Resident Care Assistant - 1st and 2nd Shift

Grace Management•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Resident Care Assistant (RCA) provides physical and psychosocial care to residents in a manner that promotes dignity, choice, and individuality. The RCA provides assigned residents with necessary care and services, supports other wellness department associates, and works collaboratively with peers and other team members. The position reports to the shift supervisor and the Wellness Director. Care includes assistance with activities of daily living, resident mobility, personal hygiene, laundry, transportation, and personal correspondence or telephone use when requested. The RCA observes and reports changes in residents’ physical, cognitive, and emotional status; conducts room checks and resident rounds; monitors environmental safety; documents services; and responds promptly and calmly to emergencies. The position also includes following infection-control and safety procedures and communicating tactfully with residents, families, and others. Additional duties may include supporting resident-centered activities, helping with housekeeping and dining tasks, caring for sensory enhancement devices, welcoming visitors, attending staff meetings and mandatory in-services, and performing related duties as assigned. The posting lists part-time PRN work and identifies first- and second-shift schedules: 6:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and speak in English.
Satisfactory completion of the company Resident Assistant skills competency checklist.
Good physical health and freedom from communicable diseases.
Ability to lift 40 pounds.
Ability to perform required lifting, bending, and pushing of a medication cart around the residence.
Completion of drug testing and a criminal background check upon hire and upon request of the supervisor.

Nice To Haves

Experience in assisted living is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide physical and psychosocial care that promotes residents’ dignity, choice, and individuality.
Provide necessary care and services to assigned residents and assist other wellness department associates as needed.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, toileting, eating, and ambulation or mobility.
Use safe transfer techniques when assisting residents with mobility.
Maintain a professional demeanor when interacting with residents and families.
Immediately report suspected or witnessed verbal, mental, or physical abuse to licensed staff.
Wash residents’ laundry as needed.
Follow standard precautions, bloodborne pathogen requirements, infection-control procedures, hazardous communication requirements, and other safety rules.
Document services on company forms.
Operate designated medical equipment and copy, scan, fax, and telephone equipment.
Escort residents and coordinate internal transportation needs.
Assist residents with personal correspondence or telephone use when requested.
Observe and report changes in residents’ physical condition and cognitive or emotional status to the Wellness Director or supervisor.
Conduct room checks and resident rounds, and monitor for environmental safety hazards.
Respond promptly and calmly to emergencies and immediately report them to the supervisor.
Use tactful, diplomatic communication in sensitive or emotionally charged situations.
Follow up with appropriate staff, residents, or other individuals about reported complaints, problems, and concerns.
Support the resident-centered activities program and care for devices such as eyeglasses and hearing aids.
Complete housekeeping tasks such as making beds, changing linens, vacuuming, emptying trash, and cleaning bathrooms.
Assist with dining tasks, including escorting residents, setting up and cleaning tables, serving meals, and bussing tables.
Collaborate with associates in other departments to ensure necessary care and services are provided.
Participate in assigned projects or committees, staff meetings, and mandatory in-services.
Perform related duties as assigned.