Resident Assistant

JOB TITLE: Resident Assistant

FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt

HOURS: All Shifts

RESPONSIBLE TO: Charge Nurse and Health Services Director

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

• Previous experience working with the elderly in a residential or long-term care setting also preferred.

• Must be able to read, write and speak English to communicate effectively with residents, families, visitors, and other staff members.

• Must be able to perform job duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Able to pass the necessary tests (i.e., CPR, First Aid, Food Handlers, etc.) if required by state regulations.

  
  

Essential Functions:

Resident Care

• Assists residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, transferring, and mobility

• Engages residents in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance

• Responds to all resident needs and/or requests for care promptly, and provides or obtains assistance with care as necessary

• Upholds Residents’ Rights at all times

• Supports and upholds all company policies and care philosophy

• Observes residents for changes in physical, emotional, mental, or behavioral condition, unusual symptoms, accidents, injuries, or unusual occurrences, and reports promptly to a licensed nurse

• Completes all forms and documentation such as incident reports, change of condition reports, and behavior tracking, as requested, and in a timely manner

• Assists in the dining room during resident meal times

• Encourages residents to participate in scheduled activities and outings, and assists with those activities as needed

• Provides residents with opportunities for self expression and enhanced self esteem through spontaneous individual or small group interaction and activity

Housekeeping

• Makes resident beds, empties resident garbage, and tidies resident rooms daily and as needed

• Changes resident bed linens according to Community schedule and as needed due to incontinence

• Changes resident towels on bath days and as needed if soiled

• Assists with resident laundry per shift guidelines

• Maintains resident clothing and clothing closet in a clean, neat and orderly manner

• Cleans dining room tables and chairs after meals and snacks

• Notifies Housekeeper of spills and soiled areas; assists with clean-up as needed. When no Housekeeper is on duty, cleans up spills and soils immediately

• Straightens chairs, pillows and decorative items in common areas as needed, and returns items to appropriate location when found out of place

• Assists in cleaning wheelchairs, walkers, and other resident equipment per Community cleaning schedule and as needed

• Assists with dusting, vacuuming, and other housekeeping duties as assigned

Other

• Attends all required staff meetings and in-service training sessions

• Demonstrates a positive attitude and contributes to an atmosphere of team spirit and cooperation within the Community

• Answers phones as needed, in a prompt and courteous manner

• Promotes customer service and positive community relations by treating residents, families, other staff, and all visitors in a courteous, helpful and friendly manner

• Assists with other duties as assigned

  
  

Working Conditions:

• Must be able to work full-time or part-time as agreed upon, on assigned shift, including weekend and holiday rotations

  
  

Physical/Sensory Requirements:

• Medium work – Ability to exert 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10-20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

• Must be able to see well enough to write and read, and to visually interact with residents, families, and staff.

• Must be able to speak and hear well enough to verbally interact with residents, families and staff.

  
  

OSHA Category Classification:

II: Potential for exposure to blood-borne pathogens