Resident Care Assistant - Long Term Care

SSM Health • WI-St Francis Home, WI

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for completing tasks on nursing units to maintain the resident's environment and contribute to the efficiency of resident care. The goal is to provide a safe, home-like environment that maximizes residents' independent functioning. This includes providing supporting care and services such as linen and laundry activities, housekeeping duties, and meal support. The role also involves setting up and transporting residents to and from meals, assisting with recreational and social activities, providing mobility assistance, and performing administrative tasks like answering phones and greeting visitors.

Requirements

• Must be at least eighteen years of age.
• Completion of CBRF courses or willing to obtain within 90 days of hire.
• Required Certifications: Medication Administration, Standard Precautions, First Aide & Choking, Fire Safety.
• State of Work Location: Wisconsin
• Medication Administration – Wisconsin Community – Based Care and Treatment Training Registry
• Standard Precautions - Wisconsin Community-Based Care and Treatment Training Registry
• First Aid and Choking - Wisconsin Community-Based Care and Treatment Training Registry
• Fire Safety - Wisconsin Community-Based Care and Treatment Training Registry
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech for oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds or hear alarms/malfunctioning machinery.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near and far, and to identify/distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.

Nice To Haves

• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves meals to residents, cleans dining room and kitchen, completes water pass, and distributes linens.
• Feeds residents as assigned.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties in public areas and resident rooms, including bed making.
• Serves as a resource for residents' questions and concerns, resolving issues or referring them to appropriate staff.
• Cleans resident utensils and unit equipment.
• Assists in taking care of residents' rooms, including cleaning closets and drawers, and handling food storage and valuables carefully.
• Cleans resident wheelchairs and walkers and notifies maintenance of needed repairs.
• May wash and dry clothing and linens for residents, return laundry, and stock resident bathrooms.
• May assist residents with weekly shower and bathing activities, including hair shampoo and nail care.
• Transports residents to and from meal periods via wheelchair and to appointments as assigned.
• Understands and follows facility policies regarding skin care, bowel and bladder, behaviors, fall prevention, nutrition, restraint-free environment, pain control, prevention of ADL decline, and conducts resident activities.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• One week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Instant access to earned, unpaid base pay before payday through DailyPay (fees may apply).
• Upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed