Clinical Assistant, Staffing Coordinator
Great Lakes Management
part-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Saint Paul • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $25 per hour
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Assures that staff clearly understands and follows all resident care procedures.
- Monitors staff completion of monthly resident blood pressures, weights and pulses as requested.
- Communicate the value of activity programming to resident assistants and provide coaching and training for successfully inviting and engaging residents.
- Encourage resident attendance and participation in activities, with an eye to their needs and preferences.
- Communicate clearly with resident assistants as to their responsibilities pertaining to activities and resident engagement.
- Provide coaching and education to resident assistants for successful 1:1 activities.
- Provide supervision while serving meals in dining room.
- Make daily rounds to connect with staff and residents.
- Provide on-going education for memory care staff (resident assistants, dining services staff, etc.) in successful interactions and interventions with persons with dementia.
- Communicate pertinent information about residents to staff through communication books, memos and/or stand-up meetings as appropriate.
- Promotes a positive, team approach and a healthy work environment.
- Schedule staff in coordination with the Registered Nurse (RN)/Director of Nursing (DON).
- Verify accuracy of the service schedules and make adaptations as required under supervision of RN.
- Assures residents have up to date service agreements per state regulations.
- Monitor and maintain resident charts and clinical progress notes under supervision of RN.
- Report residents' change of health status (physical or mental) to RN.
- Ensure medical supplies and equipment are maintained and order as directed by RN.
- Work as a team player with all members of the resident care team.
- Share resident and family concerns with pertinent staff as needed/appropriate.
- Attend monthly staff meetings.
- Work with DON to assure emergency procedures are in place.
Requirements
- A minimum of one year experience in home health, assisted living or long-term care is preferred.
- Good organizational skills with the ability to self-start and follow through with initiative requiring minimal amount of supervision.
- Exhibits a caring heart with a passion to care for the elderly.
- Possesses strong work ethic, good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong computer skills, including experience using a computerized resident record system and staff scheduling software.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
resident care proceduresblood pressure monitoringweight monitoringpulse monitoring1:1 activitiesmemory care educationclinical progress notesservice agreementsemergency procedures
Soft skills
organizational skillsself-starterinitiativecaringstrong work ethicgood judgmentproblem-solvingdecision-makingverbal communicationwritten communication