Resident Care Assistant

Windsor Skilled Nursing, South Yarmouth, MA 02664, USA

Windsor, has been part of the community since 1975, providing area families with top-quality skilled nursing care for short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. We focus on maximizing patient recovery, comfort, and independence for the highest possible quality of life. From post-surgery and post-hospital rehabilitation to long-term care for a chronic illness, our highly skilled care teams provide compassionate attention and specialized care every step of the way to reduce hospital readmissions and achieve exceptional outcomes. Count on our award-winning team for short-term rehab and recovery, long-term skilled nursing care, adult day health, and restorative care.

Come join this collaborative and innovated team. At Integritus Healthcare you will enjoy generous time off, exceptional health insurance and the ability to grow in your career.

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.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents in dressing and personal hygiene.
• Assist CNAs 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.).
• Answer call bells in a timely manner.
• Make unoccupied bed.
• Empty commodes and urinals.
• Transport residents to the dining room for meals.
• Accompany 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 needed 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

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

High School or better.

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