Resident Assistant | Assisted Living
Resident Assistant | Assisted Living
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Job Description
Location:
Worker Type:
RegularWork Shift:
As Needed (United States of America)Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$18.75 $24.50Position Highlights
Hours: Casual/fill in as needed
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
The Resident Assistant is accountable for assisting with personal care to residents in accordance with their care plan. Performs scheduled activity. Performs housekeeping duties to maintain a sanitary orderly and attractive environment.
What you will do
- Assists the resident with all facets of daily living including meals medications housekeeping and laundry.
- Respects residents valuables and personal property including but not limited to clothing dentures glasses/contact lenses hearing aids and prosthetic devices.
- Reports any changes observed in residents condition or behavior.
- Answers call lights anticipates resident needs and completes frequent rounding. Prepares residents rooms and their belongings for admission transfer and discharge.
- Follows proper procedures for linen changes soiled laundry cleaning of furniture equipment and utensils. Follows proper procedure for reporting equipment that is in need of repair.
- Assists residents to activities assist with or direct activities.
- Keeps work environment clean and tidy including resident rooms kitchen utility rooms staff lounge refrigerators and storage areas. Replenish supplies in each area as needed; gloves soap paper towels and kitchen supplies.
- Prepares dining room for meals. Is familiar with the diet extensions when preparing special diets. Courteously serves meals with attention to eye appeal sanitation and temperature. Follows sanitary food handler techniques. Reports poor quality or unsafe food so it is not served.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- High School or GED Equivalent
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
- Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
- Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please callor send an email to .
Employment Type
Part-Time
