CNA RCA The Residence at Summer Street

LCB Senior Living•Stamford, CT

3d•$20 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

LCB Senior Living is hiring a part-time CNA/Resident Care Associate at The Residence at Summer Street in Stamford, Connecticut. The Resident Care Associate supports residents’ needs through personal care, therapeutic programming, safety measures, and emotional support while promoting each resident’s dignity, independence, choice, and individuality. Services are delivered according to each resident’s approved service plan. The role also involves documenting care, communicating changes in residents’ needs or health to the appropriate nursing staff, and participating in required orientation and ongoing training.

Requirements

Ability to use a computer to document services provided.
Fluency in spoken and written English.
Completion of a certified nursing assistant course, or equivalent training or experience as required by state regulations.
CPR and First Aid training as mandated by the state of employment.
Current license or certification as required by state regulations, with documentation provided to the Resident Care Director or designee.
Computer literacy and familiarity with office software, including word processing, or ability to learn data entry.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience providing direct care or equivalent training.
Experience caring for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

Responsibilities

Promote the mission and core values of the Residence and LCB Senior Living to residents, visitors, coworkers, and the surrounding community.
Represent and interact positively with potential residents, family members, and professionals to support community occupancy.
Complete the community’s and any state-required orientation training before beginning regular duties.
Assist residents with medications in accordance with state regulations and LCB policies, make required record entries, and notify the nurse about self-administered medications as required.
Engage residents in meaningful interactions and experiences, and provide assistance, encouragement, and restorative interventions to support independence in activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, dining, and mobility.
Take initiative in individual and group engagement.
Monitor changes in residents’ needs, preferences, and health status, and promptly report and document changes to the RN or designee.
Assist residents with clothing and laundry needs according to their service plans.
Assist residents with going to bed at night when necessary.
Help residents keep their units neat, clean, and orderly.
Respond to emergency calls and attend promptly to residents’ needs.
Participate in regularly scheduled in-service training and any specialized or mandatory education required by the Resident Care Director or state regulations.
Escort residents to meals and engagement activities as needed or directed.
Document scheduled and unscheduled services, incidents, behaviors, unusual events, and refusals of services; enter service information into the community’s computer tracking system.
Conduct and facilitate therapeutic groups and individual interactions that provide cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection.
Perform other duties as requested.