Resident Care Assistant - Windsor, Canada - Regency Park LTCH

Description

POSITION:
Resident Care Assistant (RCA)


REPORTS TO:
Nurse Manager (Charge Nurse)


ROLE:

Under the direction and supervision of registered Nurse, the Resident Care Assistant (RCA), shall provide services in Long Term Care in accordance with the Long-Term Care Act and Ministry of Health Regulations and guidelines.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensures and promotes the provision of resident-centred care to meet the needs of residents as follows:

• Promotes the Resident's Bill of Rights.
• Promotes the philosophy and practices of resident centred care in all residents' encounters and decisions.
• Respects and uses sensitivity in spiritual, cultural and ethnic aspects of a resident's life.
• Maintains a wellness perspective.
• Creates a comfortable and safe environment that provides opportunities for privacy and dignity.

Provides supervision and/or assistance to the resident with feeding.

• Assists residents in choosing their food preferences.
• Uses assistive and adaptive measures feeding.
• Positions residents for feeding at 90 degrees while sitting in the chair at the table.
• Observes and reports any changes in the resident such as "unusual or different" aspects of their "norm"
• Follows special instructions for individual feeding and swallowing problems of a resident
• Provides dining room service to resident
• Feeds residents at their own pace
• Feeds food one food at a time conversing with resident and identifying each as given
• Includes residents in conversations during meals
• Reports and records significant observations (e.g. food and fluid intake, hydration)
• Reports to PSW amount of food and fluids resident consumed after each meal

Provides assistance and support the PSW

• Porter residents as needed
• Respond call ball and get assistance
• Take laundry to Clean Utility Room, place personal laundry in resident's room, place towels in resident's washroom
• Pass nourishment
• Deliver food/beverages to residents
• Clear the tables of dishes and cutlery after resident finished to eat
• Face timing with resident and family
• Respond the phone and get message/assistance as needed
• Distribution of nursing supplies and continence products to the designated area(s)

Surface Cleaning

• Tables
• Doorknobs (both sides of door and locks as well)
• Light Switches
• Handles
• Desks
• Toilets (especially flushers)
• Faucets
• Sinks
• Countertops
• Phones (and cell phones)
• Laptop and computer mouse/keyboard
• Remote controls (television, garage, etc.)
• Padlock pads

Front Entrance - Screening

• Screen employees and essential visitors using available tools/records
• Perform Rapid Antigen Testing on staff and visitors as required (Training will be provided).
• Inform employees and essential visitors to sanitize hands and don surgical mask/face shield
• Provide memos/postings as required
• Receive deliveries and inform departments as required

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Work in team cooperation with:

• Personal Support Workers
• Registered Practical Nurse
• Director of Care
• Assistant Director of Care

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Grade 12 certificate preferred
• Proficiency in oral and written English; have a keen interest in working with the elderly.
• Facilitate in both official languages an asset.

Job Type:
Part-time


Salary:
$18.00 per hour


Schedule:

• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
All who enter the facility are required to wear a medical mask and eye protection.
Proof of 2nd dose Covid-19 vaccination or medical exemption required.
Screening and Rapid Antigen Testing required upon entry to the facility.


Application question(s):

• Possible Shifts are 5:30AM 1:30 PM and 1:30PM 8PM. Are you available for any of the shifts listed?
• Do you have previous experience screening individuals for Covid19?

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Work Location:
One location