Resident Assistant

Ebenezer•Wyoming, MN

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Resident Assistant at Meadows on Fairview Assisted Living provides personal care and designated health-related services to enhance or maintain residents’ physical and emotional wellbeing. Meadows on Fairview Senior Living is a 51-unit assisted living and transitional care community in Wyoming, Minnesota. The community describes itself as small enough for staff to get to know residents and coworkers while offering opportunities to grow, with tenured staff dedicated to healing, discovering, and educating for longer, healthier, and substantial lives. The schedule is 35 hours every two weeks, with 12-hour day/evening shifts from 6:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. and an every-third-weekend rotation. The stated block schedule is Week 1: Monday and Wednesday; Week 2: Saturday and Sunday; Week 3: Wednesday and Friday.

Requirements

Required experience: less than 1 year.
Ability to use technology, including computers, handheld devices, cell phones, and fax machines.
If under 18, must be on the Minnesota NAR registry.

Nice To Haves

1–3 years of experience.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with personal care, including bathing or showering and foot and fingernail care.
Assist with meal service in the dining room.
Assist with preparing for and/or facilitating resident social and recreational activities as assigned and requested.
Observe residents and report their status to appropriate staff.
Notify appropriate staff of changes in residents’ physical or emotional conditions, including changes in attitude or mood, loss of appetite, or weight changes.
Serve as a mandated reporter and report concerns about potential mistreatment.
Offer pertinent observations and input.
Respond appropriately to resident and building emergencies.