Resident Daily Living Assistant-FT

Location: 2600 Belmont Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131

About the role

The Resident Daily Living Assistant helps ensure residents have proper assistance and supervision during meals, served according to individual needs and preferences in a homelike environment. The role serves meals in individual rooms, neighborhood solariums, or special events, and works closely with dieticians, dietary homemakers, speech and occupational therapists, and nursing staff to ensure residents receive appropriate meals based on their diet levels. The assistant identifies and communicates issues to supervisors, assists with non‑clinical tasks supporting health, safety, and wellbeing, and adheres to all policies, procedures, and infection‑control standards.

Responsibilities

• Assists with passing and set‑up of meal trays to assigned residents.
• Inspects trays for compliance with individual dietary recommendations per care plans and honors individual preferences.
• Reads meal tickets, diet cards, and diet postings.
• Ensures residents are positioned optimally for safe feeding and assists with minor repositioning.
• Sets up prescribed adaptive equipment as needed.
• Cues residents on swallowing precautions and strategies as recommended.
• Provides supervision of assigned residents throughout mealtime.
• Monitors residents for signs/symptoms of difficulty and reports concerns immediately.
• Assists with clean‑up and collection of trays and adaptive equipment.
• Documents residents’ meal consumption in a timely manner.
• Responds to call bells and addresses non‑clinical resident issues; communicates clinical issues to nursing.
• Transports residents to and from solariums, appointments, family visits, and activities of choice.
• Anticipates, recognizes, and prevents hazards in the physical environment.
• Engages residents with social stimulation, conversation, and emotional support as needed.
• Adheres to facility infection‑control policies and procedures.
• Assists with routine auditing and other duties as assigned.
• Actively participates in all training and education on applicable policies and procedures.
• Participates in routine competency training and assessment activities as scheduled.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must comply with Inglis’ criminal background check and PPD testing policies.
• Must successfully complete all required training and competency assessments.
• Possesses good interpersonal and customer‑service skills; able to work as part of a team.
• Demonstrates attention to detail and willingness to follow directions, organizational policies, safety procedures, and resident care plans.
• Meets the physical requirements of the job.
• Must be available to work designated hours that coincide with mealtimes.

Pay

$16 per hour