Resident Assistant

Overview

Assist residents with personal care, health monitoring, and daily activities.

Key Responsibilities

• vital monitoring
• mobility assistance
• personal care
• family communication
• housekeeping
• resident transport

Tasks

-Encouraging and assisting residents to participate in activities. -Assisting residents to and from dining room as needed and assists with meals. -Transporting residents or assisting residents with walking along with turning or repositioning residents alone or with assistance. -Taking and recording temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed. -Promoting the physical, personal, and emotional wellbeing of each resident and striving to maintain the ultimate goal, which is to return the resident to their maximum level of self-care and independence, when possible. -Answering signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine residents needs using a proactive approach. -Assisting with laundry and housekeeping duties. -Ensuring effective communication is being utilized by community staff with the residents’ families concerning residents’ care, encompassing their physical, personal, and emotional wellbeing. -Assisting and providing direction to residents regarding their personal care needs, which include but are not limited to, grooming, hygiene, dressing, nutrition, etc. -Changing bed linens, run errands, direct visitors, and answer telephone.

Requirements

• resident assistant
• high school
• microsoft office
• ehr
• conflict resolution
• internet browsers

What You Bring

-Cedarhurst of Springfield IL considers the health and safety of its residents, family members, and team members as its highest priorities. All offers of employment are conditioned on completing and passing a background and drug test, participating in testing requirements (such as TB) and using designated PPE when required. -Working well with others and taking direction from management, as well as taking initiative with the capability to engage in conflict intervention and resolution for residents, families, employees, and others as needed. -Listening to and understanding the problems of residents and reports observations immediately to the care team as needed. -One year of experience as a resident assistant preferred. -Understanding the resident’s Advance Directives and follows their wishes. -High School Diploma or equivalent preferred. -The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand/move, communicate, and identify written information. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds independently; occasionally lift and/or move up to 200 pounds with assistance. -Be able to demonstrate proficiency in Internet browsers (e.g., Explorer, Chrome, and Fire Fox), Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Excel, Word and Publisher, electronic health records (EHR) systems, and any HR related systems if applicable.

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Benefits

-Cedarhurst of Springfield IL offers a competitive benefits package including medical insurance coverage, life insurance, long-term disability coverage and a 401(k) Plan with company match (after 1 year of service). -Cedarhurst of Springfield IL believes that its team is its greatest asset. For this reason, we provide our team members with extensive training as well as personal and career development opportunities.

About Cedarhurst Senior Living

-Delivers a spectrum of living options—from independent apartments to memory care neighborhoods—rooted in person‑centered support. -Developed standout programs like Dream Come TRUE (granting resident bucket‑list experiences) and Pair to Prepare™ to ease transitions. -Invests in memory‑care training and evidence‑based programming, earning certifications and Alzheimer’s Association recognition. -Typical communities feature chef‑prepared dining, fitness and wellness offerings, walking paths, communal spaces, and regular excursions.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-employment offers require passing background and drug tests, tb testing, and ppe compliance.