Resident Care Assistant - Long Term Care

SSM Health; Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

SSM Health is hiring for a part-time Long Term Care position in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The focus is on creating a safe, home-like environment for residents, with meal support, linen care, and activities assistance.

Responsibilities include assisting with meals, housekeeping, mobility support, and coordinating with the care team to promote resident independence and well-being. Training in required certifications will be provided as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be at least eighteen years of age.
• Completion of CBRF courses preferred; willingness to obtain certification within 60 days of hire.
• Certifications listed (Med Admin, Standard Precautions, First Aid & Choking, Fire Safety) to be obtained within first 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves meals and assists with dining.
• Perform basic housekeeping in public areas and resident rooms.
• Provide support with linen, laundry, and daily activities.
• Transport residents as needed and assist with mobility.
• Answer phones and greet visitors; assist with daily administrative tasks.

Skills

Compassion

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Medication Administration

Standard Precautions

First Aid & Choking

Fire Safety

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling
WI-St Francis Home

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you will help create a safe, welcoming, and home‑like environment for residents while supporting their daily comfort and well‑being. Your compassion, attention to detail, and willingness to assist with meals, activities, and resident needs will help enhance quality of life and foster meaningful connections. If you enjoy building relationships, helping others, and making a positive impact every day, this role is perfect for you. Completion of CBRF courses is preferred; however, candidates must be willing to obtain certification within 60 days of hire.

Department: Long Term Care

Schedule: Part‑time, scheduled 24 hours a week as a day shift

Job Summary

Completes tasks on the nursing units that maintain the resident's environment and contribute to efficiency in caring for residents. Works to provide a safe, home‑like environment for residents that helps maximize independent functioning of the residents. Provides supporting care and services to residents such as linen and laundry activities, housekeeping duties, and meal support including reminders to residents to attend. Provides setup and transport assistance to and from meals; helps with recreational and social activities; provides assistance to residents who have limited mobility by walking with them or transporting them in wheelchairs; and performs administrative tasks such as answering phones and greeting visitors.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• - Prepares and serves meals to residents. Cleans up dining room and kitchen following meals. Completes water pass to residents. Distributes linens and sets table prior to meals. Feeds residents as assigned.
• - Performs basic housekeeping duties (mopping, sweeping, dusting, and vacuuming) in public areas on a daily basis and in resident rooms (including bed making) as needed.
• - Serves as a resource for residents regarding their questions and concerns. Resolves issues as able. Refers unresolved concerns to appropriate staff.
• - Cleans all resident utensils such as bedpans, urinals, basins, etc. following good antiseptic practices as scheduled. Cleans lifts and other unit equipment as needed.
• - Assists in taking care of residents rooms. Cleans resident closets and drawers as scheduled making sure food is stored in proper containers and valuables are handled carefully. Cleans resident wheelchairs and walkers as assigned and notifies maintenance department when repairs are needed.
• - May wash and dry clothing and linens for residents. Returns finished laundry to resident rooms. Stocks resident bathrooms with linens as scheduled.
• - May assist residents with weekly shower and bathing activities, including hair shampoo and nail care as needed.
• - Transports residents to and from meal periods via wheelchair and to appointments as assigned.
• - Understands and follows facility policies regarding skin care, bowel and bladder, behaviors, fall prevention, nutrition, restraint free environment, pain control, prevention of ADL decline and conducts resident activities.
• - Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• - Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• - Must be at least eighteen years of age
• - Certifications required, or required to obtain within first 90 days of employment:
• Medication Administration
• Standard Precautions
• First Aide & Choking
• Fire Safety

EXPERIENCE

• - No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• - Constant standing and walking.
• - Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• - Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• - Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• - Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• - Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• - Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• - Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• - Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• - Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• - Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• - Occasional driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Wisconsin
Medication Administration – Wisconsin Community – Based Care and Treatment Training Registry
And
Standard Precautions - Wisconsin Community-Based Care and Treatment Training Registry
And
First Aid and Choking - Wisconsin Community-Based Care and Treatment Training Registry
And
Fire Safety - Wisconsin Community-Based Care and Treatment Training Registry

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

1927000068 Assisted Living - St Francis Terrace

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.