Resident Assistant

Afternoon shifts available (2:00pm-10:30pm), Midnight shift available or ALL shifts on weekends

PVM Employee have early access to earned wages through PayActiv

Assist residents with daily living activities such as grooming, eating, dressing, and bathing. Encourages residents to function at their maximum capabilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Essential Duties
1. Assist, guide, or direct resident with daily life activities including:
2. Personal grooming/hygiene, dressing/undressing, toileting, assisting with urine and
bowel incontinence (and/or emptying drainage units), range of motion activities and
exercises (ambulating, positioning, lifting) to increase quality of living following established procedures
3. Prepare and maintain records to document client progress and services performed by recording in resident chart, use judgment to report changes in client condition to
manager or supervisor for review.
4. Guide, direct, and assist residents with maintaining a safe and clean environment,
including but not limited to: Changing bed linens, cleaning/tidying up resident’s rooms, dining rooms, etc. wipe, vacuum, sweep as necessary, emptying waste baskets, cleaning refrigerator, microwave, steam tables, restrooms as needed.
5. Perform healthcare-related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of nurse (LPN or RN).
6. Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum for testing using proper receptacles and following safety precautions.
7. Serve prepared food to residents. Guides and directs (and assists when necessary) residents with eating using proper techniques and tableware.
8. Attend and participate in all appropriate meetings and training opportunities in order to keep informed on current information and skill development.
9. Follow established policies and procedures including but not limited to:
o Presbyterian Villages policies and procedures.
o Safety policies and procedures.
o Federal, state and local regulations.
10. All other duties as assigned

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education : High School Graduate/ General Education Degree (GED) or enrolled in program if under age 18.

Experience: No prior experience necessary
Computer Skills: No prior experience necessary.
Certificates & Licenses
VOR: CPR and First Aid certifications required. All other locations preferred

Work Environment

The employee will work in a resident care environment and will have occasional exposure to unpleasant resident care tasks with exposure to communicable diseases if proper universal precautions/infection control procedures are not followed.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $14.60 - $17.08 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Healthcare setting:

• Assisted living facility

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chesterfield, MI 48047: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person