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Imagine a career that lets you enliven a senior’s life every day — just by walking into a room, offering a helping hand or lending an ear to hear a good tale. Sound like you? Then welcome to SageLife.
Here, we believe it’s important for our team members to be as happy as our residents. That’s why we offer:
And we’re always ready to help guide you on your personal career path. Because when it comes to your success and our residents’ satisfaction, we care.
JOB TITLE:
Resident Assistant
PROPERTY:
Echo Lake
DEPARTMENT:
Health & Wellness
REPORTS TO:
Health & Wellness
FLSA STATUS:
Non-Exempt
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Resident Assistant provides basic care, assures a safe environment, and provides emotional and psychological support to residents.
These activities will fulfill the SageLife Mission and demonstrate the We Care Values and the Sage Associate Promise.
OUR WE CARE VALUES
Work as a Team
Exceptional Service Always
Commitment to the Sage Community
Anticipate Residents’ Needs
Respect for Residents, their Families and
Each Other
Exercise Common Sense
SAGE ASSOCIATE PROMISE
Live the Values
Be Welcoming
Be Helpful
Be Conscientious
Be Accountable
Be Open
Take Pride in My Work & Myself
PRIMARY JOB DUTIES:
1. Practice The Sage Way and Live the Values – Commit to and demonstrate the We Care Values & Sage Promises
2. Provide the necessary personal assistance and activities of daily living (ADL) for residents in accordance with the support plan. Personal and ADL assistance includes bathing, oral care, skin and nail care, hand washing, grooming, shaving, dressing, weighing, bed making, and trash removal.
3. Answer resident call signals.
4. Assist with toileting, including bowel and bladder retraining and perineal care.
5. Assist with meal service delivery, ensuring that resident’s nutritional needs are met.
6. Observe resident’s conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output as needed and vital signs, and report changes and observations to wellness staff.
7. Complete all documentation as needed to maintain current health status of resident.
8. Participate in the planning of resident care through shift reports and resident care staff meetings.
9. Keep current with state and facility required annual training. Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:Education:
High school degree or GED equivalent.
Experience:
Minimum of one year of experience in personal and/or long term care.
Skills:
Highly committed to resident care and have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Able to read, speak, and understand English at a 12th grade level or higher.
Licensures and Certifications:
CNA certification preferred
Current First Aid and CPR certifications preferred.
WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds and exert 50 pounds of force.
Able to bend, kneel, squat, stand, and stoop as needed.
Able to safely transfer a resident to/from a wheelchair.
Able to walk up/down 4 flights of stairs.
Other Requirements:
Able to stay beyond scheduled shift in the event of an emergency or inclement weather.
We are a proud equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 per hour