Resident Care Assistant, LTC

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WI-Christian Homestead

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Summary:

Completes tasks on the nursing units that maintain the resident's environment and contribute to efficiency in caring for residents. Works to provide a safe, home-like environment for residents that helps maximize independent functioning of the residents. Provides supporting care and services to residents such as linen and laundry activities, housekeeping duties, and meal support including reminders to residents to attend. Provides set up and transport assistance to and from meals; helps with recreational and social activities; provides assistance to residents who have limited mobility by walking with them or transporting them in wheelchairs; and performs administrative tasks such as answering phones and greeting visitors.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares and serves meals to residents.  Cleans up dining room and kitchen following meals.  Completes water pass to residents.  Distributes linens and sets table prior to meals.  Feeds residents as assigned.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties (mopping, sweeping, dusting, and vacuuming) in public areas on a daily basis and in resident rooms (including bed making) as needed.
• Serves as a resource for residents regarding their questions and concerns.  Resolves issues as able.  Refers unresolved concerns to appropriate staff.
• Cleans all resident utensils such as bedpans, urinals, basins, etc. following good antiseptic practices as scheduled.  Cleans lifts and other unit equipment as needed.
• Assists in taking care of residents rooms.  Cleans resident closets and drawers as scheduled making sure food is stored in proper containers and valuables are handled carefully.  Cleans resident wheelchairs and walkers as assigned and notifies maintenance department when repairs are needed.
• May wash and dry clothing and linens for residents.  Returns finished laundry to resident rooms.  Stocks resident bathrooms with linens as scheduled.
• May assist residents with weekly shower and bathing activities, including hair shampoo and nail care as needed.
• Transports residents to and from meal periods via wheelchair and to appointments as assigned.
• Understands and follows facility policies regarding skin care, bowel and bladder, behaviors, fall prevention, nutrition, restraint free environment, pain control, prevention of ADL decline and conducts resident activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Must be at least eighteen years of age
• Certifications required, or required to obtain within first 90 days of employment: 

  Medication Administration

  Standard Precautions

  First Aide & Choking

  Fire Safety

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.

Work Shift:

Evening Shift (United States of America)

Employee

Department:

8458000051 NURSING - HS

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

24

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