Caregiver; NOC shift

Description

About Us: Yolo Cares is the region’s oldest and most reputable nonprofit hospice provider, consistently ranking in the top 1% of hospice providers for quality nationally and in California. Guided by our mission to ensure that every patient, every family, every time receives world‑class end‑of‑life care, Yolo Cares delivers compassionate, high‑quality services to individuals and families across the region. Joshua’s House is the West Coast's first home for individuals with terminal illness who are at risk of homelessness.

Overseen by Yolo Cares, the program extends exceptional care to those most marginalized and neglected by traditional healthcare systems—those with no place to call home.

In coordination with Joshua’s House staff, volunteers, and Yolo Cares’ clinical staff, the Caregiver assists residents in all aspects of their end‑of‑life journey, including personal care, food service, housekeeping, laundry, behavior management, socialization, activities, orientation, and information/communication needs.

Joshua’s House is located in South Natomas, CA and will be the primary work location. Training will be conducted at the Yolo Cares office in Davis, CA.

• Assists with or provides personal care, e.g., shower, tub bath, bed bath, oral hygiene, shaving, shampooing, cleaning nails, assists to toilet, etc. as desired by a resident, directed by a specific resident’s written Plan of Care, and supervised by Yolo Cares’ clinical staff.
• Provides homemaker services by cleaning resident’s room, washing resident’s personal laundry, preparing and assisting with a resident’s meal, and other homemaking duties, when the resident’s Plan of Care directs.
• Changes resident’s clothing and bed linen as requested.
• Increases resident’s comfort and safety by prescribed rehabilitative measures such as positioning, ambulating and assistance with transfers. Uses basic adaptive equipment with debilitated patients when the Plan of Care requires.
• Performs routine procedures such as feeding non‑compromised residents, making occupied and unoccupied beds, and cleaning resident’s equipment.
• Demonstrates and teaches care techniques to volunteers and interns when appropriate.
• Records vital signs when requested by the Plan of Care and/or as requested by clinical staff.
• Follows universal infectious disease precautions when delivering all resident care (gloves, handwashing, etc).
• Assists residents in taking self‑administered oral OTC and prescription medications as directed by the clinical staff.
• Encourages simple measures for resident’s bowel and bladder regularity.
• Observes/monitors resident’s physical and emotional condition and reports changes to the Joshua’s House Manager and clinical staff in a timely manner.
• In compliance with state and federal regulations and with Yolo Cares policies and procedures, documents all resident care, including observations of significant changes: reactions to care, symptoms observed, mental and physical status changes in the patient, and coping changes noted in residents.
• Participates in all Joshua’s House team meetings, training sessions, and evaluation processes.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisors.

• Exercises professional boundaries, self‑awareness and self‑care.
• Capable of honoring, appreciating, and advancing the Yolo Cares’ commitment to justice, equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Demonstrates and continually develops an individual and team‑approach working style which fosters excellent communication, respect, integrity, and professionalism. Effectively uses conflict resolution and problem‑solving skills.
• Participates in the performance evaluation and improvement process.
• Endeavors to meet all standards of conduct outlined in the Yolo Cares standards of conduct and performance.

• Experience working a NOC or graveyard shift.
• Experience working with adults, the elderly, and or people experiencing homelessness.
• Bilingual skills in any language are a plus!
• Able to use Microsoft Office Outlook and Word.
• Strong attention to detail, time management and organizational skills.