Golden View Hiring For Caring Caregivers at Milwaukee, WI  Full Time

Job Summary:
Provide direct care which includes personal cares, housekeeping, linen services, and activities that meet the physical, emotional, psycho-social and spiritual needs of each individual.  Care will be provided based on comfort, safety and maximizing each individual’s capabilities.

Essential Duties:
-Assist individuals with baths, toileting, grooming, oral hygiene, transferring, dressing, housekeeping, laundry, setting up appointments, transporting, administering medication, etc as designated by ISP/care plan.
-Observes individual for changes in skin condition, injuries, appetite, emotional needs, etc and report such observations to the nurse/supervisor.  Take and records vital signs as directed.
-Utilizes therapeutic techniques such as validation, reassurance, reminiscing, redirection that is consistent with each person’s ISP/care plan.
-Assist in the planning, organizing, and implementing of activities that meet individual’s needs including 1:1 interaction.  Document accordingly.
-Respond to emergencies.  Performs basic first aid as necessary and arranges for emergency services.
-Ensures accurate and timely documentation including but not limited to daily charting, medication administration record and incident reports.
-Administers and reorders medication per protocol as delegated by the nurse.
-Communicates with individuals, families, volunteers, and the community in a caring manner and communicates any concerns encountered to the nurse, supervisor or house manager.
-Reads memos and checks mailbox at the beginning of each shift.
-Maintains strict code of confidentiality regarding individuals, families and private employee matters.
-Reports any inappropriate, unsafe, suspected abuse or neglect immediately to management.
-Attends all mandatory in-services and completes DHS 83 training requirements.
-Adheres to safe use of equipment.  Requests further orientation/instruction if needed.
-Maintains reliable attendance in accordance with  attendance policy.
-Assumes charge duties and/or work assignment as directed.
-Washes, folds, sort and delivers personal clothing.
-Delivers, distributes and restocks supplies in designated areas.
-Removes waste materials from assigned areas.
-Maintains household daily operations and reports maintenance and housekeeping issues to promote a safe, clean, homelike environment.
-Adheres to dress code.
-Demonstrates support for all corporate and management decisions.
– Prepares and cooks food following regulatory guidelines
-Performs all other duties as assigned.