Resident Assistant - Full-Time (3pm-11pm)

National Church Residences; United States; On-site; USD 31,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

National Church Residences is seeking a dedicated Resident Assistant to support residents with daily living activities and direct care needs. You will work under the Charge Nurse, providing compassionate assistance, monitoring health indicators, and ensuring safety in a respectful environment.

Responsibilities include assisting with vitals, documentation, and light care tasks while maintaining professional communication with residents, families, and staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred or currently enrolled in a program to achieve preferred education.
• Two to four years of experience preferred.
• STNA/CNA license preferred, but not required.
• Proficient in basic computer software and resident care documentation.

Responsibilities

• Performs/assists with all resident direct care needs and comforts of daily living.
• Assist with vitals, weights, and documentation as assigned.
• Respond to call lights promptly and professionally.
• Provide restorative nursing services and assist with activities of daily living.
• Support nurses with tasks such as admissions, charting, and room care.
• Maintain resident safety, privacy, and dignity per policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Windows

Microsoft Office

World Wide Web

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma

GED acceptable

Tools

STNA/CNA license

Windows OS

Microsoft Office

Web browser

Job description

Job Description

Title: Resident Assistant Division: Senior Living Status: Non-Exempt Reports to: Charge Nurse Revision date: May 2025 Supervises: n/a

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Performs/assists with all resident direct care needs and comforts of daily living as needed.

• Lifting, turning, positioning, transporting
• bathing, dressing functions, oral hygiene and grooming
• answering and responding to call lights in a timely and professional manner
• providing restorative care including but not limited to range of motion, ambulation, and bowel and bladder training

Communicates professionally and effectively, verbally and in writing.

Follows written and verbal directions.

Provides exemplary customer service to residents, peers, families, managers, and visitors.

Reports any changes in physical or mental conditions on a timely basis

Assists nurses with assigned tasks, including but not limited to:

• Measuring and recording vitals
• gathering weights, measures and other documentation on the residents
• making beds, cleaning closets, organizing and ensuring cleanliness of resident living areas
• assisting with new admissions as assignedassisting in the training and orientation of new staff as assigned

Adheres to the guidelines as outlined in the Resident Rights documentation.

Knows resident rights and helps the residents exercise and/or protect their rights.

Reports resident complaints to charge nurse or supervisory in charge, maintains confidentiality.

Documents resident information timely, accurately and confidentially according to the procedures set forth in the electronic medical record system.

Adheres to all policies and procedures as outlined under the Safety & Compliance policies and procedures.

Demonstrates proper use of equipment.

Reports equipment needs or repairs.

Practices universal precautions.

Uses protective equipment, follows infection control protocol standards, policies and procedures.

Performs food service functions to include:

• Preparing residents for meals, serving food, assisting with eating, after meal care, passing snacks and fresh water/ice
• recording food/fluid intake, noting changes of eating habits and appropriately reporting

Provides all additional resident care needs and comforts of daily living.

Including but not limited to:

• Maintaining cleanliness of resident’s room to include daily cleaning, deep cleaning as required, and discharge cleaning
• providing for and engages in activities of interest to resident
• providing restorative nursing programs necessary to maintain ADLs

EXPECTATIONS

Demonstrates and maintains a positive, professional manner, manages time efficiently and effectively, provides leadership as a role model to promote a team approach, collaborates and participates in policy creation and appropriate problem-solving methods.

Must adhere to all policies, procedures, terms and conditions set forth in the National Church Residences' Employee Information Guide (EIG), the Code of Conduct, as well as any facility handbook, including but not limited to, corporate compliance, drug free workplace, safe work practices, all federal, state, local regulations and laws.

With respect to Resident Rights, ensures all care is provided with respect and dignity for the residents/clients, their families and the staff.

Reports all complaints made by residents/clients and/or families to the appropriate supervisors, reports all allegations of abuse, misappropriation of funds/resident property and/or any other corporate compliance, drug free workplace, safe work practices, all federal, state and local regulations and laws.

Completes all annual education requirements timely, including but not limited to Compliance, Privacy, Security and HIPAA training and exhibits behavior as set forth by the Code of Conduct in the performance of their duties.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or GED preferred or currently enrolled in a program to achieve preferred education.

Experience

Two to four years preferred.

Mental

Must have good communication, comprehension, and interpersonal skills. Must have the ability to speak, read, write and understand English.

Skills

Must have working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite, and World Wide Web.

Travel

N/A

STNA/CNA license preferred, but not required

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, military status, disability, genetic information and/or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About National Church Residences

National Church Residences serves more than 46,000 seniors through our array of housing and health care services. Our organization is driven by a vision to advance better living for 100,000 seniors by 2030, wherever they call home.

With more than 360 communities across the U.S., we are the nation's largest nonprofit provider of affordable senior housing and the largest manager of service coordinators.

We also offer residential senior communities, home and community-based services, as well as permanent supportive housing for the formerly homeless and disabled.

National Church Residences believes in finding, recruiting, developing, and rewarding talent. We hire people with the greatest potential and then we give them the resources they need to do their best work and grow.

Our employees care about each other and they enjoy working in an environment that encourages their performance at the highest levels.

Your best career move starts with National Church Residences.