Responsibilities
The Wellness Assistant is trained to provide personal care and related services tasks as assigned by the Wellness Director.
- Provide activities of daily living assistance to the residents as directed from each Resident’s Service Plan.
- Provide assistance according to state regulations.
- Provide verbal encouragement and support to residents.
- Prioritize tasks to ensure optimum services to residents as requests and needs change.
- Communicate to the Wellness Director when a resident’s need has changed.
- Communicate to other departments as residents’ needs arise during the shift.
- May drive company vehicle from community to social and other various destinations (only if required by community).
- May perform other duties as needed and/or assigned.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one (1) to three (3) months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Must successfully complete Atria’s Medication Training (if providing medication reminders or assistance with medication).
- Must successfully complete all Atria specified training programs.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to work various schedules and shifts as needed.
- Must be fully vaccinated and provide vaccination record card at time of hire.