Resident Assistant Paid to become a CNA

National Health- White Oak Group•Lancaster, SC

18h•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides assistance and support to the nursing staff to enhance the care and services delivered within the facility. The Resident Assistant will help maintain residents' rooms, assist residents with daily activities, and monitor rooms for safety. This role is paid to become a CNA.

Requirements

Must possess out-going personality
Ability to relate with mentally impaired residents
Willingness to accept flexible working schedule
Self-motivation
Ability to work with minimum supervision
Must be able to communicate with residents
Must be able to bend, stoop, and move steadily throughout the facility.

Nice To Haves

High school education or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Clocks in and reports to assigned work area on time in appropriate attire per facility dress code.
Understands and adheres to universal precautions and minimum personal hand hygiene standards.
Maintaining residents rooms in a neat and orderly fashion including: making unoccupied beds, returning overbed tables to proper location and assisting in maintaining neat bedside tables.
Delivery of ice water to residents rooms on a daily basis.
Assisting residents to dining room and activities as assigned by the Supervisor.
Assisting in meal delivery to residents as assigned.
Feeding residents as assigned after receiving proper instruction.
Monitoring residents rooms for safety including: elimination of unwrapped food, loose cords and unauthorized cigarettes and lighters, position of bed cranks, height of bed, bed alarms and other devices in place as appropriate.
Assisting in grooming as schedule permits.
May accompany residents to out of facility physician visits, etc. as assigned.
May assist in stocking of supplies and clean linen carts.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.