Lead-Resident Care Assistant -Courtyards na Luther Manor

Lead Resident Care Assistant

All Three Shifts

Full time

Assisted Living located in Wauwatosa, WI 

The Lead Resident Care Assistant acts as a team lead for each shift.  The Lead Resident Care Assistant assumes all the job functions and responsibilities as the Resident Care Assistant along with the responsibilities listed below.  The Resident Care Assistant provides care to the resident including activities of daily living, assisting with meals, preparing and administering medications and treatments.  They also assist in person-centered, individual care including social and spiritual well-being of each resident.

• Monitor shift attendance
• Oversee the 24 Hour Board – check on residents that may be experiencing new symptoms, take vitals and record, update MD as appropriate
• Make sure staff have signed in/out keys and phone
• Carry and answer the Nurse Phone
• Attending to any resident change of condition which can include, but not limited to: fall, skin issue, potential elopement, etc.  Completion of Resident Incident Report and updating MD, Family and On Call Manager
• Completion of Employee Incident Report and updating on call Manager
• Update the residents physician and family member as necessary and outlined in the Lead RCA Binder
•  Updating Hospice of any changes in their resident
• Address employee call in’s: attempt to find coverage, update on call manager as soon as possible
• Update On Call Manager with any changes