Resident Care Assistant
Resident Care Assistant
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Job Description
The primary purpose of thisposition is to provide each oftheassigned residents with routine dailycare byassisting withdirect resident care duties and indirect resident care dutiesas directed by the charge nurse and/orcertified nursing assistants.
Assist residents in dressing and personal hygiene.
AssistCNAs with residents requiring 2-stafftransferexcept in mechanical transfers.
Make occupied bed.
Assist in obtaining weights.
Provide full or partial bed bath.
Perform incontinent care in bed to residents who can move in bed.
Assist residents who are not on swallowing or aspiration risk with meals.
Pass set up and collect trays.
Place belongings within residents reach (call light glasses TV remote glasses etc.)
Answers call bells in a timely manner.
Make unoccupied bed.
Empty commodes and urinals.
Transport residents to the dining room for meals.
Accompanying residents on outside appointments as needed.
Visit with residents providing 1:1 supportive interaction(i.e. read their mail newspapers or books to them transport them for visits outdoors when within residents care plan transport to activities transport to hairdresser help to write letters make telephone calls etc.)
Assist residents in communication involving technology (zoom face time skype google meet etc.).
Assist with monitoring residents to maintain safety providing 1:1 supervisionas needed.
Organizestraightenand clean closets and dressers (i.e. clothes hung neatly on hangers in closet folded neatly in drawerstrash and soiled laundry removed.)
Ensure personal care items are put away and stocked (check with Team Leaders or Nurse Manager for appropriate stock.)
Gather supplies need for provisions of care passing out linens.
Pass out drinks to independent residentswho are not at risk for impaired swallowing/aspiration check residents drinks at bedside and verbally encourage residents to drink.
Report residents intake to Team Leaders.
Offer the resident nourishments and/or distribute nourishments from the dietary department.
Check fall precautions: bed monitor matsand personal and clean dirty wheelchairs after each meal or after incontinentepisode.
Check and clean tub and shower room.
Greet newlyadmittedresidents upon admissionescort to room as necessary receive paperwork from referring agencyand inform Unit Manager/Charge Nurse of arrival.
Assist with inventory of new admissions.
Assist in arranging for and makingappointmentsfor diagnostic therapeutic services.
Direct visitors to residents rooms office areas etc.
Photocopy and faxperthe needs of the unit.
Job Types: Part-time Full-time
Employment Type
Full-Time
