Overview:
The Peninsula Regent is hiring!
Wages: $25.00 - $27.00 / hr DOE
What you'll be doing: Our Lead Caregiver/Med Tech provides person-centered, individualized, direct care to residents in the facility and promote resident wellbeing and satisfaction through support with activities of daily living (ADLs). You will be the Lead Caregiver/Med Tech for our NOC shift and provide guidance and training to our Caregivers during the NOC shift.
How you'll do it:
- Demonstrate that Pacific Retirement Services (PRS) Core Valuesexcellence, innovation, integrity, stewardship, compassion, and collaborationare ingrained into all aspects of your role.
- Understand the importance of resident rights in healthcare as well as the community as a whole, and advocate for operations, processes, and decisions that are in residents best interests.
- Develop knowledge on state and federal regulations and community policies and procedures.
- Be constantly aware of safety and follow up on identified risks.
- Medication management for members in I/L and A/L, including all documentation requirements
- Communicate with residents, families, and team members effectively and be able to individualize communication to accommodate resident specific needs.
- Complete assigned duties such as, but not limited to; showers, socialization time with residents, mealtime duties, maintaining neat resident spaces, medication administration, replenishing supplies, providing clean linen, and transporting residents to appointments.
- Document all completed tasks and ADLs as soon as possible.
- Attend all required in-services and training in compliance with state and federal guidelines and facility protocols. Support current certification with any required continuing education.
- Participate on the resident care team by identifying personal preferences of residents, maintaining the highest achievable level of functioning, and informing care team of critical information.
- Assist with preceptor program, onboarding, and training for Caregivers.
- Ensure competency checklists are completed for new employees whom you are precepting.
- Attend preceptor meetings as designated by your supervisor or manager.
- Assign appropriate work assignments and breaks to Caregivers. Provide direction and leadership during assigned shift.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
About you:
- Minimum of 1 years experience in a nursing home or senior living facility as a Med Tech or Lead Caregiver.
- Current CPR and First Aid certification is required.
- Working knowledge of electronic medical records systems.
- Communication skills, observation skills, and knowledge of universal precautions.
- Demonstrated teamwork skills and the ability to work with and lead others.