Midwest Health, Inc.
Direct Care Worker (Non-Meds)
– Midwest Health, Inc. The Direct Care Worker provides essential support to community residents by assisting with activities of daily living, housekeeping, laundry, and meal service. The role requires providing direct care, assisting with mobility, hygiene, and personal needs, while maintaining a safe and clean environment. Key Responsibilities
Assist residents in and out of bed and into wheelchair according to procedure, using a gait belt when necessary. Assist residents in bathing. Assist residents in dressing or undressing. Assist residents in the bathroom and provide peri care as needed. Take and record vital signs of residents according to community schedule and policies. Assist residents to dining area for meals; may be required to assist with feeding. Strip bedding and replace with clean linens per schedule or as needed. Assist in personal grooming of residents. Turn residents as needed when designated on care plan. Clean bedpans and empty catheter bags. Document and report information regarding residents as instructed; documentation must be completed prior to leaving the shift. Maintain medication room in a clean and orderly manner. Give shift report as required on resident status. Provide housekeeping/cleaning services for resident areas and common areas of the community as scheduled by the Executive Director. Provide laundry and linen service, and deliver all resident laundry as designated. Perform minor maintenance and servicing on community equipment as instructed, including inventory of supplies. Monitor personal and staff compliance to all state and federal requirements including blood borne pathogens, hazardous materials, infection control, and fire safety. Monitor compliance with residents’ rights. Be available to work rotating weekends and holidays. Essential Job Duties / Physical Requirements
Regular worksite attendance. Complete at least 12 hours of in-service education approved and required by the community, Department of Human Services, and Department of Inspections and Appeals. Complete Relias assignments on time. Successfully complete skills check‑off with the RN annually. Demonstrate the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with co‑workers and other departments on an ongoing basis. Have basic computer skills. If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, complete the requirements contained in Company’s Motor Vehicles policy. Read, write, speak, and understand the English language. Work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary. Assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations. Perform essential position functions of the job with, or without reasonable accommodation. Use a transfer/gait belt or obtain assistance of another employee when lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds. Be aware that body movements may occur naturally as part of routine performance. Primary Physical Requirements: Lift up to 10 lbs: Constantly Lift 11 to 25 lbs: Constantly Lift 26 to 50 lbs: Frequently Lift over 50 lbs: Frequently Carry up to 10 lbs: Constantly Carry 11 to 25 lbs: Occasionally Carry 26 to 50 lbs: Occasionally Carry over 50 lbs: Occasionally Reach above shoulder height: Frequently Reach at shoulder height: Constantly Reach below shoulder height: Constantly Push/Pull: Constantly Hand Manipulation: Grasping: Constantly Handling: Constantly Torquing: Occasionally Fingering: Occasionally Other Physical Considerations: Twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing and balancing are all required. Employees may be required to operate and automobile and various games. Relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the Community. Use vision or hearing prosthetics that enable senses to function adequately to meet job requirements. Seniority Level
Entry level Employment Type
Full‑time Job Function
Other – Hospitals and Health Care
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– Midwest Health, Inc. The Direct Care Worker provides essential support to community residents by assisting with activities of daily living, housekeeping, laundry, and meal service. The role requires providing direct care, assisting with mobility, hygiene, and personal needs, while maintaining a safe and clean environment. Key Responsibilities
Assist residents in and out of bed and into wheelchair according to procedure, using a gait belt when necessary. Assist residents in bathing. Assist residents in dressing or undressing. Assist residents in the bathroom and provide peri care as needed. Take and record vital signs of residents according to community schedule and policies. Assist residents to dining area for meals; may be required to assist with feeding. Strip bedding and replace with clean linens per schedule or as needed. Assist in personal grooming of residents. Turn residents as needed when designated on care plan. Clean bedpans and empty catheter bags. Document and report information regarding residents as instructed; documentation must be completed prior to leaving the shift. Maintain medication room in a clean and orderly manner. Give shift report as required on resident status. Provide housekeeping/cleaning services for resident areas and common areas of the community as scheduled by the Executive Director. Provide laundry and linen service, and deliver all resident laundry as designated. Perform minor maintenance and servicing on community equipment as instructed, including inventory of supplies. Monitor personal and staff compliance to all state and federal requirements including blood borne pathogens, hazardous materials, infection control, and fire safety. Monitor compliance with residents’ rights. Be available to work rotating weekends and holidays. Essential Job Duties / Physical Requirements
Regular worksite attendance. Complete at least 12 hours of in-service education approved and required by the community, Department of Human Services, and Department of Inspections and Appeals. Complete Relias assignments on time. Successfully complete skills check‑off with the RN annually. Demonstrate the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with co‑workers and other departments on an ongoing basis. Have basic computer skills. If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, complete the requirements contained in Company’s Motor Vehicles policy. Read, write, speak, and understand the English language. Work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary. Assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations. Perform essential position functions of the job with, or without reasonable accommodation. Use a transfer/gait belt or obtain assistance of another employee when lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds. Be aware that body movements may occur naturally as part of routine performance. Primary Physical Requirements: Lift up to 10 lbs: Constantly Lift 11 to 25 lbs: Constantly Lift 26 to 50 lbs: Frequently Lift over 50 lbs: Frequently Carry up to 10 lbs: Constantly Carry 11 to 25 lbs: Occasionally Carry 26 to 50 lbs: Occasionally Carry over 50 lbs: Occasionally Reach above shoulder height: Frequently Reach at shoulder height: Constantly Reach below shoulder height: Constantly Push/Pull: Constantly Hand Manipulation: Grasping: Constantly Handling: Constantly Torquing: Occasionally Fingering: Occasionally Other Physical Considerations: Twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing and balancing are all required. Employees may be required to operate and automobile and various games. Relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the Community. Use vision or hearing prosthetics that enable senses to function adequately to meet job requirements. Seniority Level
Entry level Employment Type
Full‑time Job Function
Other – Hospitals and Health Care
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