Resident Care Aide; RCA

Salary

$16.50 / hr - $18.02 / hr

Pay: $16.50 - $18.02/hour (based on experience)

Location: Elderwood Village at Colonie | 626 Watervliet Shaker Road, Latham, NY 12110

If you're compassionate, dependable, and passionate about helping others, we'd love to meet you!

At Elderwood Village at Colonie
, you'll become part of a close-knit team dedicated to helping seniors live safely, comfortably, and with dignity. Our 94-bed assisted living community, located in the Capital Region, is currently undergoing exciting renovations and offers a welcoming, supportive environment where both residents and employees feel at home.

As a Resident Care Aide (RCA), you'll build meaningful relationships with residents while providing the personalized support that helps them maintain their independence and enjoy the highest possible quality of life.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, HRA & FSA
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Referral Program
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement
• Comprehensive paid training and orientation
• Supportive leadership and collaborative team culture
• Make a lasting difference in the lives of older adults every day

Resident Care Aides work under the supervision of a licensed nurse to provide compassionate personal care and daily living assistance to residents. This rewarding role combines hands-on caregiving with meaningful relationship-building, ensuring every resident receives respectful, individualized care.

• Compassionate, patient, and dependable
• Passionate about caring for older adults
• Respectful of residents' dignity, independence, and personal choices
• A strong communicator with residents, families, and coworkers
• Team-oriented and adaptable in a fast-paced environment
• Organized, responsible, and attentive to detail
• Committed to providing exceptional resident-centered care

At Elderwood, our mission is People Caring for People. If you're looking for a career where your compassion, kindness, and dedication truly make a difference, we invite you to join our team at Elderwood Village at Colonie.

Resident Care Aide (RCA)
Essential Job Functions

• Ability to assist residents with Daily Living Activities as needed that may include meal assistance, grooming, medication management, showering, dressing/undressing, toileting, skin care.
• Ability to move and walk quickly and steadily in an emergency situation.
• Ability to assist with wheelchair transport of resident(s).
• Ability to apply/utilize Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required.
• Responsible for responding immediately to residents’ requests.
• Assists residents with the following Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s), according to their plan of care, Individual needs and care preferences:
• Bathing
• Dressing
• Eating
• Exercise
• Housekeeping
• Meal Preparation
• Assisting with Medical Supplies/Equipment
• Positioning
• Grooming
• Toileting
• Transferring
• Personal Emergency Response
• Routine Skin Care
• Laundering of Clothing
• 7.Notifies Supervisor of changes in residents conditions or needs:
• Receives report about status of residents from nurse prior to providing care.
• Follows plan of care in providing daily living and personal care services for resident.
• Informs nurse after providing personal care services and weighing residents and other services or tasks as assigned.
• Maintains facility standards for resident care by:
• Maintains knowledge of protecting rights of residents.
• Ensures that all residents are treated with respect and kindness.
• Reports to nurse in charge about facility equipment that needs repair, unsafe conditions in roomor on the floor, or personal needs of residents.
• Completes at least (12) hours of in-service programs annually to reinforce or enrich knowledge of resident needs and care.
• Demonstrates respect for personal possessions of residents and helping maintain an orderly and pleasant environment on the floor for staff and residents.
• Assists with service in the dining room for all meals as needed.
  
  Maintain facility standards for service and customer focus techniques.
• Informs nurse responsible for the care of resident and document duties performed as…