Resident Care Assistant

United Church Homes • Beavercreek, OH

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About The Position

The Resident Care Assistant supports residents’ daily care and comfort at Trinity Community at Beavercreek. The role includes monitoring residents, responding to their needs, providing personal care, assisting with meals and mobility, maintaining a safe and homelike environment, and communicating relevant updates to supervisors and nursing staff. The assistant also helps maintain resident areas, supplies, linens, and equipment, and supports resident activities and transportation.

The position requires effective communication with residents, families, and staff; attention to changes in residents’ conditions; and adherence to community policies, nursing procedures, and Universal Precautions. No prior experience is necessary. A high school diploma or GED is preferred. Special care or dementia care employees receive additional training in caring for and treating residents with dementia.

Requirements

• No prior experience is necessary.
• Must be able to proficiently operate a computer, the Internet, and basic office equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and nursing staff.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English.
• Must be able to work with elderly residents, families, and other healthcare staff members.
• Must adhere to all terms and conditions in the United Church Homes Employee Handbook.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive care assignments and shift reports; communicate special events, changes in residents’ conditions, and incidents to the next shift.
• Check residents regularly, answer call lights promptly, and address or report residents’ problems and needs according to ability and circumstances.
• Report resident and employee incidents to a leader and complete incident reports.
• Monitor residents’ needs and condition, respond appropriately to changes or emergencies, and document unusual occurrences and progress in medical charts.
• Explain procedures to residents before providing care.
• Welcome new residents and help them adjust; support a comfortable, homelike environment for residents, families, and staff.
• Maintain positive relations with residents, families, and community guests, and show empathy toward residents.
• Observe resident safety, identify hazards, and report them after ensuring the resident is out of immediate danger.
• Assist with personal care, including nail, hair, oral, bathing, and dressing care, following Universal Precautions; encourage residents to do what they can independently and document increased assistance needs.
• Prepare residents for bed rest when indicated and provide special care to residents in casts or traction, including monitoring comfort, skin color, and temperature.
• Assist residents with physical needs, including eating, while encouraging independence to the extent of their abilities.
• Follow policies for body mechanics, transfers, positioning, and mobility; reposition residents as needed with supportive devices and report accordingly.
• Assist with resident transfers as necessary.
• Prepare residents for meals, escort them to the dining room when needed, check trays against diet cards, set and serve trays, assist with eating, collect trays, and offer substitute foods when meals are not eaten.
• Deliver between-meal nourishment and fresh drinking water; encourage or assist residents with eating and drinking, and document acceptance as appropriate.
• Complete charge and inventory slips, monitor supplies daily, and use supplies and equipment properly without waste.
• Straighten dresser tops and stands; label, separate, and care for residents’ personal-care items.
• Maintain cleanliness of resident units, bathing areas, treatment and supply rooms, workrooms, and linen closets; sanitize tubs after each resident’s use and clean spills as necessary.
• Make and change beds; collect and bag soiled linen; place soiled clothing in the appropriate receptacle; store clean linen; place personal laundry as directed by policy; maintain linen carts; and distribute clean towels on schedule.
• Assist with resident transportation to and from activities and assist with or direct activities as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED