Resident Care Assistant

Resident Care Assistant

The Resident Care Assistant provides a safe home-like environment to promote overall health and socialization to advanced age and early dementia residents.

Position Responsibilities :

• Completes daily work and resident cares, assignments and reviews care plan on resident and follows.
• Introduces self to resident and proceeds to perform daily care routines. May bathe resident, dress, assist in toileting, transferring resident to and from a wheelchair while following safe lifting practices.
• Perform housekeeping, linen, dietary, activity duties as directed.
• Based on physician's orders, may change dressings or assure that resident is taking required medication at designated times.
• Prepares and serves meals.
• Takes / replaces inventory of food and housekeeping supplies.
• Follows precautionary health steps (mask, gloves, aprons) in dealing with residents with infectious diseases.
• Administers medications as specified by policies / procedures.
• Check blood sugars as ordered.
• Responsible for vitals and weights.
• Assist residents in meeting fluid and nutritional needs.
• Follows resident care plans.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Position Requirements :

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities :

Location Description :

With a population of 1,800, New Lisbon, "The Friendly City", provides a small town feel while being surrounded by unique recreational and cultural experiences. Located on the Lemonweir River and in close distance to Wisconsin's second and fourth largest lakes, Petenwell and Castle Rock Lake, our community finds you surrounded by natural wonder, wildlife and a rich variety of outdoor recreation. New Lisbon is centrally located in southwestern Wisconsin on Interstate 90-94, approximately 80 miles to Madison, 150 miles to Milwaukee, 225 miles to Chicago, and 190 miles to Minneapolis.