Resident Assistant (RA) | Long Term Care

Sioux Center Health; Eureka (SD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Avera Eureka Health Care Center is seeking a Resident Assistant to support residents with daily living activities according to care plans. You will perform scheduled tasks and help maintain a sanitary, orderly environment for residents and staff.

Responsibilities include assisting with meals, medications, housekeeping, and laundry while respecting residents' belongings and privacy. You will report changes, prepare rooms for admissions, and support activities, ensuring a compassionate, safe care

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform essential job functions and work required hours.
• Good communication with residents and staff is essential.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and adhere to safety protocols.
• Ability to observe changes and report them promptly.
• Respect residents' belongings and privacy.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities including meals, medications, housekeeping, and laundry.
• Respect residents' personal property and dignity.
• Report any changes in residents' condition or behavior.
• Answer call lights and anticipate needs; round frequently.
• Prepare rooms and belongings for admission, transfer, and discharge.
• Maintain clean and organized environments in resident rooms and common areas.
• Assist with or direct activities and support dining room setup and service.

Skills

Daily living assistance

Communication skills

Teamwork

Attention to cleanliness

Observation and reporting

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Location:

Eureka Health Care Center

Worker Type:

PRN

Work Shift:

As Needed (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$17.50 - $21.50

Position Highlights

Schedule:

• Varied; As Needed

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

The Resident Assistant is accountable for assisting with personal care to residents in accordance with their care plan. Performs scheduled activity. Performs housekeeping duties to maintain a sanitary, orderly and attractive environment.

What you will do

• Assists the resident with all facets of daily living including meals, medications, housekeeping and laundry.
• Respects residents’ valuables and personal property, including but not limited to clothing, dentures, glasses/contact lenses, hearing aids, and prosthetic devices.
• Reports any changes observed in residents’ condition or behavior.
• Answers call lights, anticipates resident needs, and completes frequent rounding. Prepares residents’ rooms and their belongings for admission, transfer, and discharge.
• Follows proper procedures for linen changes, soiled laundry, cleaning of furniture, equipment, and utensils. Follows proper procedure for reporting equipment that is in need of repair.
• Assists residents to activities, assist with or direct activities.
• Keeps work environment clean and tidy, including resident rooms, kitchen, utility rooms, staff lounge, refrigerators and storage areas. Replenish supplies in each area as needed; gloves, soap, paper towels and kitchen supplies.
• Prepares dining room for meals. Is familiar with the diet extensions when preparing special diets. Courteously serves meals with attention to eye appeal, sanitation, and temperature. Follows sanitary food handler techniques. Reports poor quality or unsafe food so it is not served.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience

• High School or GED Equivalent

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].