Resident Assistant - Assisted Living

JOB TITLE:       

Resident Assistant

PROPERTY:      

Echo Lake

DEPARTMENT:

Health & Wellness

REPORTS TO:

Health & Wellness

FLSA STATUS:

Non-Exempt 

   POSITION SUMMARY:

The Resident Assistant provides basic care, assures a safe environment, and provides emotional and psychological support to residents.

These activities will fulfill the SageLife Mission and demonstrate the We Care Values and the Sage Associate Promise.

   OUR WE CARE VALUES

   Work as a Team

   Exceptional Service Always

   Commitment to the Sage Community

   Anticipate Residents’ Needs

   Respect for Residents, their Families and    

   Each Other

   Exercise Common Sense

SAGE ASSOCIATE PROMISE

Live the Values

Be Welcoming

Be Helpful

Be Conscientious

Be Accountable

Be Open

Take Pride in My Work & Myself

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES:

1. Practice The Sage Way and Live the Values – Commit to and demonstrate the We Care Values & Sage Promises.

2. Provide the necessary personal assistance and activities of daily living (ADL) for residents in accordance with the support plan. Personal and ADL assistance includes bathing, oral care, skin and nail care, hand washing, grooming, shaving, dressing, weighing, bed making, and trash removal.
3. Answer resident call signals.
4. Assist with toileting, including bowel and bladder retraining and perineal care.
5. Assist with meal service delivery, ensuring that resident’s nutritional needs are met.
6. Observe resident’s conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output as needed and vital signs, and report changes and observations to wellness staff.
7. Complete all documentation as needed to maintain current health status of resident.
8. Participate in the planning of resident care through shift reports and resident care staff meetings.
9. Keep current with state and facility required annual training. Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

    Be 18 years or older.

   Be free from medical conditions including drug or alcohol addiction that would limit the associate from providing                 necessary assisted living services with reasonable skill and safety..

   Education:

High school degree or GED equivalent.

Experience:

Minimum of one year of experience in personal and/or long term care.

Skills:

Highly committed to resident care and have strong interpersonal and communication skills.  

Able to read, speak, and understand English at a 12^th grade level or higher.

Licensures and Certifications:

Current First Aid and CPR certifications preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds and exert 50 pounds of force.

Able to bend, kneel, squat, stand, and stoop as needed.

Able to safely transfer a resident to/from a wheelchair.

Able to walk up/down 4 flights of stairs.

Other Requirements:

Able to stay beyond scheduled shift in the event of an emergency or inclement weather.