Best Life Associate

Part time and temporary positions at Taylor Villas. Afternoon and night shift. Weekend Availability

Pay range: $18.00 to $20.59 per hour

Responsible To : Villas Manager

Summary of Job:

Responsible for assuring safe and compassionate delivery of health care and related services to residents in Taylor Villa during assigned shift.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide compassionate, memory care-focused and resident driven care to those residing in Taylor Villa.
  • Inform Memory Care Coordinator or designee of any change in resident condition.
  • Act as a liaison between residents and doctors in order to present residents’ needs to doctor for accurate care.
  • Inform residents’ family of acute problems.
  • Process medication and treatment orders from physician. Implement new orders in PCC and communicate to team in order to assure continuity of care and accurate records (within scope of practice).
  • Keep Memory Coordinator or designee informed of any changes in residents and/or needs that require Magnolia Grove (MG) team or Physical Therapy Dept. evaluations. Follow through on necessary implementation (within scope of practice)
  • Assist residents with medication and do treatments (within scope of practice).
  • Actively participate in design and implementation of Taylor villa programming.
  • Schedule medical appointments, lab work, hearing checks, hospital test or outpatient surgeries as necessary, arrange for transportation and communicate as needed.
  • Complete admit/discharge/transfer documentation per policy.
  • Report all incidents and accidents involving staff and/or residents to Memory Care Coordinator or designee with required documentation per policy.
  • Monitor private duty staff and notify Memory Care Coordinator of an􀇮 issues:
  • Process inventory and communicate need to designed departments. Include Memory Care Coordinator or designee in all emails.
  • Evaluate requests for housekeeping and repairs. Call departments for services as needed.
  • Assist with house cleaning chores and cooking as needed
  • Attend mandatory in-services and staff meetings
  • Practice safe work habits
  • Order medications and medical supplies and assure both are property stored.
  • Assist with other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Knowledge and experience of working with geriatric population.
  • Ability to work harmoniously with residents and staff and promote teamwork.
  • Remain responsible and calm in an emergency situation, with ability to set priorities.
  • Ability to meet physical requirements of the position.
  • Possess a current CPR and first aid certificate.
  • Responsible for assuring safe and compassionate delivery of health care and related services to residents in Taylor Villa during assigned shift
  • Complete RCFE training and Assigned training in Dementia. (Before working with residents)