Job SummaryThe Wellness Associate reports to the Wellness Director and the Wellness Manager and provides services and care to each Resident based on the individual Resident Service Plan.Essential Functions:
- Assists Residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, hygiene, and mobility if needed
- Maintains an awareness of each Resident's general state of physical and mental health and reports any changes at once to the Wellness Director
- Keeps an inventory of medical supplies on hand and assists with ordering when necessary
- Assists with finding shift coverage when unexpected call outs occur
- Develops and helps maintain assignments for the Wellness Director
- Assists in orienting and on-boarding of new Wellness Associates
- Responds to Resident emergencies; provides first-aid and arranges for appropriate medical follow-up
- Assists Residents in keeping their units clean, neat, and orderly
- Answers calls for assistance and attends to Resident needs promptly
- Assists Residents with clothing and laundry needs if instructed to do so
- Assists Residents with meal selection, service, and feeding as assigned
- Assists with activity program as assigned
- Maintains records according to policy
- Maintains files as needed
- Participates in a minimum of 6 hours in-service education per year
- Carries out other duties as assigned
Compliance and Safety:
- Follows all emergency procedures
- Understands all safety policies and procedures
- Communication:
- Communicates effectively with Wellness Director and other staff
- Immediately advises and Wellness Director and/or Wellness Manager of any changes in physical and mental health of Resident
Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification:
- Current State Nurse's Aide registration preferred but NOT REQUIRED
- Experience and passion in working with seniors
- Able to perform tasks which may be physically demanding such as pushing, bending, and lifting up to 60 pounds
- Able to maintain positive working relationships with Residents, their families, peers, and other staff members
- In good physical and emotional health and free of communicable diseases
Physical Requirements:
- Physically able to bend and reach
- Physically able to push and pull and lift up to 60 pounds at times
- Physically able to stand for extended periods of time
- Could be required to use a Hoyer Lift
Miscellaneous:
- May be required to work weekends and holidays as assigned
- May be required to work on shifts other than the one for which hired
- May be required to work extended hours (up to 16 hours per day)
- Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including HIV,AIDS, and Hepatitis B and C viruses
- Could be subject to hostile and emotionally upset Residents due to mental status
- Background, criminal, and drug tests may be required
- May be asked to submit to random drug test during employment
- May have their picture taken and image used in social media or community advertising
- May be video recorded from devices installed by families in residents' apartments