Caregiver

Caregiver Position

Join our CiminoCare team at Burlingame Villa and embark on a rewarding journey of care-giving. Whether you're experienced or considering a career change, we have full and part-time opportunities available to accommodate your skill level. At Burlingame Villa, you can learn and grow in a supportive environment, offering onsite care to our residents. The position offers competitive pay at $19.00 per hour, providing a stable foundation for your career in health care. If you have a passion for helping others and wish to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply and explore the fulfilling role of a caregiver at Walnut House Senior Living.

We provide care. Physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. That's why we put "care" in our name. And providing care means taking action, each and every day, to ensure the wellbeing of our residents and their families. Because it is people who provide care, not buildings, furniture, or a printed calendar of events. People care. CiminoCare cares.

Requirements:

• Ensure each resident looks clean and presentable throughout the day.
• Assist with dressing, applying make-up, combing hair, cleaning eyeglasses, and assisting with other personal grooming tasks as needed.
• Keep resident's rooms in proper order throughout the day, including tidying rooms, making beds, and putting clothes away.
• Assist residents by providing for their comfort, safety and enjoyment. Keep any internal charts current, know of each resident's needs, and report all observed physical and emotional changes in residents to the Shift Manager and Assistant Administrator/Care Coordinator.
• Report should occur by the end of the shift and should be documented in the change-over notes, unless immediate intervention is needed.
• Attend periodic staff meetings and in-service training and mandatory meeting as required. Read, follow and sign any care plans and posted messages and/or updates during each shift. Observe Resident's Rights, as posted within the facility.
• Promptly respond to resident calls for assistance.
• In Emergency situations, assist residents according to the Emergency Plan of the facility. Assist with First Aid as directed.
• Maintain a cooperative and cheerful attitude when relating to residents or their guests Assist with bathing and dressing of residents as scheduled or directed.
• Assist residents at mealtime as directed or needed.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene needs as needed throughout the shift. Assist residents with daily recreational activities, including crafts, games, music and exercise and encourage participation. Follow any written work schedules and service schedules
• All employees must keep their First-Aid certification current

Education/Experience Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Preferred: Certified Nurse Assistant, Home Health Aide Certificate

- At least some prior experience in caring for the elderly is preferred and be at least (18) years old.

- Skills, knowledge and Abilities: Skill in compassionately caring for elderly, knowledge of proper caregiving techniques, and the ability to care for several residents at one time.

- Must be able to maintain order and efficiency in performing job duties, maintain constant pace.

- Mental: Must be able to handle stress well, stay calm under pressure.

- Must be able to think and make decisions consistent with policies and procedures and licensing regulations.

Physical Requirements:

• Have a physical examination and tuberculin test done
• Spend time bending, twisting or lifting up to 50 pounds
• Spend time keeping or regaining balance, walking, making repetitive motions, standing, using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, and tools