Location: Remsen, IA

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Answer the resident call system in a timely manner (less than 5 minutes)
• Daily internal contact with the RN Manager. Read daily communication log.
• Responsible for attending to all care needs of the residents, either scheduled or as they arise.
• Set-up tables in preparation for meals.
• Assist with serving meals by bringing residents into the dining room. Assist with serving drinks and food to the residents. Verbally cue residents requiring assistance.
• Assist with clean up following meals, including clearing dishes off the tables and taking to the kitchen, wipe down tables, chair seats, arms and backs, per sanitizing protocol.
• AM RA collect garbage from all resident apartments daily. Immediately remove incontinent supplies that are wet or soiled. Take garbage to the dumpster as needed and at least one time per shift.
• Assist with activities as requested or assigned. If assigned activities, request information and supplies from Activity Director. If not assigned activities but care needs of residents are met, assist Activity Director as requested. Follow schedule and related directions.
• Chart any unusual incident or information needing to be passed on to the RN Manager on the communication log. Chart any medical information, incidents, or concerns pertaining to those residents in your care. Chart vital signs taken during your shift on any resident in the resident’s vital sheet. Report any changes in residents needs or conditions to the RN Manager. Report any tasks needing to be passed on or followed through to off going and on coming shifts.
• Report any emergencies to the RN Manager. Minor or non-emergency changes should be reported to the RN Manager. Family concerns expressed MUST BE IMMEDIATELY reported to the RN Manager.
• Knowledge of proper transfer techniques and body mechanics to transfer resident with appropriate assistance (gait belt).
• Housekeeping duties for common areas including, but not limited to, vacuuming, dusting, straightening up, wiping down tables and chairs, clean bathrooms, replace paper towels and toilet tissue, clean activity room, med room, and utility by straightening up, vacuum or mop floor and dust.
• Responsible for light clean up of resident apartments on the appointed cleaning day. Light cleaning is to include changing and making beds, change sheets- wash if noted per person, clean all of bathroom and kitchen areas, including checking fridge wipe off seal of refrigerator and empty any bad or out dated, empty trash cans, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, clean up incontinent accidents IMMEDIATELY and wash laundry if noted per person, and any other clean up as necessary.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor
• Daily contact with residents, families, and Nurse-Manager.
• External contacts include appropriate contacts with residents’ families and prospective residents, most family contacts must be done by the Nurse-Manager.
• Set up papers for appointments, include, copy of MAR, Vitals, and communication sheet.

QUALIFICATIONS/SPECIFICATIONS:

• Well groomed, cheerful and enthusiastic.
• Age 18 or older.
• Enjoys working with the elderly.
• Able to perform frequent lifting of less than or equal to 50 lbs.
• Occasionally lifting more than 50 lbs.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• 18 years of age.
• High school graduate or equivalent GED.
• Certified Nurse Aide certificate helpful.