Resident Services Assistant​/Patient Care Technician

Location: Waycross, GA

Job :879

# of Openings:1

This position is for PRN (as needed).

Shift
: PRN

Department
:
Personal Care Facility

Supervised By:
Director

Workers Supervised:
None

All positions at Baptist Village, Inc. include holidays and weekends as they fall within your schedule. Additional worked hours may be needed as workload demands.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Previous experience in the clinical specialty and/or training preferred
• Currently, have or acquire First Aid and CPR Certification
• Ability to read, write, add, subtract, multiply, and divide
• Available to work holidays and weekends as scheduling requires
• Good physical health condition and pass a physical examination

include the following:

• Assist and provide oversight with residents’ daily living activities: report changes in resident conditions to management, remind and supervise residents with self-administration of medications, and support residents in making a smooth transition into the facility.
• Provide and lead activities, including physical exercise or other designated activities under the direction of the Director or other designated person. Provide input relative to the needs, interests, and abilities of residents.
• Provide daily dietary support to residents as requested by the Director in the provision of three well-balanced meals and snacks; including, but not limited to preparation, cooking, delivery, and clean-up.
• Provide for general upkeep of the facility, office, and resident rooms including, but not limited to making resident beds, dusting, spot cleaning walls as needed, baseboards, windows, and fixtures, cleaning floors by vacuuming, shampooing, mopping, cleaning and disinfect commodes, sinks, and showers, restock light bulbs, soap and toilet paper as needed, wash, dry, fold/iron residents personal laundry, remove trash as scheduled, maintain current knowledge and understanding of proper use of chemicals, tools, and equipment associated with job-related tasks.
• Provides support by accurate record-keeping, answering phones, participating in care planning for residents, giving and taking a report for each shift.
• Represents Baptist Village Retirement Communities by practicing effective communication with residents, families, and visitors, maintaining the confidentiality of residents/families in and outside of the work setting.
• Accepts supervision as required and seeks assistance as needed.
• Performs assigned job-related tasks by attending work as scheduled, meeting annual 16-hour in-service requirements, complying with annual employee health assessments, complying with infection control, and complying with safe chemical management.
• Associates must be physically present and awake in the home to provide for the health, safety, and well-being of the residents at all times (including meal breaks) during their shifts. Staff must be available to hear and respond timely to residents’ calls or needs for help. When a meal break is interrupted by an emergency the associate will be allowed additional time for an uninterrupted break period.
• Completes other tasks/duties as assigned by the Director or his/her designee.

The above is intended to describe the general content of the requirements for the performance of the job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.