Resident Assistant 1st Shift

Hickory Senior Living Management, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Hickory Senior Living Management, LLC in Huntsville, AL is seeking a dedicated caregiver to provide compassionate personal care to residents and support to families and staff. The role involves responding to calls, assisting with ADLs, and ensuring resident safety and comfort.

Candidates must read and write, perform simple calculations, and be able to lift up to 75 pounds (125 with assistance). This position requires teamwork, reliability, and a sincere desire to work with the elderly;

Qualifications

• Provide personal care and services for residents including ADLs.
• Must read, write and perform simple calculations.
• Must be physically able to lift up to 75 lb unassisted and 125 lb with assistance.
• Drug-free workplace with background checks and substance abuse testing.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service to residents, families and guests.
• Respond to pull cords and calls for assistance.
• Assist residents during emergencies.
• Assist with ADLs (ambulating, transfers, bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, meals).
• Monitor and support daily personal hygiene of residents.
• Assist residents with medications.
• Serve residents in dining room professionally.
• Clean apartments and common areas; launder clothing and linens.
• Accompany residents to scheduled appointments.

Skills

Compassionate care

Good communication

Read and write

Physical strength

Job description

Description

• Rate of pay is based on experience

• Provide exceptional customer service to all residents, families, and guests

• Provide personal care and services for all residents including:

  • Respond to the pull cord system and calls for assistance

  • Assist all residents in the event of an emergency

  • Assist with ADL’s includingambulating,transfers, bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, meals,etc.

  • Assist in performing, monitoring and supervision of daily personal hygiene of residents

  • Assist residents with medications

  • Serve residents in the dining room in a professional, friendly manner

  • Clean resident’s apartments, launder their clothing and linens, clean common areas of community

  • Accompany residents toscheduled appointments

• Must be able to read, write, and make simple calculations and followbothoral and writteninstructions

• Must be able to lift 75 pounds unassisted and 125 pounds per person in a two-person lift, using proper body mechanics

• Overall good physical and mental health

• Overall patient and compassionate

• Will be regular in attendance, with the right attitude and attire

• Must work well with othersand independently

• Sincere desire to work with the elderly and the infirmed

• We are a drug-free workplace. We do perform criminal background checks and substance abuse testing.