Resident Care Assistant (Non-Certified) Ft & Prn

About the Role

At Buckner Retirement Services, we inspire happiness in the lives of our Senior community members. As a Resident Care Assistant you will impact the lives of our residents through excellence in customer service while providing physical and emotional support and assistance for activities of daily living (A.D.L.s) to promote the greatest functional level possible for our residents. You will be responsible for driving excellence and ensuring that your customer service delivers the required results aligned with Buckner's mission, vision, and values.

About Us

Buckner Retirement Services (BRS) is a faith-based non-profit senior living provider. BRS is the second largest non-profit senior living and care provider in Texas, serving over 2,000 senior adults each year. The senior communities have multiple locations across Texas, including Dallas, Austin, Houston, Beaumont, Longview, and San Angelo. Please visit our website for additional information: https://bucknerretirement.org/

What You'll Do
As a member of our team you will have an impact on our clients through accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

• Assist with the accurate implementation of the prescribed health care plan.
• Make frequent resident rounds on a regular basis to check the physical comfort, safety, and cleanliness of residents.
• Provide excellent, safe services in care and treatment including: bathing; feeding; oral care; intake of food; dressing; care of hair and nails; moving residents from area to area; responding to calls, etc.
• Provide a broad range of cleaning/sanitary services, including; emptying and/or cleaning of urinals, commodes, bedpans; showers, wheelchairs and other equipment, timely and proficiently
• Accurately and timely document Activities for Daily Ling (ADL's), intakes and outputs and other appropriate information on charts.
• Encourage and actively participate in restorative measures; assist in activities.
• Follow the Buckner 5 STARS of customer service and timely respond to requests for assistance or information.

What You'll Bring to the Team
To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team we need you to come with the following:

• Current Texas Nurse Aide Certification is preferred, but not required.
• Professional knowledge of basic health care practices and procedures including infection control.
• Personality attuned to the requirements of meeting the needs of the infirm and aged, and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and others.

Preferred Qualifications
In addition to the amazing qualifications and experiences listed above, if we had our say, we would also look for:

• High School Diploma (or G.E.D.)
• Prior experience in working with residents with physical and/or emotional needs

Job Perks
At Buckner one of the ways we show value to our team members is by offering the following perks:

• Medical and Dental benefits for employees and their eligible dependents;
• Life insurance;
• Short Term and Long Term Disability benefits;
• Paid Time Off and Holidays;
• Retirement Savings Plan; and
• The 5Star Fun Benefit: encourages employees to spread good cheer to their co-workers and others, creating a happy, healthy environment for all!

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Buckner is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Buckner.