Resident Care Assistant - Part Time Cottages

Shift:

• 6:00AM to 2:30PM - Part Time Schedule with Rotating Weekends.

Wages:

• Base Rate - $14.30- $18.05 per hour based on experience

Benefits:

• Accrue generous Paid Time Off
• MERS Defined Benefit Pension program
• MERS 457 Supplemental Program
• Longevity Bonuses
• Free Short Term Disability
• Generous benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision and Voluntary Life Insurance for both part-time and full-time employees
• Referral Bonuses

JOB DESCRIPTON

JOB TITLE: Resident Care Assistant Cottages

REPORTS TO: Facility Services Manager

JOB SUMMARY:

The primary purpose of this position is to provide dietary, housekeeping and life enrichment support to the residents at the Cottages.

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY:

As a Cottages Resident Care Assistant you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

Every effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is a logical assignment to the position.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND EDUCATION REQUIRED:

A high school education or equivalent is desired.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Dietary Functions:

• Prepare breakfast for residents taking into account any special dietary needs and personal preferences.
• Handle and prepare foods and fluids in accordance with sanitary regulations.
• Set up and clear dining tables. Clean dining rooms after meal time, including washing linens and dishes.
• Assist with prepping other food as requested, taking orders, serving dining meals and drinks.
• Handle and prepare foods and fluids in accordance with sanitary regulations.
• Perform all other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor.

Housekeeping & Laundry Functions:

• Clean living rooms, restrooms, laundry rooms, resident rooms and common areas.
• Empty trash containers daily and wash trash container weekly.
• Restock paper towels, toilet paper, trash bags, hand soap, and hand sanitizer as needed.
• Follow all established safety procedure and precautions for use of cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Assist with laundry services as needed.
• Contribute to a clean, well-organized and pleasant environment for all residents.

Life Enrichment Functions:

• Identify activities that appeal to Cottage residents and encourage socialization and participation in those activities.
• Assist in creating and distributing a monthly calendar of events.
• Maintain daily activity attendance of residents.
• Help plan special programs and entertainment.
• Maintain files and other records as directed. Type letters, reports, statements, minutes of meetings, agendas, etc. as necessary/directed.

Personal Functions:

• Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors.
• Follow work assignments and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks.
• Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel to ensure that all services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.

• Create and maintain as atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment throughout the neighborhood and shift.
• Meet with your neighborhood personnel on a regular scheduled basis to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and/or the improvement of services.
• Report all complaints and grievances made by residents to Charge Nurse.

• Attend and participate in staff development programs and activities that are required.

Safety and Sanitation:

• Participate in an in-service training program prior to performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Wash hands before and after performing any service for the resident.
• Immediately notify the Charge Nurse of any resident leaving/ missing from the facility.
• Follow established safety precautions in the performance of all duties.
• Report all hazardous conditions and equipment to the Charge Nurse immediately.
• Report all safety violations.

• Use only the equipment you have been trained to use. Operate all equipment in a safe manner. Inform supervisor of your equipment and supply needs.

RESIDENT RIGHTS:

• Maintain the confidentiality of all Resident Care information.
• Ensure that you treat all residents fairly and with kindness, dignity and respect.
• Ensure that all nursing care is provided in privacy.
• Knock before entering the resident’s room.
• Report all grievances and complaints made by the resident to the Nurse Leader/ Neighborhood Nurse.
• Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property to Nurse Leader/Neighborhood Nurse immediately.
• Honor the resident’s refusal of treatment request. Ensure that such requests are in accordance with facility’s policies governing advance directives. Discuss refusal of treatment with the Nurse Leader/Neighborhood Nurse for appropriate follow-up.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Works throughout the Cottages, including common living rooms, dining rooms, kitchen, laundry room and resident rooms.
• Sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during working hours.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all circumstances.
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors.
• Communicates with Certified Nursing Assistants, Charge Nurses, dietary staff and other department personnel.
• Attends mandatory in-services and the yearly requirement of 12 hours of in-service education.
• Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
• Is subject to falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the workday.
• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and the general public.
• Must possess leadership ability and willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning.
• Must possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing activity services.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

(With or Without the Aid of Mechanical Devices)

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of the position can be fully met.
• Must function independently, and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move a minimum of 25 pounds.
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.