Resident Escort

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Some experience in institutional cooking.
• Knowledge of food preparation, sanitation and hygienic methods.
• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Sincere desire to work with elders and others who have a limited capacity for self-care.
• Mental & physical capacity to perform the essential job functions with or without accommodations.
• Work with and provides care to individuals of a wide range of personality types and maturity levels.
• The ability to demonstrate creative initiative and mature judgment in making competent decisions.
• Consistently maintain courteous, emphatic, and professional attitude.
• Maintain confidentiality of all activities and persons.
• Maintain a professional appearance at all times.
• Communicate and comprehend orally and in writing to effectively receive and share information as necessary to perform job duties.
• Transportation accessible to enable flexibility of work schedule
• Passing hydration fluids to residents
• Responding to call lights
• Assisting the certified CNAs with resident care.
• Assists with lifting and moving residents for transfer and transport.
• Confirms resident readiness for transport and need for appropriate equipment and ensures that equipment is ready and available.
• Assists residents, whether ambulatory or non-ambulatory.
• Assists residents in designated smoking areas with distribution, lighting, and extinguishing cigarettes (in proper cigarette receptacles).
• Reports any changes in resident status/condition during transport.
• Removes and reports defective equipment to supervisor.
• Cleans, maintains and operates transport equipment and operates elevators to move or escort residents to and from various hospitals/doctor’s office, as directed, following established operating policies and procedures.
• Receives formal instruction/direction upon pick-up and provides formal hand-off report at destination, when not required to stay with resident.
• Assists in ensuring a safe working environment throughout the facility for all residents, visitors and fellow employees.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner and identifies and can be asked to correct unsafe work conditions with management oversight.
• Complies with all HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures.
• Attend in-service and training programs as designated.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Other Requirements:

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must be enrolled in a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant program at the time of hire in accordance with the laws of this state.

Our Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, This company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training