Resident Care Assistant

United Church Homes • Beavercreek, OH

11d

About The Position

The Resident Care Assistant enhances the quality of services provided to residents by assisting with care, accompanying residents to external appointments, providing comfort and supervision, and documenting residents’ day-to-day activities and significant changes. The role includes responding to residents’ needs, supporting personal care and daily living, maintaining a safe and comfortable environment, and communicating relevant information to supervisors and other staff.

The assistant helps residents with personal hygiene, dressing, bathing, eating, drinking, mobility, transfers, and positioning while encouraging them to do as much as they are able. The role also includes meal and nourishment service, maintaining resident areas and supplies, handling linens, and assisting with transportation to and participation in activities. Staff are expected to follow community policies, safety practices, and Universal Precautions, and to treat residents and families with empathy and respect.

Requirements

• No prior experience is necessary.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and nursing staff.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English.
• Ability to work with elderly residents, families, and other health care staff members.
• Ability to proficiently operate a computer, the Internet, and basic office equipment.
• Ability to adhere to the terms and conditions in the United Church Homes Employee Handbook.
• Accountability, effective oral and written communication, customer orientation, honesty and integrity, interpersonal skills, and time management.

Nice To Haves

• High school graduate or GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive care assignments and shift reports; provide a verbal report to the next shift about special events, changes in residents’ conditions, incidents, and accidents.
• Check residents regularly, respond promptly to call lights, and address resident needs or report them to a leader as appropriate.
• Report resident and employee incidents to a leader and complete incident reports.
• Monitor residents’ needs and condition, respond appropriately to changes and 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 good relations with residents, families, and community guests, and show empathy toward residents.
• Observe resident safety, identify hazards, ensure residents are out of immediate danger, and report hazards to appropriate personnel.
• Assist residents with personal care, including nail, hair, and oral hygiene, bathing, and dressing, following Universal Precautions; encourage independence and document needs for increased assistance.
• 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 them to perform tasks to their ability.
• Follow nursing policies and procedures for body mechanics, transfers, positioning, and mobility; reposition residents as needed using supportive devices and report as appropriate.
• 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, collect trays, assist with eating, and offer substitutes for uneaten food.
• 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 supply inventory daily, and use supplies and equipment properly and without waste.
• Straighten dresser tops and stands; label, separate, and care for residents’ personal care items.
• Maintain cleanliness of resident units and designated shared areas; sanitize bathtubs after each 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, manage personal laundry according to policy, maintain linen carts, and distribute clean towels on schedule.
• Assist with transporting residents 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