Resident Care Attendant - Evenings (40 hours per pay period)

Mlhealth; Onamia (MN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Retirement Plans

Long-Term Disability

Health Savings Account

Wellness Program

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Lake Song Assisted Living in Minnesota is seeking a Resident Care Attendant (RCA) to provide routine non-invasive personal care under RN/LPN supervision. You will help with hygiene, nutrition, activities and report changes to the nursing team.

The role emphasizes infection control, safety and accurate shift documentation in ResDex. The position requires a high school diploma or GED (strongly preferred) and completion of a formal RCA training program, plus orientation, shadowing and medication

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED strongly preferred.
• RCA training program with competency testing requirements.
• At least 40 hours orientation and 24 hours shadowing.
• 8 hour medication class completion.
• 8 hours of educational in-service per year.

Responsibilities

• Assist with resident hygiene, nutrition, activity and treatments.
• Ensure residents' needs and comfort are a priority.
• Ensure safety for residents in all situations.
• Follow Lake Song Assisted Living policies and procedures.
• Complete documentation in ResDex during each shift.
• Submit end-of-shift paperwork accurately.
• Advocate for residents and families; notify RN on-call.
• Attend infection control in-services annually.
• Practice and follow infection control standards.
• Clean resident rooms and public areas; note unsafe conditions.
• Assist with self-administration of medications and escalate emergencies.
• Attend 75%+ staff meetings; record attendance.
• Maintain compliance with educational hours yearly.
• Able to work mandated shifts.
• Perform additional duties as time permits.

Education

High school diploma or GED

RCA training program

Tools

Office suite

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