Resident Care Assistant (RCA)

Our Resident Care Assistants play an important role in the daily lives

of our residents who call Fairview Commons, their home. Whether it\'s

help getting ready for the day, at mealtime, or bedtime, our

longstanding team is ready to make sure our residents enjoy the

opportunities that living at a Integritus Healthcare facility presents

each day. Referral Bonus! \*\*Resident Care Assistants start at \$16 an

hour - We will assist RCAs with getting into a CNA program and becoming

a licensed CNA. Lastly, we will pay your way through an LPN or

Associate\'s level RN program.\*\* The primary purpose of this position

is to provide each of the assigned residents with routine daily care by

assisting with direct resident care duties and indirect resident care

duties, as directed by the charge nurse, and/or certified nursing

assistants. **Essential Job Functions** - Assist residents in dressing

and personal hygiene. - Assist CNA\'s with residents requiring 2-staff

transfer except in mechanical transfers. - Make occupied bed. - Assist

in obtaining weights. - Provide full or partial bed bath. - Perform

incontinent care in bed to residents who can move in bed. - Assist

residents who are not on swallowing or aspiration risk with meals. -

Pass, set up, and collect trays. - Place belongings within resident\'s

reach (call light, glasses, TV remote, glasses, etc.) - Answers call

bells in a timely manner. - Make unoccupied bed. - Empty commodes and

urinals. - Transport residents to the dining room for meals. -

Accompanying residents on outside appointments as needed. - Visit with

residents providing 1:1 supportive interaction (i.e., read their mail,

newspapers, or books to them, transport them for visits outdoors when

within residents\' care plan, transport to activities, transport to

hairdresser, help to write letters, make telephone calls, etc.) - Assist

residents in communication involving technology (zoom, face time, skype,

google meet, etc.). - Assist with monitoring residents to maintain

safety providing 1:1 supervision as needed. - Organize, straighten, and

clean closets and dressers (i.e., clothes hung neatly on hangers in

closet, folded neatly in drawers, trash and soiled laundry removed.) -

Ensure personal care items are put away and stocked (check with Team

Leaders or Nurse Manager for appropriate stock.) - Gather supplies need

for provisions of care, passing out linens. - Pass out drinks to

independent residents who are not at risk for impaired

swallowing/aspiration, check residents\' drinks at bedside and verbally

encourage residents to drink. - Report resident\'s intake to Team

Leaders. - Offer the resident nourishments and/or distribute

nourishments from the dietary department. - Check fall precautions: bed

monitor, mats, and personal alarms. Check and clean dirty wheelchairs

after each meal or after incontinent episode. - Check and clean tub and

shower room. - Greet newly admitted residents upon admission, escort to

room as necessary, receive paperwork from referring agency, and inform

Unit Manager/Charge Nurse of arrival. - Assist with inventory of new

admissions. - Assist in arranging for and making appointments for

diagnostic therapeutic services. - Direct visitors to residents\' rooms,

office areas, etc. - Photocopy and fax per the needs of the unit. **Job

Types:** Part-time, Full-time [For more information about the RCA

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