Caregiver - Keizer

Status: Full Time

Location: Avamere Keizer: 5210 River Rd North, Keizer

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The caregiver's duties encompass a wide range of tasks, including assisting with activities of daily living, emotional support, housekeeping, and ensuring the resident's safety and well-being.

Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities

Assisting with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs):

• Personal Hygiene: Helping with bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting. 
• Mobility Assistance: Supporting residents with walking, transferring, and using mobility aids. 
• Meal Preparation: Assisting with setting up meals, cutting up food if needed, and removing trays from rooms.

Emotional Support and Companionship:

• Providing Emotional Support: Offering empathy, listening to residents, and providing encouragement. 
• Companionship: Engaging in conversations, activities, and social interactions to combat loneliness and isolation.  

Housekeeping:

• Maintaining a clean and safe environment, including laundry, cleaning, and tidying up. 

Health Monitoring and Medical Advocacy:

• Observing residents for changes in health, reporting concerns to medical professionals, and monitoring vital signs. 

Other:

• Answer resident calls for assistance timely.
• Maintain a clean, comfortable, and safe work environment for residents, staff, and visitors.
• Maintain a safe work environment.  Report safety concerns in the resident apartments to the supervisor.
• Assists with the orientation of new residents and staff when assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager or supervisor.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Prefer experience as a Caregiver in a Memory Care Unit and or Assisted Living Facility.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain active CPR/First Aid Certification during employment.  
• Must have the ability to obtain a Food Handler’s Card.  
• Experience in electronic medical records documentation.

At Avamere, we believe in taking care of our employees. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. Low individual and family deductible.
• 401 (k) Plan: After 90 days of employment, with matching program.  
• Paid Time Off (PTO):  Accrue up to 4 weeks PTO per year, 6 holidays and accrued sick leave.
• EAP Canopy with unlimited telehealth mental health visits.
• Continuing Education and Higher Education Reimbursement.
• Generous employee referral bonus program.
• Flexible Spending Accounts & CERA:  Medical FSA, Dependent Care FSA and CERA (Commuter Expense Reimbursement Account).
• Professional Development: Opportunities for growth and development within the company.
• Voluntary Benefits: Life insurance, disability coverage, supplemental hospital, accident and critical illness coverage, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, discount programs and more.

 Avamere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.