RESIDENT ASSISTANT
Summary
Provides daily care and support to seniors in a residential community, assisting with meals, activities, and health monitoring while maintaining safety and cleanliness.
- Adheres to and conveys community's philosophy of maintaining elements of self-care and encouraging independence.
- Receives report from the previous shift and med attendant.
- Reads the shift-to-shift report and shower schedule for information and changes before coming on shift. Documents in the shift-to-shift report book and ADL binder before going off shift.
- Assists with activities of daily living, environmental orientation, vital signs, simple treatments, and other care.
- Escorts residents to and from dining room while encouraging residents to find their own way.
- Assist with serving meals and dining room duties as instructed.
- Provides laundry and housekeeping services to residents as assigned.
- Demonstrates knowledge of infection control via proper handling of equipment, soiled linen, bedpans, urinals, and adequate hand washing.
- Documents care given; adhering to community policies and procedures.
- Maintains clean, neat, comfortable, safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors including housekeeping duties as assigned.
- Reports deficiencies observed in resident apartments clothing/linen and community in general.
- Observes any changes in resident physical or mental status and communicates to the administrator or resident assistant supervisor.
- Is thoroughly familiar with fire, missing persons and other emergency procedures; Follows community policy and procedures detailed in fire and disaster plans.
- Avoids loss, breakage, and waste of supplies and equipment.
- Relieves at front desk, providing constant coverage for call and alarm system, as well as clerical and secretarial support as requested.
- Assures door is alarmed at all times.
- Assists with resident activity programs as assigned.
- Wears name tag at all times.
- Performs other duties as assigned by any member of management.