Resident Associate - 3rd Shift
About The Position
The overall purpose of the Resident Associate is to provide personal care to residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort. This role involves assisting residents with daily personal care, following service plans for grooming, bathing, toileting, oral care, communication, locomotion, hearing, and transportation. The position also includes light housekeeping, meal preparation, dishwashing, and assisting with dining. The Resident Associate promotes resident independence, advises the nurse of changes in resident status, contributes to resident assessments, and documents observations. They are responsible for completing incident reports, promoting a safe environment, and complying with lifting and transfer policies. The role requires functioning within legal limits, consulting with the nurse as needed, and demonstrating competency in required skills. Working contacts include residents, families, medical professionals, and staff.
Requirements
- High School graduate or GED equivalent.
- Functional literacy in English.
- Complete familiarity with the duties of a certified nursing assistant and certified medication aide is required.
- Must possess patience, tact, enthusiasm, and a cheerful disposition.
- Highly developed observation skills are desirable.
- Must possess the mental and physical capabilities to fulfill the duties of this position.
- Must possess the knowledge, skill, and empathy necessary to work with geriatric residents and their families.
- Must possess problem-solving skills.
- Must be able to continuously articulate clearly and precisely and communicate with persons of varying backgrounds.
- Willingness to be open to learning and growing.
- Maturity of judgment and behavior.
- Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance.
- Maintains a positive attitude.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule helpful.
- Must comply with any dress code requirements.
- Must be able to work nights, weekends, and some holidays.
- Attends work and shows up for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity.
Responsibilities
- Assists residents in performing daily personal care as requested in a manner consistent with Ridgecrest’s policies and procedures.
- Follows the service plan directed per resident cares for grooming, bathing, toileting, oral care, communication, locomotion, hearing, transportation.
- Daily resident care includes but is not limited to: Bathing/Showering, Dressing, Grooming, Oral care, Incontinent care, Assists with prosthesis, back braces and supports, Ambulation/mobility, Personal laundry, Light housekeeping, Light meal preparation, Dishwashing, Assistance with dining, Tray service to rooms.
- Promotes and supports the greatest possible degree of independence for residents.
- Advises the nurse of changes in the resident’s status.
- Contributes knowledge of each resident’s condition to the resident assessment and service plan.
- Runs errands within the facility.
- Observes and reports on resident’s conditions and documents observations as required.
- Able to complete an incident report if an accident and/or a fall occurs.
- Promotes a safe and clean environment.
- Complies with requirements of procedures for assistance with safe lifting and/or safe transfer of residents per established policies and procedures.
- Assures that equipment is clean and functional.
- Functions within the constraints of education/training/legal limits on actions and consults with the nurse as necessary.
- Is assigned responsibility/authority for decisions specific to assigned functions, but may seek additional direction from the nurse, or the AL Director as appropriate.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
