Geriatric Care Assistant

Description

**Palau de Can Sunyer** **JOB DESCRIPTION** **Position Name** Geriatric Care Worker **Department** Social Area – Geriatric Care Area **Reporting To** Supervision **Supervision** No supervision **Functional Reporting** Nursing Unit Director (DUE) / Health Area **Qualifications** To perform this profession, the gerontology assistant working in day centers and residential facilities for elderly people must hold the official professional qualification in sociosanitary care for dependent persons, which may be demonstrated through one of the following official titles or certifications: Technical qualification in care for dependent persons; technical qualification in auxiliary nursing care; professional certification in sociosanitary care for dependent persons in social institutions; professional certification in sociosanitary care for dependent persons at home; or exceptional authorization for care of dependent persons, granted to individuals aged 55 or older as of 31 December 2015 for the position of gerontology assistant, including individually accredited certificates. **Experience** Minimum 1 year in a similar sector and workplace **Languages** Catalan, Spanish; knowledge of additional languages is valued **Skills** Team Collaborator, Organized, Empathetic, Sociable, Solution-Oriented, Communicative, Respectful, Flexible, Observant, Proactive, Tolerant, Professional **Location** On-site at the residence **Work Schedule** Full-time or part-time **Working Hours** Variable, depending on assigned tutoring responsibilities **Description**: Primarily responsible for assisting residents of the facility with daily living activities they cannot perform independently—such as personal hygiene, walks, meal assistance, dressing help, and others. **Job Objectives** Will carry out the functions detailed under main responsibilities, as well as any other tasks reasonably requested that relate to or fall within the scope of their qualifications and professional competencies. **Main Responsibilities** **Functions Related to the Resident:** * Participate, together with other professionals from the interdisciplinary team, in the reception and welcoming of the resident. * Assume responsibility for the resident’s tutoring according to the center’s system and monitor progress, observing any changes that may occur. * Promote autonomy in accordance with the resident’s needs and the Interdisciplinary Individual Care Plan (PIAI). * Ensure the resident feels at home and in a familiar environment. * Encourage, assist with, or perform personal hygiene, depending on the resident’s needs and the PIAI. * Monitor and promote personal care and appearance. * Address and prevent elimination-related issues and manage urinary/fecal incontinence. * Prevent pressure ulcers (e.g., skin hydration, use of cushions, postural changes…). * Provide and administer food, facilitating intake where required and using appropriate technical aids if necessary. * Detect whether the prescribed diet meets the resident’s needs. * Assist in the correct administration of medications and in performing certain treatments, in accordance with healthcare staff directives. * Maintain order and hygienic-sanitary conditions in the resident’s room and among their personal belongings. * Assist in maintaining technical aids (prostheses, orthoses, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, restraints…). * Apply basic accident prevention techniques in line with safety protocols. * Prepare the resident for emergency transfers and provide accompaniment, monitoring, and support when required, supplying minimal essential information to relevant professionals. * Develop and/or assist in recreational and leisure activities. * Assist in psychological, rehabilitative, and occupational maintenance and training activities and exercises. * Accompany residents during off-site recreational activities. * Promote communication and interpersonal, social, and human relationships among residents, using alternative communication systems where appropriate. * Respond to conflict situations and resolve incidents within the scope of one’s competencies, reporting them to the competent professional when required. * Provide emotional support and accompany residents through loss and grief processes. * Accompany residents during their final stage of life. * Prepare the resident under optimal *postmortem* conditions, if applicable. * Implement various intervention procedures and protocols, organizing basic work documentation. * Record any observed variation and/or incident in the resident’s condition during interventions and document it in the corresponding tool. **Functions Related to the Family or Reference Person** * Inform, advise, involve, and raise awareness in the family or reference person regarding the resident’s material and personal needs. * Encourage their integration and collaboration in center activities. * Raise awareness among the family about physical and psychological changes occurring in the resident and encourage adaptation to them. * Refer the family to the appropriate professional when necessary. * Raise awareness regarding fostering the autonomy of their relative. * Record and communicate, if applicable, any incidents that may arise. * Encourage adaptation to the center’s internal regulations. * Provide support during loss and grief. **In Accordance With** Geriatric Care Area Processes **Complementary Responsibilities** Interdepartmental Relations and CSR **How** Collaborate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Interdisciplinary Individual Care Plan (PIAI), aimed at covering daily living activities and monitoring its execution. Participate in the planning and organization of preventive, occupational, and leisure activities. Report incidents related to the resident or their family. Ensure proper functioning and interdepartmental relations. Be responsible for ensuring the company bases its management on the impacts its activities generate on residents, families, employees, shareholders, local communities, the environment, and society at large—globally and transversally. **Internal Relations** **Health Area** Purpose: Ensure correct application of hygienic-health directives Frequency: Discretionary between areas **Services Area** Purpose: Ensure general services essential to key clinical and supportive care processes meet appropriate directives and parameters for proper area functioning. Collaborate in maintaining and controlling material stock levels. Identify and report deficiencies in materials and building maintenance. Frequency: Discretionary between areas **External Relations** Interacts with residents, families, direct and indirect care staff, as well as with the Catalan Health Service. **Related Documents** * Procedures * CSR * GDPR * PIAI **Glossary** **Acronyms** * CSR Corporate Social Responsibility * PIAI Interdisciplinary Individual Care Plan * DUE Nursing Unit Director Job Type: Full-time, Permanent contract Salary: €17,000.00–€18,000.00 per year License/Certification: * Geriatrics and Gerontology Assistant (Mandatory) Work Location: On-site employment