Resident Assistant-Dementia Unit-7a-3p-PT
Easton, MD 
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Posted 44 months ago
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Job Description

Location Information
HeartFields Assisted Living at Easton is a beautiful community in Easton, MD, with more than 70 units offering assisted living and Alzheimer's care.
Key Responsibilities

At this time, we are seeking a Resident Assistant to join our team.

At HeartFields, our Resident Assistant is responsible for providing the highest degree of quality care and services to a group of residents and their families.

Essential Responsibilities: (Resident Care Memory Care)

  • Assist dressing, bathing, oral hygiene, toileting care and feeding assistance of residents. Must ensure that all residents are dressed, bathed and clothed.
  • Toilet, transfer, and change residents as needed.
  • Maintain cleanliness of resident rooms (including make beds, clean bedroom, and bath), common areas.
  • Laundry- residents’ clothes washed, dried, folded/hung and ready to be brought up to individual rooms.
  • Assist in meal delivery (based on shift assignment); serve meals and assist residents as needed to ensure nutrition..
  • Lead or assist with resident activities; encourage residents to participate; engage with residents one-on-one.
  • Ensure hydration and nutrition of residents as needed.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality; communicate with family, visitors and other staff in a pleasant, knowledgeable way.
  • Report to Nurse Manager any changes or observations with respect to residents and what needs to be completed; complete communication log.
  • Perform such other tasks as may be assigned by the Nurse Manager.
  • Champions the quality delivery of services under a personalized, resident-centered care model
  • Constantly watches for and recognizes changes in resident conditions, taking appropriate action when changes occur.
  • Reviews, reads, and notates Daily Communication Log to document and learn about pertinent information and any resident’s physical and behavioral changes. Ensures that day to day communication take place between staff and between shifts.

Experience and Qualifications:
  • Experience with the direct care of the elderly, preferably in a group setting
  • Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication
  • Demonstrated some experience with working with elderly Dementia

Ability to work weekends if needed.Shift/Hours
DaytimeOur Core Values

•We Put People First
•We Act With Integrity
•We Mind the Business
•We Listen, Then Act Decisively
•We Work to be Our Best

About Five Star
Five Star Senior Living Inc., a national healthcare and senior living provider headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, proudly offers the highest quality service and care with the warmth and hospitality of home. Founded in 2000, Five Star has two major operating division: Five Star Senior Living and AGEILITY Physical Therapy Solutions.

The Five Star Senior Living division includes more than 280 Independent Living, Assisted Living, Alzheimer's/Memory Care, Healthcare Centers with Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation and Continuing Care Retirement Communities. With communities in over 30 states and more than 25,000 team members, Five Star is committed to maximizing our residents' independence and enhancing their lifestyles.

The division provides both inpatient and outpatient services to over 150 communities. These services are provided both within Five Star and to customers externally. We offer Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy Services. Our specialty programs includes our Step up to Stop falls Program, "Connections" our memory care therapy program, and our executive functioning program that focuses on cognitive strategies aimed at keeping our residents independent in areas such as medication management and house hold functions.

EEOC
Five Star prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee with regard to or on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ancestry, sex, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity and expression (including transgender), sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, military status, certain criminal records, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), HIV testing, a personal admission to a facility for the care and treatment of a mentally ill person and taking of parental leave or membership in any other category protected by applicable law. In addition to federal requirements, Five Star complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has communities and/or facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

In addition, Five Star expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ancestry, sex, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity and expression (including transgender), sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, military status, certain criminal records, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), HIV testing, a personal admission to a facility for the care and treatment of a mentally ill person and taking of parental leave or membership in any other category protected by applicable law. We will not tolerate harassment of employees in the workplace, or in other settings in which employees may find themselves in connection with their employment. Improper interference with the ability of Five Star’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination harassment or retaliation, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any federal, state, or local law is prohibited and will not be tolerated.


EEOC

Five Star prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment with regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or veteran status. In addition to federal requirements, Five Star complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has communities and/or facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

 

Position No Longer Available
Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
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