Resident Assistant

Duties

• Assist residents with daily living activities such as grooming, eating, dressing, and bathing.
• Encourage residents to function at their maximum capabilities.
• Assist, guide, or direct residents with daily life activities including personal grooming/hygiene, dressing/undressing, toileting, assisting with urine and bowel incontinence (and/or emptying drainage units), range of motion activities and exercises (ambulating, positioning, lifting) to increase quality of living following established procedures.
• Prepare and maintain records to document client progress and services performed by recording in resident chart, use judgment to report changes in client condition to manager or supervisor for review.
• Guide, direct, and assist residents with maintaining a safe and clean environment, including but not limited to changing bed linens, cleaning/tidying up resident’s rooms, dining rooms, etc., wiping, vacuuming, sweeping as necessary, emptying waste baskets, cleaning refrigerator, microwave, steam tables, restrooms as needed.
• Perform healthcare-related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of nurse (LPN or RN).
• Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum for testing using proper receptacles and following safety precautions.
• Serve prepared food to residents.
• Guide and direct (and assist when necessary) residents with eating using proper techniques and tableware.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate/General Education Degree (GED) or enrolled in program if under age 18.
• No prior experience necessary.
• CPR and First Aid certifications preferred.