Lead Resident Assistant

Ebenezer•Lakeville, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Resident Assistant provides personal care and designated health-related services to enhance or maintain residents’ physical and emotional wellbeing at The Fountains at Hosanna!, a senior community offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care apartments. The role also serves as a main trainer for Resident Assistants and supports the Director of Health Services with staffing assignments and administrative duties. This is a full-time position scheduled for 72 hours every two weeks on the evening shift, with an additional $1 per hour evening shift differential. The schedule includes every other weekend and a holiday rotation.

Requirements

One to three years of experience.
Ability to use computers, handheld devices, cell phones, and fax machines.

Nice To Haves

Vocational or technical training or an associate degree.
CNA or HHA certification.
Three to five years of experience.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, foot and fingernail care, shaving, dressing, hair care, feeding, toileting, and assistance with hearing aids or glasses.
Perform 1- or 2-person transfers and use mechanical lifts.
Assist with treatments in individualized care plans under Registered Nurse supervision, such as blood glucose monitoring.
Administer or assist with medications, including insulin injections, as directed by a Registered Nurse.
Take and record vital signs, including temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
Assist with household tasks such as laundry, cleaning, meal service, and resident activities.
Monitor residents’ physical and emotional conditions and report changes, including changes in mood, appetite, or weight, to appropriate staff; contribute relevant input to care planning.
Act as a mandated reporter and promptly report concerns about potential mistreatment.
Respond to resident needs and building emergencies according to established protocols.
Welcome and orient new team members; demonstrate resident care procedures; assist with training on new standards; and provide appropriate feedback and encouragement.
Help the Director of Health Services manage call-ins and adjust staffing schedules as needed; take the after-hours or weekend staffing phone when needed by the facility.
Assist with medication destruction under RN supervision, medication cycle sorting and set-up, and printing medication administration records for RN review and sign-off.
Coordinate provider visits, such as podiatry; order supplies; contact families when residents’ personal supplies are running low; and file documents.