** Caregiver - No CNA Required!**
** Harvester Place**
** Burr Ridge, IL**
**FULL TIME & PART TIME positions available!!**
Anthem Memory Care is guided by a single purpose: To engage, protect, and love people living with memory loss. We are committed to sustaining a safe, active, and loving environment; to give our families peace of mind; to be patient, seeking to understand those living with memory loss; to provide each Anthem team member the opportunity for personal and professional growth, and to be respectful, trustworthy, and good stewards in all we do.
**GENERAL STATEMENT OF POSITION:**
Under general supervision, provides assistance in the personal care and protection of the residents in assisted living.
**REPORTS TO:**
Clinical Services Director/Resident Care Coordinator/Resident Care Manager
**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:**
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
* Know and understand the vision, purpose, values and goals of Anthem Memory Care.
* Cares for residents in the community adhering to all facility policies and procedures;
* Provides assistance in resident care including cleaning and bathing, personal hygiene, dressing residents, bed making, taking blood pressure, assisting in ambulating, grooming, helping to activities and other functions;
* Reports unusual symptoms and problems of residents to supervisors immediately;
* Monitors the emergency call system for emergency calls and responds appropriately;
* Cooperates with the dining staff and provides general assistance with resident meals and clean-up; may set tables, serve meals, clear tables and straighten dining room after meals;
* Assists lead resident assistants and other staff, as needed;
* Maintains daily records;
* Assists with emergencies and with safety instruction for residents such as fire drills, etc.;
* Answers telephones using Anthem telephone techniques and assists visitors in an assertively friendly manner;
* Conducts work tasks safely and in compliance with the community safety program;
* Provides effective and courteous service to all residents, guests and co-workers;
* Attends in-service training workshops, seminars, and meetings;
* Promotes and protects the rights of all residents;
* Performs other related essential duties as required.
**MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:**
A high school education; some vocational/technical training in the nursing field preferred; at least five months experience in a related field; or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities.
**CERTIFICATION AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:**
* Requires First Aid and CPR certification;
* Criminal record clearance or criminal record exemption, as required by law
* Health evaluation to ensure ability to perform duties of the position and the absence of any communicable disease, including tuberculosis and CXR clearance.
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Anthem Memory Care is guided by a single purpose: To **engage, protect, and love people living with memory loss.** We are committed to sustaining a safe, active, and loving environment; to give our families peace of mind; to be patient, seeking to understand those living with memory loss; to provide each Anthem team member the opportunity for personal and professional growth, and to be respectful, trustworthy, and good stewards in all we do.
