employee referral bonus program.
- Flexible Spending Accounts & CERA: Medical FSA, Dependent Care FSA and CERA (Commuter Expense Reimbursement Account).
- Professional Development: Opportunities for growth and development within the company.
- Voluntary Benefits: Life insurance, disability coverage, supplemental hospital, accident and critical illness coverage, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, discount programs and more.
Avamere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.
This position is subject to a collective bargaining agreement with the SEIU 503