Resident Care Assistant

About the role

Perfect for the college student!

Responsibilities

• Cares for residents in the community adhering to all facility policies and procedures
• Provides assistance in resident care including cleaning and bathing, personal hygiene, dressing residents, bed making, taking blood pressure, assisting in ambulating, grooming, helping to activities and other functions
• Reports unusual symptoms and problems of residents to supervisors immediately
• Maintains daily records
• Assists with emergencies and with safety instruction for residents such as fire drills, etc.
• Answers telephones using Anthem telephone techniques and assists visitors in an assertively friendly manner
• Conducts work tasks safely and in compliance with the community safety program
• Provides effective and courteous service to all residents, guests and co-workers
• Attends in-service training workshops, seminars, and meetings
• Promotes and protects the rights of all residents

Qualifications

• A high school education; some vocational/technical training in the nursing field preferred
• At least five months experience in a related field

Skills

• Knowledge of infectious disease control policies
• Personal hygiene and cleaning procedures and the use of cleaning materials
• Policies and procedures concerning resident care and of administering the procedures correctly
• Record keeping duties that must be performed regarding residents
• Ability to perform basic operation of a personal computer for monitoring emergency calls
• Ability to operate washers, dryers, and other cleaning equipment and tools
• Ability to use- interpret various medical and health care equipment and tools including thermometers, wheelchairs, walkers, blood pressure equipment, stethoscope, etc.
• Ability to lift and/or carry weights of residents to position or transport them
• Ability to comprehend and correctly use a variety of informational documents including daily resident charts, bath - laundry charts, medical sheets, and other reports and records
• Ability to comprehend a variety of reference books and manuals including Physician's Desk Reference, medical books, etc.
• Ability to prepare resident records, incident reports, daily reports, and other job related documents using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style
• Ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, maintain confidentiality of restricted information, and to follow instructions
• Ability to use and interpret medical terminology and language
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, supervisors, nurses, dietitians, maintenance personnel, coworkers, and the general public verbally and in writing
• Ability to work effectively in a senior care community environment

Benefits

• PTO accrual on day 1
• Employee Recognition Program
• Paid Sick Time
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Holiday Pay
• 401k
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Great Place to Work Certified

Pay

Salary Range: $17.00-$20.00/hr

Schedule

Open Shifts: FT/PT PM Shift 2pm-1030pmTuesday-SaturdaySunday-ThursdayFT Monday/Tuesday/Friday/Saturday or PT Sunday/Monday/Tuesday or PT Monday/Friday/SaturdayWeekend Wrap 2pm-1030pm (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)