Caregiver/Resident Assistant (FREE CNA Training 7a-3p/3p-11p!) - Riverside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing : Job Details

HHA/DSP/Caregiver/Unit Aide/RA

Qualifications:

• Must have up-to-date MMR vaccination & physical
• Must pass a background check, which may require fingerprinting
• RA chosen to go through CNA training must work at the facility as a CNA after completion of the CNA training program
• Preferred: 1 year of customer service or healthcare skills
• Compassion: Demonstrated empathy, patience, and a genuine desire to improve patients' lives.
• Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Teamwork: Ability to work effectively as part of a healthcare team.
• Physical Stamina: Physical fitness and endurance to perform tasks that involve standing, lifting, and assisting patients.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to work in different healthcare settings, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and home care.

Responsibilities:

• Make rounds on the unit looking for items needing attention
• Straightening utility rooms, linen rooms, and pantries as needed
• Assist with meal service
• Complete the Paid Feeding Assistant Program and work under the supervision of a nurse to feed or assist residents who do not have complicated feeding restrictions
• Deliver mail to residents; opening and reading mail to residents as requested
• Making resident beds and keeping rooms tidy
• Pass clean linen
• Assure ice water is available on units
• Prepares rooms for new admissions
• Takes inventory of residents possessions and sends items to personal laundry to be labeled