O'odham Angels
Summary
Provide daily companionship and safety oversight for nursing facility residents through conversation, light activities, and vigilant observation of their well-being.
GENERAL PURPOSE: To provide understanding and attention to a resident by listening, conversing, and providing light activities. To interact with compassion and patience with a resident. To help ensure the general safety of the residents.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: In addition to performing the essential functions listed below, this position may be required to perform a combination of supportive functions based upon the requirements of the organization.
- Successfully complete resident safety training to include environmental safety, infection control and basic CPR.
- Provide companionship by engaging residents in conversation, giving company in watching movies, playing games, and with other light activities.
- Observe residents to ensure that they are comfortable and report any changes in behavior or physical / mental condition.
- All staff are always required to follow all safety regulations and precautions.
- Conduct basic safety rounds as assigned to identify and report hazardous conditions/equipment to immediate supervisor/manager.
- Report all accidents/incidents to immediate supervisor/manager within 24hrs.
- All staff must wear protective clothing and equipment when handling infectious waste and or blood/body fluids or when doing Hazardous work i.e., working with chemicals, electrical or day to day maintenance repairs.
- Recognize your role as part of the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) efforts of your organization.
- Attend trainings to build understanding and capacity to undertake QAPI work.
- Carry out QAPI roles and responsibilities as assigned.
- Follow established policies and procedures in support of QAPI efforts.
- Look for and share with leadership ideas for improvement in the organization.
- Communicate to leadership upon witnessing a positive outcome of a QAPI project or detecting barriers preventing project success.
- Support QAPI efforts both verbally and non-verbally (i.e., via actions and attitude), including adjusting performance and practice in accordance with QAPI initiatives and findings.