Resident Care Assistant Daytime - Glenwood

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Glenwood Community The Resident Care Assistant is responsible for performing duties to enhance the quality of services provided for residents; accompanying residents to external appointments; comforting residents; supervising residents, documenting what they do day to day.
** Essential Functions Statement(s)
*** Receives assignment from supervisor to assist in resident care;
Receives verbal report from previous shift and provides verbal report to next shift regarding special events, changes in resident=s condition, incidents and accidents, etc.
* Checks residents in section regularly;
Answers call lights promptly;
Follows through with resident problems or needs by delivering care or reporting to leader depending upon level of ability and nature of resident need.
* Reports all resident and employee incidents to leader and completes incident report.
* Maintains knowledge of resident=s needs at all times;
Notes significant changes in the condition of residents and takes appropriate action;
Identifies emergency situations and responds with appropriate measures. Document unusual occurrences and progress in resident=s medical chart.
* Explains procedures to resident before administering.
* Welcome new residents and helps them adjust to new environment;
Assists residents, family, and staff to ensure a comfortable homelike environment, i.e: assists resident to personalize room, monitors light and sound levels, temperature, etc.
* Establishes and maintains good public relations with residents, families, and other community guests;shows empathy toward residents, as needed.
* Observes safety needs of residents. Identifies safety and security hazards and reports to appropriate personnel after insuring resident is out of immediate danger.
* Assists resident with personal care, including nails, hair, oral hygiene, bathing and dressing following Universal Precautions Protocols;
Encourages resident to do as much as he or she can do him or herself;
Notes resident need for increased assistance in resident=s medical record.
* Prepares residents for bed rest when indicated;
Gives special care to residents in casts or traction such as monitoring comfort, skin color, and temperature.
* Assists residents with their physical needs including eating, but encourages residents to perform functions themselves to their capacity or ability.
* Follows policies and procedures related to body mechanics, transfer, body positioning, and mobility as outlined in the nursing policies and procedures manual;
Repositions residents as needed using supportive devices when necessary (handrails, pillows, etc) and reports the same.
* Assists in transferring residents, as necessary.
* Prepares resident for meals;
Escorts residents to dining room when necessary; checks tray with diet card before serving to resident;
Sets trays for residents;
Serves and collects food trays;
Assists residents who require help with the eating process;
Offers alternate substitute for food not eaten.
* Delivers between meal nourishment and fresh drinking water to residents, encourages/assists resident in eating/drinking, and documents acceptance, as appropriate.
* Completes appropriate charge and inventory slips;
Monitors supply inventory daily to see what is needed;
Utilizes supplies and equipment properly and without waste.
* Straightens dresser tops and stands;
Labels, separates, and cares for personal care items.
* Maintains cleanliness of resident units, central bathing area, treatment and supply rooms, workrooms, and linen closets; sanitizes bath tub after each resident=s use;
Wipes spilled foods and liquids from the floor, as necessary.
* Changes and makes beds;
Collects and bags soiled linen and places soiled clothing in appropriate receptacle;
Stores clean linen;
Places personal laundry in designated place according to community policy;
Maintains order of linen cart;
Distributes clean towels following appropriate schedule.
* Assists in transportation of residents to and from activities;
Assists with and directs activities, as required.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
** Competency Statement(s)
*** Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and…