Residential Care Associate I - 5877
About The Position
ColumbiaCare Services is seeking a Residential Care Associate I for its Fieldstone Residential Treatment Home in Wilsonville, Oregon. The role provides companionship and assistance with daily tasks, personal care, and support that helps residents build appropriate daily living skills and independent activities of daily living, maintaining or improving their level of functioning. The associate assists with meal preparation, cleanup, and food purchasing while encouraging resident participation. Under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, the associate passes medications and performs delegated medical care prescribed by residents’ primary care providers. The role also includes transporting clients to and from the program as needed to participate in treatment services and meeting established productivity standards for service documentation. This position is part of the AFSCME bargaining unit; wages, benefits, and working conditions are governed by the collective bargaining agreement. The role requires access to a compatible smartphone that supports the organization’s approved multifactor authentication application. The schedule is Friday through Monday, 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. (part-time swing). The stated base pay is $21.42–$22.07 per hour, depending on experience and credentials, with applicable differentials for eligible work and employees. Fieldstone is a co-ed, five-bed Residential Treatment Home serving adults living with mental illness. The home has private bedrooms with bathrooms, a shared community area, and a kitchen. ColumbiaCare’s MHACBO-accredited training program offers paid required training, continuing education units toward applicable mental health certifications, qualified clinical supervision, and on-the-job experience. Direct-care staff must be at least 18 at hire. Driving is an essential function; applicants must provide a valid state driver’s license or obtain and submit one within 30 days of hire, maintain a safe driving record, and pass a DHS criminal background check.
Requirements
- Dedication to residents’ wellbeing and helping them complete activities of daily living (ADLs) and independent activities of daily living (IADLs).
- Provide a valid driver’s license from the state of residence, or obtain and submit one within 30 days of hire.
- Maintain a safe driving record.
- Pass a DHS criminal background check.
- Maintain access to a compatible smartphone capable of supporting the organization’s approved multifactor authentication application.
- Be at least 18 years old at the time of hire.
- Successfully complete crisis de-escalation and CPR trainings, which involve physical, hands-on maneuvers and may require lifting and transferring clients.
- Ability to frequently talk, listen, use hands and fingers, reach, stand, walk, sit, bend, stoop, climb stairs, and lift, carry, push, and pull up to 40 pounds; occasionally use ladders, squat or kneel, and perform other applicable physical tasks.
Nice To Haves
- Caregiving and/or mental health experience, personal or professional.
Responsibilities
- Provide caring companionship and assistance with clients’ daily tasks.
- Provide personal care and support to help individuals develop daily living and independent living skills and maintain or increase their functioning.
- Assist with meal preparation, cleanup, and food purchasing while encouraging client participation.
- Pass medications and perform delegated medical care as prescribed by clients’ primary care providers, under the guidance of a Registered Nurse.
- Transport clients to and from the program as needed to engage in and receive treatment services.
- Maintain compliance with established productivity standards for documentation of services.
Benefits
- Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible Spending Account
- Generous paid time off
- Whole Health & Wellness Reimbursement Program
- Professional development and training opportunities
- 100% vested retirement plan with up to 6% match
- Holiday pay (9 holidays)
- Paid time off for mental health
- Company-paid life insurance
- Spontaneous and longevity bonuses
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and tobacco cessation program
- Vocational Training Program with an accelerated training path toward QMHA certification
- Paid required training, CEUs toward applicable mental health certifications, qualified clinical supervision, and on-the-job experience
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
