Resident Assistant: Part-Time Evening

Good Shepherd Lutheran Services•Winona, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

To provide direct resident care services according to the plan of care prepared by and under direct supervision of the Charge Nurse. This role involves assisting residents with daily living activities, ensuring their comfort, safety, and well-being, and communicating effectively with residents, families, and staff.

Requirements

Must be at least 16 years of age.
Able to read, write and follow oral and written instructions and document care provided in English.
Must have successfully completed an approved NA training program and by on the Minnesota NA Registry or shall be enrolled in an approved training program and successfully complete that class and testing within 4 months of the date of hire.
Good Communication Skills-able to communicate clearly and effectively using tact and diplomacy with residents, family members and other staff members.
Organizational Skills-able to plan, pay attention to detail and accuracy, use initiative and confident to work effectively with minimal supervision.
Interpersonal Skills-able to maintain a positive attitude, be enthusiastic, be patient and understanding with staff, residents, and family.
Documentation Skills- able to document daily all services and cares provided.
Teamwork Skills- able to work congenially with others, willingness to help others, always supportive of team members verbally and in actions.
Ability to accept supervision and follow directives, polices, rules and regulations.
Problem-solving Skills- able to use positive and objecting problem-solving individually and as part of the team; to anticipate and recognize potential and actual problems, use creative interventions and approaches, positive attitude in making changes and trying new approaches.
Good Observation Skills-remains constantly alert to observe changes in resident’s status, recognized problems and hazards and report to the appropriate person. Uses observation skills prior to providing cares to determine if a licensed nurse needs to assess the resident.
Ability to react calmly and efficiently to new or stressful situations.
Demonstrates understanding and support of management- communicates objective information to nursing management, demonstrates support of management to staff, family, and the community.
Sensitivity to the needs, feelings and opinions of residents, family, and other staff members; patience, gentleness, concern, and sincerity; warmth and friendliness.
Confidentiality with written and verbal information.
Integrity, honesty, tact, and diplomacy when in contact with residents, family, and other staff members; professional behavior.
Neat and well-groomed appearance.
Economical and careful with property, supplies and use of time.

Responsibilities

Provide direct resident care services with attention directed toward improving or maintaining optimal physical, mental, and psychosocial functional performance, promoting resident choice and preferences, and increasing resident dignity and quality of life according to each resident’s plan of care and the NA Standards of Care.
Provide nutritional care, including asking resident their favorite food and beverage choices, serving meals and snacks, assisting with eating, encouraging adequate intake, recording intake, supplying fresh water, measuring weight, and reporting changes in appetite or intake.
Provide continence care, including supporting the use of bedpan, urinal, commode, or toilet, following bowel and bladder programs, collecting samples, maintaining urinary catheter and tubing, emptying and recording output, providing colostomy care, recording bowel movements, keeping residents dry and clean, cleansing after incontinent episodes, and reporting changes in elimination patterns.
Provide mobility assistance, including assisting with ambulation, using mobility aids, transferring residents, maintaining joint functioning, repositioning residents, using proper body mechanics and turning techniques, encouraging activity, conducting range of motion exercises, assisting with rehabilitation and restorative programs, assisting with social and therapeutic activities, and reporting changes in mobility patterns or safety.
Provide personal hygiene cares, including assisting with bathing, shampooing and hair care, skin care, grooming and perineal care, dressing and undressing, oral and denture hygiene, nail care, and shaving, and reporting changes in ADL abilities or skin integrity.
Provide comfort and quality of life needs, including making decisions and carrying out duties according to resident’s preferred routines and choices, assisting with rest and naps, reporting signs of discomfort, following resident care plan choices, assisting with socialization, exercise, and mental stimulation, maintaining a clean and pleasant environment, changing bed linens, tidying rooms, and observing ventilation, temperature, light, and noise control.
Communicate effectively with residents, families, and other staff by communicating therapeutically and respectfully, providing compensation for diminished hearing, establishing eye contact, speaking directly to residents, using low decibel sound levels, decreasing extraneous noise, responding to resident needs, reporting if a request cannot be met, receiving shift report, communicating professionally between staff, reporting off before leaving duty, and reporting changes in communication patterns.
Provide for resident, employee and GSLS protection by practicing basic medical asepsis, positioning call lights, using protective devices, observing policies, knowing and practicing HIPAA privacy regulations, providing compensation for impaired visual and hearing, reporting potential hazards, observing self-back safety and body mechanics, following resident care plans, knowing and practicing all established policies and procedures, knowing and practicing emergency and disaster plans, performing job procedures, skills, and equipment use, being aware of safety, using special need safety devices, assisting with smoking, adjusting bed height, observing residents, reporting vulnerable adult issues, and reporting changes in resident status.
Perform other skills with special training, including taking vital signs, changing oxygen tanks, documentation of care provided, vital signs, intakes and outputs, behaviors, and other duties as assigned.