Resident Care Aide (RCA)

Job Purpose: The Resident Care Aide is responsible for providing direct assistance with activities of daily living, serving meals and encouraging resident independence while promoting dignity at all times.

 

·      Knows residents rights and provides care being respectful of resident choices.

·      Collaborates with nursing and care staff to ensure residents receive the best quality of care possible.

·      Provide moral support to residents to help them adjust to changes, disabilities and their new surroundings, establishing a trusting relationship with them.

·      Practices proper universal precautions and infection control procedures at all times.

·      Assists residents with activities of daily living including; bathing, dressing, grooming, serving meals and peri-care.

·      Records resident vital signs; including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested through Resident Service Plans or by nursing staff.

·      Records resident weigh-ins as specified in Resident Service Plans or as requested by nursing staff.

·      Provides physical support to residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising.

·      Performs any reasonable requests which may be asked by a resident.

·      Prepares resident for appointments by ensuring all personal care tasks are completed prior to.

·      Conducts inventories of resident’s personal hygienic supplies and informs care staff of resident needs. 

·      Documents resident care (Point Click Care) appropriately and timely in accordance with established policies and procedures.

·      Ensures residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restriction, food allergies, and preferences

·      Serves and distributes meals, beverages and snacks as requested by residents, as appropriate by community.

·      Busses and cleans the tables and chairs in the dining room, and sweeps and mops the floors after each meal service.

·      Restocks, labels and covers items for food prep, and cleans and prepares the dining room and servery as appropriate by community.

·      Reports concerns regarding residents’ behaviors, complaints, or physical symptoms to Charge Nurse on shift, Director of Nursing, or/and Administrator as appropriate by community.

·      Attends on-going training and monthly in-service training as required, maintaining a minimum of six hours annually.

·      Is familiar with disaster and fire plans as specified in policies and procedures manual and assist with building emergencies as instructed.

·      Adheres to all employment requirements established in the Team Member Handbook, the Operating Policies and the Procedural Manuals.

·      Performs other duties as assigned by the nursing care staff or Director of Nursing.