Resident Companion - Assisted Living

Resident Care Assistant Assisted Living Full Time or Part Time | Days, Evenings or Nights Pay: $14 - $15.80/hour (Based on Experience) PLUS shift differentials: +$.75/hr evenings, +$.50/hr nights, +$1/hr weekends ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You'll Do as a Resident Care Assistant: - Provides assistance with activities of daily living (ADL's):Dressing/undressing: ensures that clothes are clean, appropriate in season, and presentable. - Bathing: provides assistance with personal hygiene (i.e. shaving, dental hygiene, nail care, hair care, etc.). - Mobility: uses various devices that enable resident to ambulate independently (i.e. cane, walker, wheelchair, crutch, etc.). - Dining: meal time reminders, sets up and cleans tables as needed, transports food from buffet to table, waits tables as needed, room service as needed. - Toileting: assists in transfer and dressing, assists in applying incontinence devices. - Laundry services: delivers and picks up bed/bath linen; personal laundry possible. Will come in contact with a variety of laundry chemicals - Health maintenance/monitoring: observes and reports physical/mental changes to Manager or designated nursing staff; conducts room checks and resident rounds; monitors for safety hazards; reports resident related incidents/accidents. - Activity Program: encourages and reminds resident of scheduled programs. Assists with activities as needed. - Emergency Preparedness: responds to and acts appropriately in emergency/disaster situations or drills. Attends mandatory inservices as directed plus enough additional inservices to meet requirements for CNA. - Other duties as assigned. Requirements for a Resident Care Assistant: - Must be at least 16 years old. - High School Diploma or GED is preferred but not required. - Onsite presence required