Resident Assistant CBRF / RCAC

About the role

Ingleside Communities is a not-for-profit facility offering senior living services ranging from nursing and rehabilitation to assisted living. They are currently seeking Resident Assistants/Caregivers for their CBRF and RCAC facilities.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and interact with residents, families, and other health team members.
• Perform assistive care duties under the supervision of the Manager or Shift Leader to ensure the resident’s Individual Service Plan (ISP) is followed.
• Encourage residents to maintain their independence.
• Assist and guide residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) as necessary.
• Create a home-like environment that promotes optimal physical, emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual activity.
• Work independently, using sound judgment in providing personal and medical care, activities, and housekeeping/laundry services as scheduled.
• Maintain a caring attitude towards residents at all times and make good judgments in all situations.

Essential Functions

• Assist with ADLs, provide direct care to residents, following the resident’s assessment and ISP as necessary.
• Give or assist with personal cares such as hygiene, oral care, showers, sponge baths, tub baths, shampoos, and sets, nail and skin care.
• Absorb toileting needs, including care of incontinent residents.
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills to successfully interact with residents, families, visitors, co-workers, and community and government agencies.
• Supervise or assist residents with taking medications and develop a working knowledge of medications and possible side effects.
• Take vital signs as directed by Manager or Shift Leader.
• Report observations to Manager or Shift Leaders and document appropriately.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident’s records including identity, behavior, and medical conditions.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment, including performing house cleaning duties.
• Wash, fold, and put away laundry, distributing to appropriate residents, ensuring residents’ names are on all clothing, towels, sets, socks, and etc. at all times.
• Arrange and assist with leisure activities as shown on the activity board and encourage resident participation.
• Assist with restorative activities, ambulation, range of motion as instructed by Administrators or Shift Leaders.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Compassionate, self-motivated.
• Must have transportation to and from the facility.
• Certification in Standard Precautions, First Aid and Choking, and Fire Safety Training.
• Certification in Medication and Diabetic training (preferred but not required).
• Previous experience working directly with the elderly is preferred but not required.

Benefits

We offer a competitive wage and benefits package that includes evening and night shift differentials, hourly wage increases for weekends, holidays, and shifts, insurance (health, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, accident), 401k with company match, flexible spending accounts (medical and dependent care), tuition reimbursement program, paid CNA certification, career advancement within our company, generous paid time off, employee referral bonus program, employee assistance program, on-demand pay with direct deposit, and a supportive family dynamic team!