Job description

***IT IS REQUIRED THAT YOU LIVE WITHIN 50 MILES OF OKARCHE, OK***

Direct Care Staff

Job Summary:

Provides quality long-term care to residents in an environment that champions their rights, dignity, health, independence, and individuality; reports pertinent information to the immediate supervisor; responds to inquiries or requests for information; assists the immediate supervisor with tasks to support department operations.

Qualifications and Training Requirements:

A high school diploma or GED equivalent; must be 18 years of age or older; have moderate reading, writing, grammar, and mathematics skills; proficient interpersonal relations and communicative skills.

Physical Requirements:

Physical requirements include frequent bending, standing, walking; continuous ability for speech communication and hearing in order to communicate with residents, employees and the public, vision for reading, recording and interpreting information, ability to stand for long hours at a time, and the ability to lift/carry a maximum of 25 pounds. Satisfactory completion of post-offer, pre-employment physical as required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Schedule:

Must allow for flexibility to meet resident’s needs and the associated needs of the Center of Family Love. Variable schedule averaging 40 hours per week. May include weekends and holidays. Occasional overtime.

State regulations requires that a certain number of staff be present on all shifts, therefore, all direct care staff are required to select a stay-over day, in case a staff member on the subsequent shift does not report for their shift.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide quality nursing care to residents in an environment which promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and individuality.

Provide individualized attention to residents.

Knowledgeable of the individualized care plan for residents and provide support to the resident according to the care plan.

Contribute to the care planning process.

Attend to the individual needs of residents which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, or other needs in keeping with the individuals' care requirements.

Maintain the comfort, privacy, and dignity of each resident in the delivery of services to them. Interact with residents in a manner that displays warmth and promotes a caring environment.

Assist in maintaining a safe, neat, and clean environment and report environmental deficiencies to the charge nurse.

Observe residents for changes in condition or behavior and promptly report these changes to appropriate licensed nursing personnel.

Answer residents' call bells promptly and courteously.

Assist with orienting residents and their families to the campus upon admission and to the unit when transfers occur.

Lift, move, and transport residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention.

Communicate and interact effectively and tactfully with the residents, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors.

Cooking and housekeeping duties, as assigned.

Perform all job responsibilities in accordance with prescribed safety and infection control procedures including thorough hand washing, use of disposable gloves where indicated, and proper disposal of soiled materials.

Walk extensively to and from various locations of the unit while making rounds and transport residents within the facility.

Responsible for promptly reporting to the charge nurse or administrative staff incidents or evidence of resident abuse or violation of residents' rights.

Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to the residents, employees, facility information and records.

Maintains safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits.

Complies with the Center of Family Love attendance policy.

Maintains neat appearance, good personal hygiene and appropriate attire.

Participates in training, in-services, and meetings as required.

Other duties and responsibilities as directed.

Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with the Center of Family Love’s values of teamwork, respect, integrity, compassion and kindness.

The Center of Family Love is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The Center of Family Love is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations-ekoehler @cflinc.org.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location

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