Resident Care Aide

POSITION TITLE: Resident Care Aide

DEPARTMENT: Wellness

REPORTS TO: Wellness Director

• Supervise and care for residents on daily basis
• Provide assistance with activities of daily living according to resident’s Individualized Care Plan; toileting, personal care, changing incontinence products
• Document and record clearly on all resident and care given
• Report and record observations of change in resident condition to director/ supervisor and transfer relevant information to the next shift through the 24-hour shift report
• Observe and record assistance with prescribed medications, as per assignment
• Report and record refusals and/or reactions to care or medications to supervisor on duty
• Direct residents and family members to appropriate staff for other needs or information
• Assist with ordering room service for residents, when needed
• Be patient and understanding when communicating with staff, residents, and visitors. Speak slowly and clearly
• Provide assistance in dining room, as needed
• Answer emergency calls PROMPTLY and courteously, and complete required paperwork afterward
• Retrieve soiled linen and personal clothing from resident living areas. Sort and pre-soak linens, as required, before processing through washing machines, per resident’s Plan of Care
• Responsible for general upkeep and cleanliness of a resident’s apartment/ room. Empty waste baskets, wipe up spills, wash dishes, put away clothes, check refrigerator for spoiled food
• Report any unsecured throw rugs, extension cords, and any other fire/ fall hazards to maintain the No Fall Zone
• Observe condition of room/apartment and report anything in need of repair to maintenance/ supervisor
• Participate in in-service educational programs, as required by the community and state.
• Maintain required safety/ building checks
• Obtain resident weights, as needed
• Maintain universal precautions, bloodborne pathogens and biohazard precautions
• Promote positive public relations for the Community
• Assist with use of durable medical equipment (DME) to include walkers, wheelchairs, and canes
• Use good body mechanics to provide occasional assistance with transfers
• Assist residents to perform passive range of motion (ROM) exercises, as per Plan of Care
• Perform other duties, as required

 ANNUAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS:

• Must provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test.
• Must provide a medical and physical examination cleared for employment duties

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, agitated residents
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.