Job Description

Key Responsibilities

The Opportunity

Pay Rate: $12.50-$15.50

The Caregiver position provides support for our community's residents with the essential day-to-day tasks they can no longer perform or need help with. Caregivers are responsible for helping people with their daily tasks, such as laundry, cleaning, bathing, dressing, and taking their medication. Successful Caregivers are sensitive, respectful and are passionate about helping those in need.

What You'll Do

• Helping with personal hygiene, including bathing, grooming, and dressing
• Supporting residents with medication
• Repositioning residents in bed and escorting them around the community
• Toileting, incontinent care
• Take vital signs, such as blood pressure, heart rate and pulse
• Observe and report on residents' health, escalating any problems efficiently and effectively
• Detail daily reports to Nurse, or designated charge person, at end of shift
• Provide emotional support and serve as a source of comfort for residents and their loved ones
• Assist residents with mobility by helping them get in and out of bed, chairs, or wheelchairs.
• Assist residents with eating and drinking.
• Responsibilities include customer service, caregiving, resident safety and communication.

What You'll Bring

POSITION REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred, although mandatory in certain states.
• Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years old, or the age required by state regulations, whichever is higher.

• Working experience alone, on a team, and on projects start to finish
• Strong emotional intelligence and listening skills
• Dedication to the medical field, especially towards working with the residents
• Must pass State and company background checks and drug test.
• Take Vital signs
• Assisting resident with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
• Medication supervision (within the scope of the state regulations)
• Read, write, speak and understand the English language.

Location Information

Five Star Premier Residences of Reno is a beautiful community in Reno, NV, with more than 200 units offering independent living and assisted living. Five Star Senior Living

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Work alone, Shift work,

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