Resident Assistant (Caregiver)

Job Description

Job Description

Esprit Whispering Ridge is West Omaha's premier Assisted Living and Memory Care Community. We pride ourselves on providing consistent quality care. There?s a simple philosophy at the heart of Esprit Whispering Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care: everyone counts. With us, it?s personal?and we?re proud to assist our Residents with the tasks of daily living. Do you want a rewarding and fulfilling job? Do you find joy in helping others? Do you want to be a part of an amazing team? If so, Esprit Whispering Ridge is the place for you. Every other weekend/every other holiday required.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Personally get to know all residents in your Resident Group by communicating with other team members and departments, reviewing appropriate resident records, and direct conversation with residents.
• Orient each new resident in your Resident Group to their new living environment, to you as assistant, to other team members and to all other residents.
• Follow and actively participate in all resident orientation practices and procedures which have been and will continually be developed to ease the disorientation, confusion, and withdrawal, for each new resident. Remain as closely involved as possible in all activities and therapies of your residents to ease their anxiety while they become accustomed to their new and unfamiliar living environment.
• Explain the amenities, routines and expectations of the community and discuss their unique needs and preferences with them as often as necessary to ease their transition. A successful orientation can take up to 6 weeks to complete.
• Coordinate, implement, and provide and accurately document all components of personal care described in the Resident Handbook and Care Plan and all activities of daily living to each resident as required.
• Continually assess each resident?s ability to perform basic daily living (ADL) skills, life
• management and social skills. Communicate observations and refer potential difficulties or opportunities for resident improvement to the appropriate team members (team leaders, supervisors, and manager).
• Use care planning meetings to identify and confirm recommended actions that develop and reinforce residents full potential to live independently and age in place. Work individually on a consistent basis each day with each resident in your Resident Group to expand the number of activities of daily living the resident performs to himself/herself. Encourage and motivate each resident in your Resident Group to do as much for them-selves as possible but take time, if necessary to assist when required.