Provides assistance with activities of daily living including but not limited to bathing, eating, dressing, and toileting.

Status: Non-exempt; hourly

Supervisor: RN Supervisor

Essential Functions
Provide assistance with activities of daily living as needed, in a respectful manner that supports the residents’ rights and dignity.

Prepare and serve juice/snacks; deliver meal trays to residents who are unable to eat in the dining room.

Ensure that water pitchers are full on all three floors.

Check on residents often during shift and assist as needed; observe for changes in physical condition and behavior and report to the Resident Care Head Aide.

Respond to resident calls for assistance.

Make beds, change linens.
Assist residents with bathing.

Other Duties and Responsibilities
Respond to emergencies and disasters including but not limited to fires, floods, and power outages in a calm and appropriate manner.
Perform other duties and responsibilities, as required, to support our mission of providing, “to self-sufficient women over the age of 60, a residence that is safe and nurturing in a family-like atmosphere”.

Attends in-services and trainings as requested.

Complies with the resident’s Bill of Rights.

Maintains residents’ confidentiality and respects privacy; treats residents with dignity and respect at all times.

Required Skills and Qualifications
Demonstrates sound judgement in making decisions, prioritizing tasks and solving issues.

Presents a friendly, caring image with residents, families and guests.

May be required to work weekends, holidays, or evenings.

Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED and minimum of one year’s experience in the care of the elderly is preferred /or completion and certification as a Certified nursing Assistant (CNA)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Excellent organizational skills and habits, ability to multitask.

Must speak and understand English; must be able to hear and respond to residents needs.

Description: Ensures medications are administered to residents according to Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) regulations. Monitor residents’ status and respond to their needs as necessary. 

Supervisor: Registered Nurse Supervisor

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises the current shift’s resident care aide; can request assistance of the kitchen.

Status: Non-exempt; hourly; will work weekend, holidays, and evenings as needed by the department. $1 differential during third and weekend shifts.

Essential Functions:

• Provide assistance to residents with their activities of daily living; ensure residents are aware of and receive the services to which they are entitled in a safe environment that promotes their rights, dignity, and freedom of choice.

• Administer and document residents’ medications, treatments, and vital statistics as per physician’s written order and in accordance with Southmayd policies and procedures.

• Make rounds to see each resident during shift, prioritize the specific needs of residents; organize and communicate work assignments to resident care assisting aides.

• Eat meals with residents in the dining room in order to perform Heimlich maneuver and/or give assistance as needed, ensure other staff is present should the need arise to be absent.

• Responds to emergencies in a calm, efficient manner and take appropriate actions as required.

• Communicate changes in residents’ physical and/or mental status or condition and other pertinent information; provide daily shift reports and other periodic reports

• Maintain accountability for controlled substances and notify the RN supervisor AND the executive director of discrepancies or issues

• Address phone calls and visitors relating to resident care

• Be available to residents, co-workers, supervisors, and visitors in the medication room when not making rounds or addressing a resident related issue

• Provide support to the resident care department in the role as resident care assisting aide as needed. 

• Perform other duties and responsibilities, as required, to support our mission of providing, “to self-sufficient women over the age of 60, a residence that is safe and nurturing in a family-like atmosphere”.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Attends meetings, in-service and other trainings as required.

• Complies with the resident’s Bill of Rights.

• Maintains residents’ confidentiality and respects privacy; always treats residents with dignity and respect.

• Interacts positively with residents, family members, guests, co-workers, and supervisors.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid certification from a CT state-approved course for Medication Administration or will obtain certification within eight (8) weeks of employment.

• CPR certification or will obtain certification within eight (8) weeks of employment.

• A minimum of two years’ experience in the care of the elderly is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be proficient in reading, writing, and mathematics skills

• Must be proficient in knowledge of drug interactions, side effects, and incompatibilities, as well as observational and assessment skills

• Must be able to hear and respond to pages and able to communicate to residents and emergency personnel in English.

• Knowledge using phone, fax, copy machines, elevator, scale, showers, whirlpool equipment, adjustable beds/chairs, blood pressure digital and manual, blood sugar and body temperature monitoring devices and various other equipment and supplies.

• May need to stand for long periods of time and walk to and from locations within the building while making rounds; may sit, bend, reach, and move intermittently during working hours, may need to support residents.

• Frequent hand washing of hands

• Exposed to residents’ conditions, unpleasant sights, smells, and contagious diseases, exposure to blood and/or body fluids.

• May be mandated to stay in an emergency, work different shifts, weekends, and/or holidays in order to ensure a head aide is on duty at all times.