Resident Care Aide (Full-Time)- County Home

Medina County, Ohio; Medina (OH); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The resident care aide (RCA) reports directly to RCA coordinator, the nursing supervisor. Under general supervision, assists LPN in providing care to the residents following facility policies and procedures. Maintains order throughout the facility. Maintains residents’ confidentiality.

Essential duties include helping residents with bathing, dressing, hygiene, meals, and grooming; assisting with transfers and rounds; and performing housekeeping tasks to keep rooms clean and safe.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Six months experience in a related field preferred.
• Valid Ohio driver’s license with clean driving record.
• Proof of adequate insurance coverage.
• Must possess and maintain reliable transportation.
• Ability to communicate and work closely with residents.

Responsibilities

• Keeps residents clean, well-groomed, and comfortable; assists with bathing and dressing.
• Escorts residents to dining areas and monitors mealtimes for safety and cleanliness.
• Performs housekeeping tasks: dusting, mopping, cleaning rooms, beds, and furnishings.
• Observes and reports changes in residents’ condition to nursing staff.
• Maintains professional relationships with residents and staff; assists new employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned by County Home Administration or shift nurse.

Skills

Communication with residents

Patient care

Flexibility

Transportation support

Education

Graduate from high school or equivalent

Job description

Hours of Employment: 1st Shift 6a-2p 2nd Shift 2p-10p 3rd Shift 10p-6a

General Description

The resident care aide (RCA) reports directly to RCA coordinator, the nursing supervisor. Under general supervision, assists LPN in providing care to the residents following facility policies and procedures. Maintains order throughout the facility. Maintains residents’ confidentiality. Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Functions

Keeps residents clean, well-groomed and comfortable. Assists residents in daily bathing & dressing, hygienic care, shampoos, combs & brushes hair, trims fingernails, shaves residents. Applies lotion & creams & reports skin disorders to nursing personnel. Conducts bed checks. Participates in scheduled rounds. Works flexible hours.

Escorts residents to and from dining room and/or all home areas. Serves food/drink & snacks, delivers sick trays as necessary. Monitors residents during mealtimes to ensure dining room is a safe and clean environment.

Dusts and mops all of the floors and furniture; Mops and disinfects all rooms, halls, stairs and bathrooms. Washes and dusts walls and clean windows. Makes beds. Maintains residents’ rooms. Cleans bedside stands, walkers/rollators. Stores and moves supplies. Empties trash receptacles. Changes wet and soiled bed linens.

Observes and reports changes in residents’ condition to nursing personnel. Recognizes unusual or threatening situations. Immediately reports to the shift nurse any observations related to resident health or safety. Develops and maintains effective working relationships with residents.

Maintains personal hygiene maintenance. Assists and trains new employees. Maintains respectfully courteous interactions with the admin team, shift nurse, peers, and residents at all times. Upholds residents’ rights and reports any concerns to shift nurse. Assists with related duties throughout the facility.

Performs other duties as assigned by County Home Administration or shift nurse. Performs all assigned duties in an effective, timely, and professional manner.

Qualifications

• Graduate from high school or equivalent
• Six (6) months experience in a related field preferred
• Valid Ohio driver’s license with clean driving record
• Proof of adequate insurance coverage
• Must possess and maintain reliable transportation
• Ability to communicate and work closely with various populations of residents

Knowledge

• Federal, state and local laws and regulations
• MCH policies and procedures
• Safety procedures that include basic first aid and CPR
• Basic housekeeping and laundry

Abilities

• Operate department equipment
• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing
• Utilize office equipment appropriate to assigned duties
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships

Other Requirements

• Ability to work with limited supervision
• Ability to solve practical problems
• Ability to use whole numbers and understand systems and procedures

Mental/Physical Requirements

Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to discern verbal instructions and communicate effectively in person and on a telephone.

Sufficient visual acuity or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation to comprehend written work instructions and to review, evaluate, and prepare a variety of written documents and text materials.

Regularly required to stand, walk, use stairs, sit; use of hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

Sufficient visual acuity or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to operate a county vehicle.

Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to operate standard office equipment and to operate a motor vehicle.

Physical strength and agility sufficient to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50-100 pounds.

While performing job duties, occasionally exposed to residents with emotional outbursts and to outside weather conditions. May be frequently exposed to toxic and caustic chemicals and risk exposure to blood and body fluids. The noise level in the environment is moderate.

144 North Broadway Street
Room 202
Medina, OH 44256