AL Care Associate FL

Provide emotional support and socialization to residents, assist with daily tasks and ensure a clean and safe environment. Participate in life enrichment programming and assist with transportation and dining services.

Requirements

• Must be willing and able to do the following:
• Participate in life enrichment programming to include gathering of residents; escorts to/from, assisting in life enrichment programs; and in family and social activities.
• Assist residents with transportation to/from community activities and dining rooms.
• Participate in housekeeping/laundry tasks to provide a clean and safe environment for residents/staff to work and live in;
• Assist with dining services: plating of food in dining room, cutting food, assisting with feeding by offering encouragement and cueing.
• Report and record ANY changes in resident condition (physical, psychological, behavioral, social) to nurse on duty.
• Provide emotional support, encouragement, and socialization to the residents.
• Apply principles of infection control, including standard precautions, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, cleaning and disinfection, respiratory hygiene, waste disposal.
• Monitor resident environment to ensure all safety standards are met or exceeded.
• Assist nurses and CNAs to promptly respond to all pendants, call lights and pull cords ensuring highest level of hospitality and customer service.
• Anticipate resident needs as much as possible.
• Routinely make rounds of resident care areas to ensure resident wellbeing.
• Provide emergency response within scope of practice.
• Follow through with all assignments completely, thoroughly, and timely.