Resident Care Assistant Part-Time

Episcopal SeniorLife Communities•Henrietta, NY

6d•$18 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Episcopal SeniorLife Communities is seeking a Part-Time Resident Care Assistant for the Evening Shift. This role provides essential personal care services, assistance, support, and supervision to residents. Responsibilities also include housekeeping, assisting with activities, and food service, all while upholding the mission of providing high-quality services and inspired living.

Requirements

Certification as a Home Health Aide (HHA) or Personal Care Aide (PCA) is required.
Basic First Aid is also required.
Must possess high school diploma or equivalent with reading, comprehension, and writing ability at 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.
Must be able to occasionally lift loads of 50 pounds without assistance.
Ability to sit, talk, and hear is required.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with daily grooming, bathing, and dressing as needed.
Assist in the development and updating of each resident’s care plan.
Provide ADL assistance to residents via Optimus system.
Straighten residents’ apartment daily and make bed.
Respond to all PERS alerts via the company pager in a timely manner and ensure pagers remain on site.
Strip and remake residents’ bed weekly.
Do personal laundry for residents weekly or as required.
Assist residents with picking up trash and disposing of expired food in the apartment.
Monitor changes in residents’ appetite.
Serve residents’ meals from the kitchen as needed.
Assist in the dining room during meals as needed.
Assist with the activity program and conduct activities as directed.
Assure residents get to appointments, activities, and meals.
Provide one-on-one support/visitation to assigned residents as needed.
Encourage and/or remind residents to participate in activities.
Encourage socialization among residents.
Communicate all pertinent information to other staff in a timely manner.
Comply with facility in-service requirements.
Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the organization, residents, participants, family, and staff.