Full Time - Memory Care Assistant at Front Porch Communities and Services in San Francisco, California

Job Description:

Position Title: Full Time - Memory Care Assistant

Job ID: 3789

Community: San Francisco Towers

Location: US:CA:San Francisco

Category:

Work Type: Full Time, Hourly, 36+ hours a week

Date Posted: 11/5/2024

Description

San Francisco Towers

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• competitive wages
• a great retirement program
• employee referral program (up to $500)
• monthly team meetings and celebrations employee appreciation fund (Ask us about this!)
• *Sign on bonus*

JOB SUMMARY Under the direction of the Director of Health Services/charge nurse or designee, the Memory Care Assistant is responsible for providing a variety of services and resident care to protect, sustain and nurture residents by providing assistance with activities of daily living and meeting other needs as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned as necessary.

• Provides quality Customer Service efficiently to residents, families, co-workers and vendors in a manner to ensure satisfaction.

•Recognizes and responds to resident needs.

•Assists residents with daily activities such as; bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, mobility, incontinence care, changing of positions and transfers.

•Washes resident’s personal laundry as needed. Makes resident’s beds daily, provides routine housekeeping.

•May prepare and/or serve meals to residents.

•Facilitate programs to engage memory care residents, promoting autonomy of resident’s decision making.

•Maintain a positive and homelike environment for residents while ensuring they feel safe and purposeful.

•Maintains log with all vital information.

•Reports to the Charge Nurse/Memory Care team mates regularly regarding the resident's condition.

•Maintains all documentation as required by Federal and State regulations and Company policy.

•Follows highest standards of cleanliness. Follows all federal, state and corporate policies, health codes and guidelines in preparation and handling of foodstuffs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS and QUALIFICATIONS

•Current experience and/or training as required by state regulations; experience in long-term care community health, geriatric and/or rehabilitative aide.

•Must be able to understand, follow, support and initiate policies and procedures of the facility. Must be able to recognize emergency situations and respond appropriately.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT

•Moderately required to walk, stand, talk and hear; grasp, reach, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, smell push and pull.

•Must be able to wear gloves to guard against exposure to body fluids and cleaning agents.

•Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

•Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.

•Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts and vibration.

•Exposed to moisture in showers and in other procedures. Potential for exposure to body fluids and cleaning agents. Possible contact with needles and sharp objects.

•Noise level is usually moderate.

Front Porch is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability or status as a veteran in accordance with the applicable nondiscrimination laws. Final candidates must successfully complete a pre-employment physical, physical abilities test, drug screen and Department of Justice Criminal background clearance.

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