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Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation
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• Answer resident calls promptly. • Visit, read, and provide activities to residents. • Watch for and report any change in room temperature, ventilation, lighting, etc. • Assist residents with identifying food arrangements (i.e., informing resident with sight problem of foods that are on his/her tray, where it is located, if it is hot/cold, etc.). • Keep residents’ water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift), and within easy reach of the resident. • Serve between meal and bedtime snacks as instructed. • Pass water and ice. • Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids. • Assure that the residents’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints, are well established and maintained at all times.
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• Is subject to frequent interruptions. • Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances. • Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors. • Communicates with nursing personnel and other department personnel. • Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary. • Is subject to call-back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.). • Attends and participates in continuing educational programs. • Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the work day, as well as to reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants. • Is subject to exposure to infectious wastes, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and hepatitis B viruses. • May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals. PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS (with or without the aid of mechanical devices):
• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.
• Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner. • Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position. • Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies. • Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility which include a medical and physical examination. • Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility. • Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds. Occasional pushing and pulling of carts and wheelchairs. • May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations. For benefit details check us out here http://ensignbenefits.com/
Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status.
Disclaimer: Pay rates are competitive and determined by various factors. Please note that any rates labeled as "estimated" are provided by third-party job boards and may not accurately reflect the actual pay rates.
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