Job Title:         Resident Care Aide

Department:   Care Staff

Reports To:     Executive Director or Assistant Executive Director

FLSA Status:   Non-Exempt

 

SUMMARY

The Resident Care Coordinator assists resident with activities of daily living and other pertinent care and support needs.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Serves meals and eats with residents to act as role model.
• Accompanies residents on shopping trips and instructs and counsels residents in purchase of personal items.
• Aids staff in administering therapeutic activities, such as physical exercises, occupational arts and crafts, and recreational games, to residents.
• Restrains disruptive residents to prevent injury to themselves and others.
• Observes and documents residents' behaviors, such as speech production, feeding patterns, and toilet training, to facilitate assessment and development of treatment goals.
• Attends to routine health-care needs of residents.
• Gives medications as prescribed by physician.
• Trains parents or guardians in care of deinstitutionalized residents.
• Engage with residents and participate with activities, programs and socials both scheduled and non-scheduled.
• Ensures the safety and well-being of the resident at all times.
• Follows residents care plan as written and properly documented as required.
• Reports and document emergency incidents.
• Attends mandatory training, in-service meetings and complete continuing education requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

 Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

 QUALIFiCATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or zero to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certification of personal care assistance training from approved technical institution.
• First Aid/CPR, Medication management required.  Other field and position related skills, qualifications and training desirable. 
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to make quick decisions in life threatening situations, to work as part of a team, dedication to detail and reporting.

 

Communication Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to walk and stand.  The employee must often use their hands to grasp and hold objects.  The employee is regularly required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to medical conditions and airborne particles which can be transmitted.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.