Certified Nursing Assistant - 7a-3p Every Other Weekend

Job Title: Resident Services Associate (RSA)
Location: Plainsboro, NJ
Employment Type: Every Other Weekend
Salary Range: $21.50/hour
Department: Resident Care/Healthcare

Summary:  The Resident Services Associate provides service and care to each resident based on the individual resident’s service plan.

Essential Functions:

• Provide outstanding customer experience for residents and their loved ones as well as other visitors to the community.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, hygiene and mobility.
• Maintain an awareness of each resident’s general state of physical and mental health and report any changes at once to the Nursing Staff and/or Executive Director.
• Respond to resident emergencies; provide first-aid and arrange for appropriate medical follow-up.
• Assist residents in keeping apartments/units clean, neat and orderly.
• Answer calls for assistance and attends to resident needs promptly.
• Medication prompting as assigned.
• Assist residents with clothing and laundry needs.
• Assist with meal selection, service and feeding as assigned.
• Assist with activity program as assigned.
• Maintain records according to policy.
• Maintain files as needed.
• Complete monthly in-service education hours as required by state specific regulations.
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

Compliance & Safety

• Follows emergency procedures.
• Understands the safety practices and procedures.

Communication

• Communicates effectively with supervisor and other staff.
• Advise supervisor and appropriate manager in any changes in physical and mental health of resident immediately.

Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification

• Current (State Specific) - Nurse’s Aide Registration
• Experience and passion in working with seniors
• Able to perform tasks which may be physically demanding such as pushing, bending and lifting up to 50lbs.
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with residents, their families, peers and other staff members.
• In good physical and emotional health and free of communicable diseases.

Qualifications

Education

Licenses & Certifications