Location: Saratoga Retirement Community
14500 Fruitvale Ave Building 3000
Saratoga CA 95070 Join Our Upscale Retirement Community in Saratoga! Become a valued part of our vibrant, 5-star, 94-bed Skilled Nursing Facility at Saratoga Retirement Community. We are currently seeking dedicated and compassionate team members to join our supportive and dynamic community! At Saratoga Retirement Community, we prioritize the well-being of both our residents and staff. We foster a culture of compassion, professional growth, and mutual respect—because when you thrive, so do those in your care! What you'll do: You will provide person-centered, individualized, direct care to residents in the facility and promote resident wellbeing and satisfaction through support with activities of daily living (ADLs). Pay Rate: $20-$24 DOE Our Caregivers: • Understand the importance of resident rights in healthcare as well as the community as a whole, and advocate for operations, processes, and decisions that are in residents’ best interests. • Promote resident independence to the greatest degree possible. • Develop knowledge on state and federal regulations and community policies and procedures. • Are constantly aware of safety and follow up on identified risks.|Communicate with residents, families and team members effectively and be able to individualize communication to accommodate resident specific needs. • Complete assigned duties such as, but not limited to; activities of daily living (ADLs), showers, socialization time with residents, mealtime duties, maintaining neat resident spaces, medication administration, replenishing supplies, providing clean linen, and transporting residents to appointments.|Monitor resident activity, food intake, functional status, psychosocial status and take action as necessary to promote resident wellbeing. • Report status changes immediately to supervisor. • Document all completed tasks and ADLs as soon as possible. • Attend all required in-services and training in compliance with state and federal guidelines and facility protocols. • Support current certifications with any required continuing education. • Participate on the resident care team by identifying personal preferences of residents, maintaining the highest achievable level of functioning, and informing nursing leadership with critical information. • Perform other duties as assigned. What you will need: • High school diploma or equivalent. • Minimum of 1 year’s experience in a nursing home, senior living facility or in a caregiver role. • Current CPR and First Aid certification is required. • Knowledge of electronic medical records and clinical software systems.