Resident Care Assistant RCA

Buckner • Beaumont, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Buckner Retirement Services is seeking a Resident Care Assistant to support the happiness and well-being of Assisted Living residents at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. The role provides personal care, assistance with activities of daily living, specified treatments and care procedures, and timely attention to residents’ comfort needs. The assistant works as a member of the care team, uses resources safely and efficiently, and helps maintain a safe, attractive environment for residents and coworkers. This is an onsite, full-time position.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least one year of related experience.
• Ability to understand and carry out moderately complex oral and written instructions.
• Visual ability to inspect resident and medical records and distinguish small details and markings at close range; color perception is required for some tasks.
• Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and/or 20 pounds continuously to move food service and preparation equipment and other objects.
• Ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods and to turn, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, and pull; these activities occur for over 75% of the shift.

Responsibilities

• Provide residents’ personal hygiene, including cleaning bedpans and urinals, administering baths, backrubs, shampoos and shaves, and assisting with showers.
• Assist with activities of daily living, including meals and feeding; ambulate, turn, and position residents; and provide fresh water and nourishment between meals in a timely and accurate manner.
• Administer douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz baths, and therapeutic baths as appropriate.
• Accurately perform intake and output (I&O), check vital signs and weight, conduct sugar and acetone urine testing, collect specimens, and provide post-mortem care.
• Address residents’ comfort needs in a timely and accurate manner.
• Work effectively as a team member in the delivery of ministry.
• Use resources and materials efficiently and safely.
• Maintain a safe and attractive environment for residents and coworkers, and transport residents and equipment as appropriate.

What This Job Offers

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