Resident Assistant-Overnight

Good Shepherd Lutheran Services•Winona, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Resident Assistant provides direct resident care according to each resident’s plan of care and under the direct supervision of the Charge Nurse. The role focuses on maintaining or improving residents’ physical, mental, and psychosocial functioning while promoting choice, dignity, and quality of life. The position is located in Rushford, Minnesota, and some travel may be required. It is scheduled, non-exempt work, with an overnight designation. Duties include assisting with nutrition, continence, mobility, personal hygiene, comfort, communication, safety, and social and therapeutic activities. The Resident Assistant observes residents and promptly reports changes in condition, incidents, hazards, or unmet needs to the nurse. Additional duties may include taking vital signs, changing oxygen tanks, documenting care, and other tasks assigned by a licensed nurse or Household Manager. The job requires clear communication, organization, attention to detail, teamwork, sound observation and problem-solving, the ability to follow directives and work with minimal supervision, and a calm response to stressful situations. Physical demands include regular standing, bending, and walking; lifting or moving objects up to 10 pounds; frequently supporting 10–50 pounds; and potentially carrying or supporting 25 pounds or more in emergencies. The role also requires functional hearing and the ability to perform the listed job duties. Applicants must be at least 16 years old, able to read, write, follow instructions, and document care in English, and either have completed an approved nursing assistant training program and be on the Minnesota NA Registry or be enrolled in an approved program and complete the class and testing within four months of hire. Personal qualifications include sensitivity, patience, confidentiality, integrity, professionalism, and a neat, well-groomed appearance.

Requirements

Be at least 16 years of age.
Be able to read, write, follow oral and written instructions, and document care in English.
Have completed an approved NA training program and be listed on the Minnesota NA Registry, or be enrolled in an approved training program and complete the class and testing within four months of hire.
Communicate clearly and effectively with residents, family members, and staff using tact and diplomacy.
Demonstrate organization, attention to detail, accuracy, initiative, and ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
Demonstrate interpersonal skills, patience, understanding, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude.
Document services and care provided daily.
Work cooperatively as a team member and accept supervision and follow directives, policies, rules, and regulations.
Use positive problem-solving, recognize potential and actual problems, and respond constructively to changes and stressful situations.
Maintain alert observation of residents’ status and hazards, and report issues to the appropriate person.
Demonstrate sensitivity, patience, gentleness, confidentiality, integrity, honesty, tact, diplomacy, and professional behavior.
Maintain a neat and well-groomed appearance and use property, supplies, and time carefully.
Regularly stand, bend, and walk; may sit, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, push, and pull.
Lift or move objects up to 10 pounds regularly and support 10–50 pounds frequently; emergency situations may require carrying or supporting 25 pounds or greater.
Use hands for repetitive actions, including simple grasping, firm grasping, and fine manipulation.
Have functional hearing to read medical records, make observational assessments, and document in writing and computer records.
Be able to perform the job duties listed in the job description.

Responsibilities

Provide direct resident care according to care plans and NA Standards of Care, promoting resident choice, dignity, and quality of life.
Provide nutritional care, including serving meals and snacks according to diet, assisting with eating, encouraging and recording intake, supplying water, measuring weight as directed, and reporting changes in appetite or eating ability.
Provide continence care, including assisting with toileting, following bowel and bladder programs, collecting samples as directed, caring for urinary catheters and colostomies as directed, recording output and bowel movements, keeping residents clean and dry, and reporting changes in elimination patterns.
Assist residents with ambulation, transfers, positioning, repositioning, range-of-motion exercises, rehabilitation and restorative programs, and participation in social and therapeutic activities; use assistive devices and proper body mechanics, and report changes, incidents, or injuries.
Assist with bathing, hair and skin care, grooming, perineal care, dressing, oral and denture hygiene, nail care, and shaving; report changes in ADL abilities or skin integrity.
Support residents’ comfort and preferred routines, rest, socialization, exercise, and mental stimulation; maintain a clean, comfortable environment, change linens, make beds, tidy rooms, and monitor ventilation, temperature, lighting, and noise.
Communicate respectfully and therapeutically with residents, families, and staff; respond to verbal and non-verbal needs, receive shift report, communicate for continuity and safety, report unmet requests, and report off to the nurse before leaving.
Prevent infection and promote resident, employee, and public safety by following asepsis, handwashing, HIPAA, call-light, fall-prevention, emergency, disaster, and other established policies and procedures.
Follow care plans and safety measures, use protective devices as directed, respond promptly to call lights, keep call lights within reach, observe residents at least every two hours or more often when needed, and report hazards, incidents, injuries, and vulnerable-adult concerns.
Observe residents for changes in physical status, mental status, behavior, communication, mobility, appetite, and other care needs, and report changes promptly to the nurse.
Take vital signs, change oxygen tanks, document care and other information as directed, and perform other duties assigned by the licensed nurse or Household Manager.