RESIDENTIAL CAREGIVER
Company: FRONT ST MASTER
Location: Santa Cruz
Posted on: September 29, 2024
Job Description:
Job Details
Job Location
Front St Residential - Santa Cruz, CA
Salary Range
$19.00 - $22.00 Hourly
Description
This position will be located in Santa Cruz county. Our facilities
specialize in providing services to adults with mental health
disabilities while promoting healthy living and wellness in a
spectacular setting. Full-Time positions include medical, dental,
vision and 401k benefits options.
SUMMARY: Provide care and supervision to residents as required by
Title 22, Community Care Licensing Division. Assist residents with
activities of daily living. May prepare meals and provide
housekeeping for residents as needed. Implement and assist
residents to comply with their individual Appraisal/Needs and
Services Plans. Perform overall management of medication room, its
systems and supplies, and enforces adherence to FSI medication
policies, procedures and protocols.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Must be able to perform each
essential job function satisfactorily.
Resident Care
- In a culturally competent manner, will provide services to all
residents without regard to race, color, creed, national origin,
marital status, sexual orientation, age, sex, religion, and
handicap or payment status.
- Assist residents with daily living activities including
cooking, cleaning, showering, hygiene and grooming, and other
personal care assistance.
- Provide necessary resident care and supervision as prescribed
by doctors, other health care providers, and as developed by the
resident's treatment team.
- Safely assist residents with self-administration of
prescription and non-prescription medications in accordance with
physicians' orders and Title 22.
- Assist with planning and implementing individuals' treatment
plans in conjunction with other staff, family and providers.
- Monitor and report changes in residents' physical and mental
health status to the resident's primary care providers and facility
staff.
- Assist in identifying and accessing medical, educational,
social, prevocational, rehabilitative or other community services
for residents.
- Monitor and report residents' progress and outcome data.
- Track and schedule residents' annual dental and physician's
exams including TB tests.
- Transport residents to appointments, outings, etc.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Cooking
- Abide by the principles of good nutrition, food preparation,
storage, menu planning, cooking, clean-up, food safety and follow
Title 22 and food service principles.
- Conduct menu planning with residents, adhering to special diets
as physician prescribed. Cleaning
- Be knowledgeable on housekeeping and sanitation principles.
Perform housekeeping duties. Maintain living areas, including
resident rooms and community areas. Activities (As Designated)
- Help organize and conduct planned activities.
- Gives capable residents the opportunity to participate in the
planning, preparation, conduct, clean-up and critique of the
activities.
- Adheres to monthly schedule of planned activities. Reporting
and Documentation
- Mandated to report any suspected abuse of dependent adults and
elders directly to Law Enforcement, Adult Protective Services,
Ombudsman, or Community Care Licensing. Qualifications
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Knowledge, skill, or ability required
to perform the job.
Education and/or Experience
- High School diploma or GED; one year mental health experience
may be required; or equivalent combination of education and
experience. Knowledge
- Knowledge of requirements for providing care and supervision of
residents.
- Knowledge and conformity to all applicable HIPAA, OSHA, state
and local laws, rules and regulations including Department of
Social Services, Community Care Licensing, Title 22.
- Knowledge of community services and resources and how to access
them.
- Language Skills
- Read, speak write and understand English well enough to follow
and share the regulations, requirements and communications for
providing care to residents.
- Able to effectively present information and respond to
questions from managers, residents, customers, vendors and the
general public with awareness of multi-cultural considerations.
Mathematical Skills
- Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions,
and percentages associated with completing the requirements of the
position. Reasoning Ability
- Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral,
or diagram form.
- Competent in dealing with problems involving several variables
in different situations.
- Other Skills and Abilities
- Adjust tasks in accordance with changing deadlines and
priorities.
- Maintain cooperative and professional working relationships.
Additional Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- If required to drive, must be 21 and accepted by the Company's
vehicle insurance.
- Cleared by the Department of Justice and FBI prior to
commencing work at the facility.
- TB clearance within the last 6 months and yearly thereafter.
Pass a health screening.
- Maintain a valid First-Aid certification.
- May be required to serve on company committees.
- Able to answer telephone professionally, understandably, and
with proper etiquette.
- Complete all annual training requirements as mandated by
Community Care Licensing Division, Title 22 and Front St.
policies.
- Attend mandated meetings and trainings; fulfill all coursework
and training hours required.
- Complete coursework, training hours and pass the Medication
Policies and Procedure Examination.
- Valid water safety certificate may be required for facilities
with a resident-used pool.
- Work in a safe and acceptable manner, following established
safety procedures. Physical Demands: Must be met to successfully
perform the essential job functions.
- Regularly required to talk, hear, and sit, stand for extended
periods of time.
- Frequently required to cook and clean, reach with hands and
arms, stand, walk, stoop, lift up to 25 pounds, and may
occasionally be required to kneel, crouch or crawl.
- Be physically, mentally and occupationally capable of
performing assigned tasks per Title 22 and other applicable
regulation. Work Environments: Employee may encounter while
performing essential job functions.
- Noise level is usually low to moderate.
- Possible contact with hazardous and caustic household cleaning
chemicals.
- The actions of clients may be unpredictable. Staff may be
verbally assaulted and at times may be physically injured.
Find additional information about Front St. Inc. online at
www.frontst.com.
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