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Key Job Duties and Responsibilities 

The Direct Care Worker (meds) is required to provide direct care to community residents, primarily for their  activities of daily living. In addition, employee will assist with housekeeping and laundry duties, mealtime service, and  all other duties assigned by the Executive Director. 

The following is a general list of key job duties and responsibilities in your position. The list is not to be considered inclusive and you will be  required to perform other duties/responsibilities as assigned by an authorized supervisor. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

Assist residents in and out of bed and into wheelchair according to procedure. This may require the assistance of another aide,  and/or the use of a gait belt. 

Assist residents in bathing. 

Assist residents in dressing or undressing. 

Assist resident to bathroom and provide peri care as needed.  

Take and record vital signs of residents according to community schedule and policies. 

Assist residents to dining area for meals. May be required to assist with feeding of residents. 

May be required to strip bedding and replace with clean linens per schedule or as needed. 

May be required to assist in personal grooming of residents. 

May be required to turn residents as needed when designated on care plan. 

May be required to clean bedpans and empty catheter bags. 

May be required to document and/or report information regarding residents as instructed. Documentation must be completed prior  to leaving the shift. 

Maintain med room in a clean and orderly manner. 

May be required to clean bedpans and empty catheter bags. 

May be required to document and/or report information regarding residents as instructed. Documentation must be completed prior  to leaving the shift. 

Give shift report as required on resident status. 

Provide housekeeping/cleaning services as required and scheduled by the Executive Director. This shall include both resident areas  and common areas of the community. 

Provide laundry and linen service as required and deliver all resident laundry as designated. 

Perform minor maintenance and servicing on community equipment as instructed. This includes inventory of supplies. Monitors personal and staff compliance to all state and federal requirements including but not limited to blood borne pathogens,  hazardous materials, infection control, and fire safety. 

Monitors personal and staff compliance to residents’ rights. 

Passes medications and gives treatments according to physician’s orders in a timely fashion and according to community policies and  schedules. 

Perform simple dressing changes to wounds. 

Notify RN of medications needing to be refilled. 

Maintain a clean and organized med cart. 

Employee must be available to work rotating weekends and holidays.

Essential Job Duties/Physical Requirements 

The following is a general list of key job/physical requirements for your position. The list is not to be considered inclusive and other  job/physical requirements may be necessary as deemed by the Community. 

• Regular worksite attendance. 

• Must complete at least 12 hours of in-service education approved and required by the community, Department of Human Services,  and Department of Inspections and Appeals.  

• Must complete Relias assignments on time.  

• Must successfully complete skills check-off with the RN annually. 

• Must demonstrate on an ongoing basis the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with co-workers and other  departments. 

• Must have basic computer skills. 

• If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, must successfully complete the requirements contained in  Company’s Motor Vehicles policy. 

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. 

• Must be able to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.

• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations. 

• Must be able to perform the essential position functions of the job with, or without reasonable accommodation.

• Employee is required to use a transfer/gait belt or to obtain the assistance of another employee when attempting to assist  residents when lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds. The employee must be aware that during the normal, routine  performance of the essential functions, some of the following body movements may occur naturally, although hey may not be a  requirement of the job.  

• Primary Physical Requirements:  

• Lift up to 10 lbs: Constantly 

• Lift 11 to 25 lbs: Frequently 

• Lift 26 to 50 lbs: Frequently 

• Lift over 50 lbs: Frequently 

• Carry up to 10 lbs: Constantly 

• Carry 11 to 25 lbs: Occasionally 

• Carry 26 to 50 lbs: Occasionally 

• Carry over 50 lbs: Rarely 

• Reach above should height: Frequently 

• Reach at shoulder height: Constantly 

• Reach below shoulder height: Constantly 

• Push/Pull: Constantly 

• Hand Manipulation:  

• Grasping: Constantly 

• Handling: Constantly 

• Torquing: Occasionally 

• Fingering: Frequently 

• Other Physical Considerations 

• Twisting, Bending, Crawling, Squatting, Kneeling, Crouching, Climbing and Balancing are all required.

• Employees may be required to operate and automobile and various games. 

• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the  Community. 

• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the  requirements of this position can be fully met.