Job Description

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Position Summary

The Resident Care Assistant (RCA) works under the direction and supervision of the healthcare team by providing direct and indirect resident care, such as cleaning, moving residents, assists with personal care and feeding, and doing clerical duties. This rewarding, entry-level opportunity offers support to long-term care residents and individuals with disabilities during this crisis and beyond. The RCA serve shoulder-to-shoulder with health care worker heroes and gain training and experience on the job. RCA receive on-the-job experience that can lead to becoming Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) or Home Health Aides (HHAs). Required safety competency training in infection control, universal precautions, and personal care services is provided free of charge to the RCA prior to hiring.

Responsibilities

Safe Environment

Follows proper infection control procedures 100% of the time, including:
Handwashing

Proper putting on and taking off Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provided by the facility

Ensures safe environment and safe patient experience
Effectively communicates with patients
Maintains patient confidentiality
Utilizes appropriate patient identification methods when providing direct care
Follows abuse reporting requirements
Provides close monitoring and observation of at-risk patients
Demonstrates safe patient handling and transfers
Effectively communicates patient observations to the nurse
Reports changes in patient health outcomes, as defined by the institution policy
Completes designated care tasks timely
Direct Care

Maintains patient dignity and rights, and demonstrates sensitivity to cultural diversity
Ensures clean patient living environment
Assist with safe patient mobility including use of gait belt, wheelchair, mechanical-lift, and other assistive devices
Assist with repositioning/pressure-relief for at-risk patients
Ensures patient cleanliness through help with hygiene and elimination care
Assist with patient nutritional needs, including feeding and adherence to specified dietary orders

How To Apply

Apply in person or Career Center Home page URL https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=5b59dfb0-0d07-430c-a2ab-afcb9093b6e3&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US