Resident Care Assistant Per Diem
About The Position
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities provides services ranging from skilled nursing and restorative care to housing, assisted living, and community-based wellness programs. Its mission is to meet individuals’ needs in a culturally competent manner, support families and loved ones through transitions, and fulfill its pledge of “Life. Inspired Every Day.” The Resident Care Assistant provides residents with personal care, assistance, support, and supervision. The role also includes housekeeping, activity, and food-service support. This is a per-diem opening, with an hourly pay range of $18.25–$20.25; pay depends on relevant experience. Shift differentials are offered for evening, night, and weekend shifts.
Requirements
- Certification as a Home Health Aide (HHA) or Personal Care Aide (PCA).
- Basic First Aid.
- High school diploma or equivalent, with reading, comprehension, and writing ability at a 12th-grade level or higher.
- Experience or interest in working with older adults.
- Strong team approach to working with other staff.
- Ability to interact courteously and tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, vendors, and the general public.
- Ability to perform duties involving lifting, bending, walking, and standing.
- Ability to occasionally lift loads of 50 pounds without assistance.
- Ability to sit, talk, and hear.
- Close, distance, peripheral, and color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Responsibilities
- Assist residents with daily grooming, bathing, and dressing as needed, and provide assistance with activities of daily living.
- Assist in developing and updating residents’ care plans by reporting observations.
- Straighten residents’ apartments daily and make their beds.
- Respond promptly to all PERS alerts through the R Care System and ensure phones stay on site and are handed to a responsible person each shift.
- Strip and remake residents’ beds weekly.
- Do residents’ personal laundry weekly or as required.
- Help residents pick up trash and dispose of expired food in their apartments.
- Monitor changes in residents’ appetites and report them to the nurse on duty.
- Serve meals from the kitchen and assist in the dining room during meals as needed.
- Assist with the activity program and conduct activities as directed by the activity coordinator or supervisor.
- Ensure residents get to appointments, activities, and meals.
- Provide one-on-one support or visitation to assigned residents as needed.
- Encourage or remind residents to participate in activities and encourage socialization among residents.
- Communicate pertinent information to other staff in a timely manner.
- Complete documentation by the end of the shift.
- Assist with cleaning as needed.
- Successfully complete medication certification training unless previously exempted.
- Complete assigned online or in-person training.
- Perform other assigned job duties.
Benefits
- Shift differential for evening, night, and weekend shifts.
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Education Level
High school or GED
