Description:
POSITION TITLE: Resident Care Aide
DEPARTMENT: Wellness
REPORTS TO: Wellness Director
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Supervise and care for residents on daily basis
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Provide assistance with activities of daily living according to resident’s Individualized Care Plan; toileting, personal care, changing incontinence products
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Document and record clearly on all resident and care given
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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
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Observe and record assistance with prescribed medications, as per assignment
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Report and record refusals and/or reactions to care or medications to supervisor on duty
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Direct residents and family members to appropriate staff for other needs or information
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Assist with ordering room service for residents, when needed
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Be patient and understanding when communicating with staff, residents, and visitors. Speak slowly and clearly
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Provide assistance in dining room, as needed
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Answer emergency calls PROMPTLY and courteously, and complete required paperwork afterward
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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
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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
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Report any unsecured throw rugs, extension cords, and any other fire/ fall hazards to maintain the No Fall Zone
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Observe condition of room/apartment and report anything in need of repair to maintenance/ supervisor
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Participate in in-service educational programs, as required by the community and state.
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Maintain required safety/ building checks
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Obtain resident weights, as needed
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Maintain universal precautions, bloodborne pathogens and biohazard precautions
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Promote positive public relations for the Community
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Assist with use of durable medical equipment (DME) to include walkers, wheelchairs, and canes
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Use good body mechanics to provide occasional assistance with transfers
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Assist residents to perform passive range of motion (ROM) exercises, as per Plan of Care
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Perform other duties, as required
Requirements:
ANNUAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS:
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Must provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test.
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Must provide a medical and physical examination cleared for employment duties
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
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Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
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Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
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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.
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Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, agitated residents
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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.
