Summary
Location
Austin
Type
full-time
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About this role
We are seeking a Resident Care Assistant to join our community committed to delivering outstanding care to our residents. As a Resident Care Assistant, you will play an important role in performing the services necessary to secure happiness and well-being in our Assisted Living Unit that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others!
What you'll do:
- Provides for Residents' personal hygiene including, but not limited to, cleaning bedpans and urinals, administering baths, backrubs, shampoos and shaves, and assisting with showers.
- Provides for activities of daily living including assistance with meals and feeding Residents; ambulates, turns and positions Residents; provides fresh water and nourishment between meals in a timely and accurate manner.
- Appropriately administers douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths.
- Accurately performs I&O; checks vital signs and weight; performs sugar and acetone urine testing, specimen collection and post-mortem care.
- Provides for comfort needs of Residents in a timely and accurate manner.
- Works effectively as a team member in the delivery of ministry.
- Utilizes resources and materials in an efficient and safe manner.
- Maintains a safe and attractive environment for Residents and co-workers, transports Residents and equipment as appropriate.
- Promptly answers Residents’ call lights and requests.
- Reports observations of Residents to the nurse caring for the Residents to ensure professional assessment immediately.
What you’ll bring:
- High School diploma or GED
- Current Texas CNA License Preferred
- Minimum one-year related experience
- Requires knowledge of and ability to learn how to care for residents' basic needs
- Requires ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or 20 pounds continuously to move equipment and other objects.
- Requires ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time; ability to turn, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, stand and walk over 75% of shift.
The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Buckner is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Buckner.
Other facts
About Buckner Villas
As a faith-based nonprofit senior living provider, we don’t just care about what we do or how we do it. We care about why.
Buckner Retirement is filled with passionate people who view their jobs as callings. They’re motivated to serve senior adults with excellence because they see it as part of a greater mission.
And, because Buckner Retirement is part of Buckner International, residents and staff at each senior living community often have opportunities to serve alongside that greater mission.
Residents host shoe drives to collect shoes for vulnerable children across the world, or backpack drives to collect school supplies for foster children down the street. Children and families Buckner serves join residents for holiday gatherings and special events. It’s the kingdom of God working together to serve one another during every season of life.
What you'll do
- The Resident Care Assistant provides personal hygiene assistance and supports residents with daily living activities. They also monitor vital signs and report observations to nursing staff.
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