All Your Needs. All Our Hearts.

McKendree Village located on a beautiful 40-acre campus offers all levels of care: IL, AL, SNF, LTC. This campus offers care for 300 residents and patients who rely on us for life enrichment and quality of care.

We offer an array of employment opportunities for all types of professional interests. We offer competitive wages and benefits, tuition assistance and professional advancement programs.

We are currently seeking a Resident Assistant to join our team! With an exceptional reputation, the Assisted Living campus boasts an excellent regulatory track record and employee satisfaction for 60 years.

Come join our enthusiastic team! It’s not just our promise, it’s our passion

Available Shifts: 3p-11p & 11p-7a (Full-time)

Your Role in the Company

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide each of your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your supervisors.

Essential Elements of the Position

• Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc., as necessary.

• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative and descriptive manner.

• Report all changes in the resident’s condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical.

• Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the shift that they occur.

• Ensure that the resident’s room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).

• Keep resident comfortable (i.e., put to bed, get water, etc.).

• Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.

• Notify the facility when you will be late or absent from work.

• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor.

• Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for duty.

• Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.).

• Assist residents with bath functions (i.e., bed bath, tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed.

• Assist residents with dressing/undressing as necessary.

• Assist residents with hair care functions (i.e., combing, brushing, shampooing, etc.).

• Assist residents with nail care (i.e., clipping, trimming, and cleaning the finger/toenails). (Note: Does not include diabetic residents.)

• Keep residents dry (i.e., change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when it becomes wet or soiled).

• Change bed linens. Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles from forming under the resident.

• Make beds (occupied and unoccupied).

• Position bedfast residents in correct and comfortable position.

• Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (i.e., take to bathroom, offer bedpan/urinal, portable commode, etc.).

• Assist residents in preparing for activity and social programs (i.e., church services, parties, visitors, etc.).

• Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes.

• Observe and report the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent decubitus ulcers (bedsores).

• Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.

• Perform special treatments as instructed.

• Prepare residents for meals (i.e., take to bathroom, wash hands, comb hair, raise bed, position tables, place bibs, take to/from dining room, etc.).

• Keep residents’ water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water (on each shift), and within easy reach of the resident.

• Serve between meal and bedtime snacks.

• Perform after meal care (i.e., remove trays, clean resident’s hands, face, clothing, take to bathroom, brush teeth, clean dentures, etc.).

• Check rooms for food articles (i.e., food in proper container, unauthorized food items, etc.).

Staff Development

• Attend and participate in scheduled training and educational classes to maintain current certification as a Nursing Assistant.

Education

Must possess, as a minimum, a 10th grade education.

Experience

Willing to train, must have compassion and willingness to learn

C ourage and Commitment to Exceed Expectations

O ptimistic about our Future

M otivate Yourself and Others

P atient Hearts Giving Passionate Care

A chieve Success with Integrity

S ervant Leadership, Valued Employees

S trength Through Perseverance

I nspired Excellence

O neness with Teamwork

N urture with Loving Kindness

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.