Resident Assistant

GENERAL SCOPE

Provides direct care to residents under the supervision of the RN Nurse Manager.

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATION

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Certification as a NYS Home Health Aide or Personal Care Aide required.

Essential Functions

• Provide direct care and support for the grooming of the resident according to the resident’s care plan.
  • Bathing.
  • Shampooing hair.
  • Eyes and glasses care.
  • Oversee resident as needed to manage good oral hygiene.
  • Shaving.
  • Ear care and/or hearing aid care.
  • Nail care (filing as requested by resident family).
  • Morning, evening and night care.
• Maintain and rehabilitate the residents' needs according to their care plan.
  • Affirm safe mobility and ambulation.
  • Encourage active exercise through formal on-site classes or 1:1 walks in/out of the building.
• Provide information to the RN Nurse Manager or LPN on duty at the change of shift.
  • Temperature (oral).
  • Collection of urine and stool for testing.
  • Weight.
  • Change in resident functional abilities.
  • Medication assistance and recordkeeping.
  • Assistance with one person transfer (on/off toilet, in/out of chair, in/out of bed).
  • Assistance with unmanaged incontinence (includes toileting schedule, clothing management, hygiene).
  • Assist with oxygen, ostomy and catheter care.
• Ensure a safe, clean environment in the resident's apartment.
  • Make resident’s bed daily (changes linens when needed and/or weekly) and empties trash daily.
  • Straighten kitchenette area as needed.
  • Maintain a clean bathroom on a daily basis, provides input to housekeeping to maintain a neat apartment.

EXPERIENCE

• Previous experience as a home health aide or working with the elderly is desirable.

This description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of position scope.

Jewish Home is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis [“protected class”] including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.