Resident Assistant - Seymour, United States - Good Shepherd Services, Ltd.

Good Shepherd Services, Ltd.
Good Shepherd Services, Ltd.
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Seymour, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Forest Glen CBRF

Job Title:
Resident Assistant (RA)

Available Position: 48 hrs per 2 week pay period includes every other weekend and holiday 2pm-10pm

$ $22.00 per hour based on experience includes $4.00 for shift differential


Position Summary:
The RA assists older or disabled people who are functionally, physically, and/or socially impaired and need 24-hour oversight.

The RA's role is to assist residents with those activities of daily living that they are unable to perform without help, fostering at all times residents' independence and freedom of choice.

All responsibilities will be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the philosophy Good Shepherd Services.


Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

Provides assistance as needed with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs):

  • Dressing and undressing (clothing should be clean and appropriate for the season)


  • Bathing

  • Personal hygiene (shaving, dental hygiene, nail care, hair care, foot care)
  • Mobility devices (cane, walker, wheelchair, crutches) including monitoring of safe transfer and ambulation techniques
  • Care of ADL devices such as eyeglasses, contact lenses, hearing aids
Provides assistance as needed with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living:

  • Telephone (assistance with calls, phone repairs, hearing, and vision adaptive devices)
  • Housekeeping tasks such as vacuuming, emptying trash, cleaning bathroom, bed making and bed changes
  • Laundry
  • Escorts residents and coordinates internal transportation needs and external as needed
  • Mail delivery, resident's personal correspondence

Medication Assistance:

  • Assists residents with administration of medications, including monitoring of medication supplies and documentation

Health Maintenance and Monitoring Tasks:

  • Observes and reports changes in residents' physical condition and cognitive and emotional status to the Director/LPN as needed
  • Conducts room checks and resident rounds
  • Monitors for environment safety hazards
  • Records incidents, errors, or accidents
  • Records resident and residentrelated events
  • Records time records for Record Services

Dining:

  • Assists in a variety of tasks relating to dining, encouraging independence (escorting residents to dining room if needed, setting up and cleaning tables, serving meals, and bussing tables). May be required to prepare meals and snacks.

Activity Program:

  • Responsible for participating in and supporting the residentcentered activity program.
  • Transport residents for activities, appointments, etc, using Good Shepherd Services vehicle.

Emergency Preparedness:

  • Responds to and acts appropriately in emergency or disaster situations
  • Facility Housekeeping and Maintenance
  • Vacuums, dusts, and cleans commons areas on schedule and as needed
  • Replaces things such as light bulbs, garbage liners, batteries, etc.
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