Resident Assistant- Assisted Living

The Normandy Lakeside Assisted Living

Resident Assistant

Job Description

Reports to: Nursing Teamleader, Nursing Supervisor, and Director of Nursing

Purpose of Position:

The primary purpose of your position is to provide routine care and related services in accordance with our established policies and procedures under the direction of the Nursing Teamleader, Nursing Supervisor, and Director of Nursing or his/her designee. It is expected that all care provided will be the highest degree of quality resident care that can be maintained.

Responsibilities:

• Must wear name tag every day
• Must wear appropriate attire according to facility dress code
• Uphold the resident bill of rights
• Maintain privacy and confidentiality
• Address residents by their preferred name
• Knock on doors prior to entering room and ask permission to enter

• Explain all procedures to the resident and obtain permission as able prior to care or delivery of services

• Comply with established guidelines and policies regarding resident abuse reporting

• Maintain infection control standards
• Maintain compliance with documentation
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal emphasis, teamwork and positive interaction with all residents, coworkers and visitors. Treat residents, coworkers and visitors with dignity and respect.
• Report all incidents and accidents to the nursing teamleader immediately regardless of how minor
• Report all hazardous conditions immediately
• Must be able to read, write, understand and speak the English language fluently
• Must follow the chain of command
• Attend and participate in all available in-service and educational programs
• Maintain open communication with nurse teamleaders as immediate supervisor, nursing supervisors, department head and other departments

• Follow facility established safety guidelines

• Maintain compliance with all facility rules, policies and procedures

Listed below is an outline of the major job duties that you are expected to perform on a daily basis. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive. While most of the assigned job duties apply to assigned residents, it is expected that you will have the initiative to provide the same assistance to other residents as needed, even if not assigned to your care.

• Report on and off duty to your immediate supervisor, on time for your scheduled shift
• Receive assignment and verbal report
• Perform all job duties in accordance with our established policies and procedures, safety rules and regulatory requirements
• Perform all job duties as assigned each day
• Verification of resident and introduction of self prior to any administered care or service

MEALS, INTAKE & OUTPUT:

• Assist resident to prepare for each meal. Positioning as needed.
• Arrive to dining areas on time and assist with the distribution of meal trays
• Assist in meal preparation (garment protection, tray set-up, condiments, open-cut-pour, verbal cues, supervision)
• Hands-on assistance and feeding of residents during meal as needed and assigned
• After meal care (Cleansing hands, face and changing clothing as needed), removal and collection of tray, recording of intake
• Provide necessary assistance for residents on the walk to dine program
• Assist in the transfer of residents form wheelchairs to dining chairs when appropriate
• Follow diet as ordered
• Remove all restraints prior to meal and reapply at completion of meal
• Pass fresh ice water at the start of each shift on your assignment and with each meal
• Maintain a respectful, quiet noise level in the dining areas.

ADL's

• Assist resident's in performing daily personal hygiene and quality of life needs, i.e. bathing, dressing/undressing, etc.

• Complete bed baths for all assigned residents every morning and additionally as needed. Whirlpool baths or showers according to bath schedule and as assigned. Shampoo hair unless otherwise directed, on the assigned bath day. Alert nurse teamleader when bath is complete so the nurse can do a skin assessment

• Oral and denture care (every a.m. and p.m.; dentures out to soak at night)

• Shaving daily during care (male and female, if needed)
• Care and application of hearing aides
• Appropriate and timely disposal of soiled line and briefs

• Nail care daily as needed for those residents who are not diabetic (Clip and clean)

• Dress residents neatly and in their own clothing, assisting them as needed

• Comb and brush resident's hair every morning

CONTINENCY

• Assist resident to and from the bathroom as needed. Offer the bedpan urinal or bedside commode when appropriate.

• Clean and store equipment appropriately after each use

• Peri-care and incontinence care as needed

• Measure and record output and bowel elimination within one hour of the completion of your shift
• Appropriate use of protective garments
• Change bed linens and clothing as needed
• Compliance with established bowel and bladder policy and resident specific programs
• Foley catheter care every shift, proper position of tubing and Foley bag covering
• Monitor bowel and bladder function, reporting any changes or abnormalities to the nursing teamleader

MISCELLANEOUS:

• Monitor skin integrity and report any changes or concerns to your immediate supervisor
• Make beds and change bed linens, clean bedside tables, nightstands and resident rooms daily to assist in maintaining a clean, orderly and safe environment.
• Transport/escort and/or assist residents to and from dining areas, therapy, activities, beauty shop, etc.
• Turn and reposition all residents on a turn schedule at least every two hours
• Check all residents with personal alarms at the start of each shift assuring that the alarm is in place as ordered and functioning properly
• Monitor all restrained residents, visually checking them at least every thirty minutes. Release the restraint every two hours to reposition the resident, toilet, perform care and assess skin integrity
• Reality orientation when appropriate and necessary
• Keep hallways, resident rooms, bathrooms and tub rooms free of excess clutter
• Position call lights within the resident's reach whenever in their room
• Answer all call lights in a timely fashion

• Respond to all personal alarms immediately

• Assist coworkers in providing care, transfers or use of equipment as needed

• Dispose of contaminants promptly and properly
• See nursing assistant orientation checklist for additional, more specific job duties.

Additional job duties under the direction of the Licensed or Registered Nurse.