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Buckner Retirement Services, Inc. · 1 day ago

Resident Care Assistant - Full Time

Austin, Texas, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Buckner Retirement Services is a network of senior living communities in Texas dedicated to providing exceptional care. They are seeking a Resident Care Assistant to ensure the happiness and well-being of residents in their Assisted Living Unit by performing essential care services.

Assisted LivingCommunitiesHealth CareNursing and Residential Care

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

CNA LicensePersonal hygiene careActivities of daily livingVital signs monitoringPhysical staminaBasic needs knowledgeTeamworkCommunication skills

Required

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