Resident Assistant Full and Part Time 1st Shift
3 weeks ago
Vibrant Life Senior Living of Kalamazoo is looking for compassionate, driven, and caring individuals who would like to join our Kalamazoo team as a Resident Assistant
Vibrant Life Senior Living community, Has three 20-unit lodges. Each lodge is separated by level of care and memory support. This allows our residents to receive the individual care they need.
Career Ladder
At Vibrant Life we embrace growth within our company. Therefore, we have 3 tier Career Ladder. Each position comes with more responsibilities along with an increase in pay.
Job Purpose:
As a care provider (Resident Assistant) you will be responsible for providing person-centered care that focuses on each resident with respect to his or her unique history, abilities, experiences, culture and personality. Providing life enhancing, quality compassionate care that gives purpose and meaning to the relationship between individuals with dementia, their families, care staff and their community home.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:
Provides direct care and assistance to our residents, acknowledging each individuals remaining strengths and needs, including: activities of daily living, bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting (including incontinence care).
Provides: Friendship, independence and dignity, respect and sense of control, treatment as an individual, not a disease, usefulness, physical comfort, emotional security, stimulating activity and meaningful relationships, spiritual well-being (mind, body, and spirit)
Also responsible for: Providing dining services, daily housekeeping, and laundry service
Participation in resident activities.
Wheelchair and walking escorts, answers to all resident needs, provides assistance to de-escalate behaviors.
Completes and documents appropriate resident information
Follows and maintains knowledge of all safety and emergency procedures
Communicates with appropriate management, concerns regarding resident care, changes in, health status, behaviors, etc.
Identifies and address the unique safety needs of persons with dementia
Considers the residents individual interests and preferences in order to maintain their customary activities with people they love and involvement with extended friends in the community, as much as possible, for as long as possible.
Takes personal ownership and responsibility for maintaining a clean and welcoming community for everyone.
Abides by all company policies and procedures
Attends all company required staff meetings & trainings.
**Education and/or Work Experience Requirements**:
**Physical Requirements**:
Safe body mechanics is an expected part of this position; including putting someone to bed, toilet and/or wheel chair transfers; frequent bending/lifting, walking, pushing of wheelchairs
- Provides assistance to clients including but not limited to: daily housekeeping, bathing, showering, meal preparation, etc., as directed by the Director of Nursing.
**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 24 - 40 per week
**Benefits**:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid orientation
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Vision insurance
Healthcare setting:
- Assisted living facility
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Rotating weekends
Ability to Relocate:
- Kalamazoo, MI 49006: Relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
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