Lead Resident Care Assistant

Day Shift - 40 hours per week

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Verify all residents have been accounted for and have received care.
• Review the 24-hour log to ensure RCAs are documenting appropriately and concerns and issues are addressed timely.
• Encourage RCA team to embrace the Mission, Vision and Values of Masonicare.
• Verify all RCA’s are wearing required uniform.
• Completes required written documentation concerning resident care and activities during shift.
• Provide additional support to Wellness and RCA team:
• Assist with orientation, onboarding and training of RCA staff
• Develop and manage RCA scheduling to cover all shifts as well as holiday rotation
• Support RCAs by fielding questions and concerns from team and addressing with licensed ALSA nurse as needed
• Other duties as assigned
• Provides assistance with essential activities of daily living and personal care to residents based on age, needs and abilities of the resident:
• bathing;
• dressing and undressing;
• ambulating;
• toileting;
• assistance with meals and nourishment's;
• personal hygiene (shaving, dental hygiene, nail, hair and foot care);
• transferring using proper body mechanics and appropriate assistive devices; and

care of ADL devices such as eyeglasses and hearing aids

• Provides assistance with instrumental activities of daily living to residents based on age, needs and abilities of the resident:
• placing and/or receiving telephone calls;
• performing light housekeeping tasks such as vacuuming, emptying trash, cleaning

bathroom, bed making and bed changes;

• assisting with laundry;
• escorting the resident and coordinating internal transportation needs
• assisting with mail delivery and correspondence
• Medication Assistance:
• assist the resident with self-administration of medications, through cueing only
• Health Maintenance and Monitoring Tasks:
• observes and reports changes in the residents' physical condition and

cognitive/emotional status to ALSA Licensed Nurses as needed;

• conducts room checks on resident rounds;
• monitors for environmental safety hazards;
• records incidents, errors or accidents;
• records resident and resident related events
• Dining:
• assists in a variety of tasks related to dining (escorting residents to and from dining room, may require set-up and clean-up, may require the serving of meals)
• Emergency Preparedness:
• responds to and acts appropriately in emergency or disaster situations
• Leadership:
• responsible for performing and coordinating activities
• is a resident advocate at all times;
• follows Masonicare policy concerning confidentiality;
• plans and completes duties with minimal direction from supervisor;
• works collaboratively with colleagues;
• uses tactful, diplomatic communication in potentially sensitive or emotionally charged situations;
• follows up with appropriate staff, resident or others regarding reported complaints, problems and concerns;
• acts as ambassador to guest and other off-campus visitors; and

maintains certifications required for employment

• Performs other duties as assigned and required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School Graduate or GED

Experience: 1 year of CNA experience required

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Current State of Connecticut CNA certificate; CPR Certification preferred.

Other:

Key Competencies: Read, write and speak English. Ability to interact with all types of individuals; Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet individual resident care needs; Ability to read resident care plans, document resident condition and enter data onto appropriate logs/forms or enter information into computer database

Provides care and services that demonstrate behaviors and the principles of person-centered care including affording people dignity, respect and compassion, offering coordinated care, support and treatment and care that is personalized.

Day Shift / 40hrs/wk