Resident Care Associate

Phoenix Senior Living; Covington (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Retreat at Covington by Phoenix Senior Living is seeking a dedicated Resident Care Associate to join our team on-site. This role reports to the Family Experience Director or Assistant Family Experience Director and entails hands-on care in our assisted living and memory care neighborhoods.

Responsibilities include developing PSPs with families, monitoring hydration, coordinating meals or room service, and ensuring resident rights and safety.

Qualifications

• High School education preferred; state requirements may apply.
• Experience working with elders or disabled individuals preferred.
• Must be at least 18 years old to perform personal care tasks.
• CNA certification preferred but not required; CPR & 1st Aid certified is required.

Responsibilities

• Participates in developing and updating Personalized Service Plans with families.
• Monitors hydration schedules and ensures residents dine or receives room service as needed.
• Records meal attendance and tracks residents not dining in the dining room.
• Ensures resident rights are observed and respected.
• Initiates and assists with activities; monitors daily cleanliness and condition changes.
• Maintains sanitary procedures and universal precautions.
• Checks resident rooms daily for cleanliness and safety, addressing hazards.
• Assists with laundry and common areas; coordinates with housekeeping when needed.
• Completes ADLs per PSP and responds promptly to security systems and call bells.

Skills

Caring for elders

Team collaboration

Education

High School education

CNA Certification preferred

CPR & 1st Aid Certified

Job description

Shift Details

Mon-Fri; Every other weekend required

Job Type

Full-time, Part-time

The Retreat at Covington is looking for Resident Care Associates to join our team!

The Resident Care Associate reports directly to the Family Experience Director, Pearl Director or the Assistant Family Experience Director.

Purpose

The Resident Care Associate is responsible for providing the highest degree of quality care and services to a consistent group of residents and their families in our assisted living and Memory care neighborhoods. This role includes providing hands on care, physical and emotional support as outlined in each resident’s Personalized Service Plan (PSP) while maintaining a safe, comfortable home like environment. The Resident Care Associate is responsible for demonstrating all elements of wellness, remaining in accordance with federal, state and local standards and regulations and Phoenix policies to promote the highest degree of quality care and services to our residents.

Principle Duties And Responsibilities

• Participates in the development of the Personalized Service Plans and updates; attends service plan review meetings with families as requested
• Follows the hydration schedule established for the residents is maintained during the shift
• Completes resident meal attendance sheets have been completed and any resident who has not dined in the dining room has been provided room service and / or accounted for.
• Knows and complies with all resident rights
• Initiates, assigns, and assist with activities, as appropriate
• Check all assigned residents daily for cleanliness, appropriate clothing, any continence issues and change in condition
• Uses proper sanitary procedures and universal precautions
• Checks on assigned resident rooms daily for general cleanliness and neatness and takes appropriate action; ensures high risk rooms are double checked
• Assist with conducting laundry rooms, common areas – including bathrooms – checks for cleanliness and any exposed hazardous chemicals; and takes appropriate action (i.e. contacting housekeeping, personally cleaning the room, securing the chemicals)
• Completes all ADLs for assigned residents according to the resident’s Personalized Service Plan (PSP)
• Responds to security system and resident call bells promptly & immediately; takes appropriate action including resetting call bells

Education/Experience/Licensure- Certification

• High School education preferred and may be required by the state
• Previous experience working with elders or disabled individuals, preferred
• Must be at least 18 years of age to perform the personal care aspects of the RCA position
• Knowledge and experience in Assisted Living industry, Dementia care or Skilled Nursing. CNA Certified is preferred but not required.
• Must be CPR & 1st Aid Certified
• Ability to work weekends, evenings and flexible hours, available to our customers at peak service delivery days and times

Requirements

See principle duties and responsibilities & educational requirements.