Resident Care Assistant RCA

Buckner • Beaumont, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Buckner Retirement Services is seeking a Certified Nurse Aide to join Calder Woods, its senior living community in Beaumont, Texas. The Resident Care Assistant provides physical and emotional support and assistance with activities of daily living to promote residents’ greatest possible functional level. The role includes carrying out prescribed care plans, monitoring residents’ comfort and safety, providing personal care, documenting care, and supporting the daily operation of the community.

Requirements

• Current Texas Nurse Aide Certification.
• CPR and First Aid certification.
• Current Food Handler Certificate.
• Professional knowledge of basic health care practices and procedures, including infection control.
• Ability to instruct residents in health care measures and methods of improving use of medical services.
• Working knowledge of the use and monitoring of resident restraints as prescribed by physicians.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the job, including bending, stooping, twisting, turning, reaching, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, climbing, kneeling, walking, and standing for over 75% of the shift.
• Attention to detail, as errors could have life-threatening consequences.
• Ability to exercise patience, tact, initiative, judgment, and confidentiality while following established guidelines.
• Ability to recognize changes in a resident’s appearance, attitude, and condition.
• A personality suited to meeting the needs of infirm and aged residents, and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and others.

Nice To Haves

• One year of prior experience as a nursing assistant or equivalent training.
• Prior customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with accurate implementation of prescribed health care plans.
• Make regular resident rounds to check physical comfort, safety, and cleanliness.
• Provide care and treatment, including bathing, feeding, oral care, dressing, hair and nail care, moving residents, and responding to calls.
• Perform cleaning and sanitary services for urinals, commodes, bedpans, showers, wheelchairs, and other equipment.
• Document activities of daily living, food and fluid intake and output, and other appropriate information accurately and promptly.
• Wake residents, assist with morning grooming, and move residents to the dining room as needed.
• Change soiled and unsoiled linens and distribute clean towels throughout the shift.
• Detect, correct, and report situations that could cause accidents or injuries.
• Observe and promptly report resident reactions and changes in condition; take and record vital signs as required.
• Safely lift and reposition residents as necessary.
• Collect meal trays promptly and distribute snacks daily.
• Encourage and participate in restorative measures and assist with activities.
• Intervene professionally in resident disputes or disruptive behavior when necessary to maintain facility harmony and resident safety.
• Support the team by staffing the nursing station, answering phones, assisting with meal service and feeding, and working schedules, assignments, and units as requested.
• Follow Buckner’s 5STARS customer service standards and respond promptly to requests for assistance or information.

Benefits

• Medical and dental benefits for employees and eligible dependents.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement Savings Plan.
• The 5Star Fun Benefit, which encourages employees to spread good cheer and create a happy, healthy environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed