Clare Bridge Caregiver - HCA

About the job

Brookdale Senior Living is hiring a full-time Clare Bridge Caregiver (HCA) at Brookdale Nine Mile in Spokane. The caregiver provides dementia care, including help with daily living and meaningful engagement, following each resident's person-centered service plan.

What you'll do

• Help residents with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transfers and getting to programs and meals, encouraging them to do as much as they can themselves
• Learn each resident's Life Story, preferences, routines and interests, and take part in team behavioral expression meetings
• Serve meals in the dining room, may help prepare dementia-friendly menus, and encourage good eating and fluids while reporting changes in eating habits
• Lead at least one Daily Path engagement program and encourage residents to socialize and join activities
• Keep daily resident records and report any changes in a resident's health, behavior or emotional state to the supervisor
• Help residents with medications only where state rules allow, following physician orders and medication policies
• Do general housekeeping, including resident laundry, bedrooms, dining and living areas, bathrooms and kitchen
• Respond promptly to emergencies, pull cords, calls and requests, and keep track of where each resident is

What you need

• Current state certification where state law requires it
• Knowledge of dementia, particularly Alzheimer's type
• Ability to communicate in English with residents, families and coworkers and to follow written or spoken instructions
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, climb and lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work with possible exposure to communicable diseases, blood-borne pathogens, latex and chemicals

Preferred

• High school diploma or GED and three to six months of related experience or training in direct care for older adults with dementia, or an equivalent mix of education and experience

Schedule

• Full-time
• Occasional weekend, evening or night work when needed for shift coverage
• On-call as needed
• Occasional travel

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance and a 401(k)
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Company-provided life insurance and short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Tuition reimbursement and an adoption benefit
• An associate assistance program, employee discounts and a referral program
• Early access to earned wages
• Optional benefits such as ID theft protection, pet insurance, a legal plan, and accident, critical illness or hospital indemnity coverage
• Advanced naturalization application fees for qualified associates with at least a year of service