Resident Care Assistant, LTC

Overview

Job Summary: Completes tasks on the nursing units that maintain the resident's environment and contribute to efficiency in caring for residents. Works to provide a safe, home-like environment for residents that helps maximize independent functioning of the residents. Provides supporting care and services to residents such as linen and laundry activities, housekeeping duties, and meal support including reminders to residents to attend.

Provides set up and transport assistance to and from meals; helps with recreational and social activities; provides assistance to residents who have limited mobility by walking with them or transporting them in wheelchairs; and performs administrative tasks such as answering phones and greeting visitors.

Organization: WI-St Francis Home

Worker Type: Regular

Job Highlights: Opportunity:
Resident Care Assistant

Department: Long Term Care

Location: SSM Health St. Francis Home

Address: 33 Everett St., Fond du Lac, WI 54935

• Schedule:
  
  32 hours per week
• Shift: Evenings
• Required Certification: CBRF

• Prepares and serves meals to residents. Cleans up dining room and kitchen following meals. Completes water pass to residents. Distributes linens and sets table prior to meals. Feeds residents as assigned.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties (mopping, sweeping, dusting, and vacuuming) in public areas on a daily basis and in resident rooms (including bed making) as needed.
• Serves as a resource for residents regarding their questions and concerns. Resolves issues as able. Refers unresolved concerns to appropriate staff.
• Cleans all resident utensils such as bedpans, urinals, basins, etc. following good antiseptic practices as scheduled. Cleans lifts and other unit equipment as needed.
• Assists in taking care of residents rooms. Cleans resident closets and drawers as scheduled, ensuring food is stored properly and valuables are handled carefully. Cleans resident wheelchairs and walkers as assigned and notifies maintenance when repairs are needed.
• May wash and dry clothing and linens for residents. Returns finished laundry to resident rooms. Stocks resident bathrooms with linens as scheduled.
• May assist residents with weekly shower and bathing activities, including hair shampoo and nail care as needed.
• Transports residents to and from meal periods via wheelchair and to appointments as assigned.
• Understands and follows facility policies regarding skin care, bowel and bladder, behaviors, fall prevention, nutrition, restraint-free environment, pain control, prevention of ADL decline and conducts resident activities.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Must be at least eighteen years of age
• Certifications required, or required to obtain within first 90 days of employment:
  Medication Administration

• Standard Precautions
• First Aid & Choking
• Fire Safety

• No experience required

• Constant standing and walking
• Frequent use of hearing and speech for information through oral communication
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and alarms
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry
• Frequent vision for distances near and far and color identification
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive movements
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs
• Occasional lifting/moving patients
• Occasional use of smell to detect odors
• Occasional driving

• State of
  
  Work Location:
  
  Wisconsin
• Medication Administration – Wisconsin Community – Based Care and Treatment Training Registry
• Standard Precautions - Wisconsin Community-Based Care and Treatment Training Registry
• First Aid and Choking - Wisconsin Community-Based Care and Treatment Training Registry
• Fire Safety - Wisconsin Community-Based Care and Treatment Training Registry

• Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America)
• Job Type: Employee
• Department:  IL St Clare Terrace
• Scheduled Weekly
  
  Hours:
  
  32

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: one week for eligible team members (pro-rated based on FTE)
• Flexible Payment Options:
  Daily Pay access to earned pay (fees may apply)
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: through Flex Path Funded for eligible team members

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.