Resident Care Attendant- Casual

Mlhealth; Onamia (MN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Mille Lacs Health System is seeking a Resident Care Attendant to support home services under RN/LPN direction at Lake Song Assisted Living. You will assist with daily resident care, document appropriately, and help maintain safety and comfort for residents.

The role emphasizes infection control, teamwork, and adherence to facility policies. Requires completion of orientation, shadowing, and medication training for RCA certification.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED strongly preferred.
• RCA must complete 40 hours orientation and a minimum 24 hours of shadowing.
• Medication class requirements for RCA; requires an 8 hour class.

Responsibilities

• Assists with resident hygiene, nutrition, activity and treatments.
• Ensures residents needs and comfort are a priority when providing care.
• Ensures safety for residents in all situations.
• Follows policies and procedures of Lake Song Assisted Living.
• Ensures all documentation is completed on ResDex during each shift.

Skills

Resident care

Documentation

Infection control

Team collaboration

Education

High School diploma or GED

Medication training

Orientation and shadowing

Tools

Computer literacy

Office software

Job description

Summary

The Resident Care Attendant (RCA) is responsible for home services under the direction of the RN/LPN; may deliver routine personal care, perform simple routine procedures that are non-invasive and report unusual findings or concerns to the RN/LPN/Housing Manager. Incorporates and demonstrates the Lake Song philosophy and mission in daily performance of duties.

Job Duties

• The essential functions of this job are identified with an asterisk (*) at the end of the bullet point.
• Assists with resident hygiene, nutrition, activity and treatments.*
• Ensures residents needs and comfort are a priority when providing care.*
• Ensures safety for residents in all situations.*
• Follows policies and procedures of Lake Song Assisted Living.
• Ensures all documentation is completed on ResDex during each shift.*
• Ensures all paperwork is turned in at end of shift is accurate and complete.*
• Advocates for customers and families, notifies RN on-call appropriately.*
• Attends infection control in-service once a year.*
• Practices and follows infection control standards.*
• Cleans resident rooms and all public areas on a regular basis noting and correcting any unsafe conditions.*
• Ensures proper procedure is used when assisting residents with self-administration of meds.*
• Assumes responsibility in an emergency until RN/911 can be contacted.*
• Attends 75% or more staff meetings and in-services; initials placed on meeting minutes of meetings that are not attended. (Located in Memory Care Med room)*
• Ensures compliance with educational hours yearly.*
• Able to work mandated shifts as required*
• Performs additional duties as time permits (see job task list).*

Required Education and Experience

• High School diploma or GED strongly preferred.
• Competency training from Lake Song including return demos, competency testing and testing out on material covered.
• RCA must have 40 hours of orientation including instruction/class room studies. A minimum of 24 hours of shadowing with another RCA is required.
• Medication class requirements for RCA; requires an 8 hour class.
• Resident Care Attendant must record a minimum of 8 hours of educational in-service per calendar year.
• RCA's will be hired contingent upon passing the above no more than 2 attempts.
• Must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the residents served by Lake Song. In addition, must be able to report concerns or changes.
• Must be familiar with utilization of computer. Experience in office suite strongly preferred.

Company Benefits Overview

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Life Insurance and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement, Discounts and Scholarships Programs
• Retirement Plans
• Long-Term and Short-Term Disability
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness Program
• Service and Pharmacy Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Holiday Pay

Mille Lacs Health System may obtain information about you from a third party consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. Thus, you may be the subject of a "consumer report" which may include information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and/or mode of living. These reports may contain information regarding your criminal history, social security verification, motor vehicle records ("driving records"), verification of your education or employment history, or other background checks.

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