Lead RCA

Description :

The Bungalows at Springdale is seeking an Lead Resident Care Associate to join their team!

The Lead Resident Care Associate reports directly to the Pearl

Director.

SHIFTS :

Monday-Thursday 3 : 00p-11 : 00p

Resident Care Associate / CNA

The Lead Resident Care Associate is responsible for providing the highest degree of quality care and services to a consistent group of residents and their families in our assisted living and Memory care neighborhoods including leading the assigned tasks of Resident Care Associate / “Primary Resident Care Associate”. This role includes providing hands on care, physical and emotional support as outlined in each resident’s Personalized Service Plan (PSP) while maintaining a safe, comfortable home like environment. The Lead Resident Care Associate is responsible for demonstrating all elements of wellness, remaining in accordance with federal, state and local standards and regulations and Phoenix policies to promote the highest degree of quality care and services to our residents.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Resident Care Associate / CNA

Participates in the development of the Personalized Service Plans and updates; attends service plan review meetings with families as requested

• Assist is managing the incontinence program
• Ensures the hydration schedule established for the residents is maintained during the shift
• Knows and complies with all resident rights
• Initiates, assigns, and assist with activities, as appropriate
• Check all residents daily for cleanliness, appropriate clothing, any continence issues and change in condition
• Uses proper sanitary procedures and universal precautions
• Checks on resident rooms daily for general cleanliness and neatness and takes appropriate action; ensures high risk rooms arte double checked
• Checks laundry rooms, common areas – including bathrooms – for cleanliness and any exposed hazardous chemicals; and takes appropriate action (i.e. contacting housekeeping, personally cleaning the room, securing the chemicals)
• Ensures that ADLs for residents have been satisfactory completed which require multiple residents on different RCA assignments to be checked before the end of shift and followup to occur according to Phoenix policy
• Ensures that charting is completed as scheduled and checks for other noted events (i.e. admissions, returns from hospital)
• Responds to security system and resident call bells promptly & immediately; takes appropriate action including resetting call bells

Structure

Specific Responsibilities for LRCAs assigned to Memory Care

Requirements :

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / LICENSURE- CERTIFICATION

Resident Care Associate / CNA

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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