Residential Care Aid

FCC Behavioral Health • Caruthersville, MO

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About The Position

The Residential Care Aid (RCA) facilitates and delivers care and treatment services to clients living in a residential setting. The RCA helps maintain a therapeutic, clean, and safe environment that is productive and meaningful and appropriate to clients in the care and treatment setting. Duties and qualifications vary somewhat between Residential Care Facility and Cooper Commons settings.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have successfully completed or be willing to complete the Insulin Administration Training Program within three months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• For Residential Care Facility settings: Level I Medication Aid (LIMA) or Certified Nurses Aid (CNA) credential in good standing in Missouri.
• For Residential Care Facility settings: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
• Missouri Class E Chauffeur’s license.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assist clients, reporting physical or emotional changes to appropriate staff.
• Monitor client vital signs as required in the Residential Care Facility setting and as necessary at Cooper Commons.
• Assist clients with activities of daily living, housekeeping, cleaning, and some meal preparation.
• Coordinate crisis intervention services as needed.
• Model professional appearance, therapeutic communication, and respect for self and others.
• Provide customer service to clients, employees, and visitors.
• Continuously supervise clients to support compliance with schedules and services.
• Conduct room checks and client counts.
• Observe and report changes in clients’ physical condition, skin condition, and cognitive or emotional status to the Licensed Practical Nurse or Facility Manager.
• Orient new arrivals to activities, introduce them to other participants, explain facility rules, and encourage participation.
• Monitor and facilitate group activities according to the program schedule, using materials that engage clients.
• Complete required documentation within program guidelines.
• Help clients meet treatment-plan goals and objectives by using the staff interventions outlined in the plan.
• Assist with transporting clients to and from scheduled activities.
• Observe, report, and record clients’ responses to medications.
• Maintain an accurate account of controlled substances.
• Administer specified treatments and document them.
• Assist with quality assurance programs and training new staff.
• Prepare, administer, and document medications by all routes in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Obtain information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about client conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.
• Monitor program supplies and inform the supervisory team or nurse when items need to be reordered.
• Adhere to applicable evidence-based practice models.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or mental disorders.
• Communicate information orally, effectively, and accurately.
• Help ensure the program operates within the agency’s CARF and DMH certification standards and strategic plan related to clinical care.
• Follow program and agency policies and procedures.
• Perform other job duties and special projects as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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