Resident Assistant/Nurse Aide in Kahului, Hawaii at Paradigm Senior Living

This position requires that you accept the responsibility for the total care of each resident in your Resident Group for all activities of daily living. You will be accountable to monitor the activities and behavior for all residents in your Resident Group so that the services, care and treatments of each resident are appropriate and delivered in a continuous, predictable and efficient manner to them. You must coordinate and communicate with all other team members in maintaining a holistic perspective of service and care for each resident. Also actively engage yourself in reinforcing, introducing and implementing activities that maximize each residents identity, abilities and interests that are in your Resident Group.

• Personally get to know all residents in your Resident Group by communicating with other team members and departments, reviewing appropriate resident records, and direct conversation with residents.
• Orient each new resident in your Resident Group to their new living environment, to you as assistant, to other team members and to all other residents.
• Follow and actively participate in all resident orientation practices and procedures which have been and will continually be developed to ease the disorientation, confusion, and withdrawal, for each new resident. Remain as closely involved as possible in all activities and therapies of your residents to ease their anxiety while they become accustomed to their new and unfamiliar living environment.
• Explain the amenities, routines and expectations of the community and discuss their unique needs and preferences with them as often as necessary to ease their transition. A successful orientation can take up to 6 weeks to complete.
• Coordinate, implement, and provide and accurately document all components of personal care described in the Resident Handbook and Care Plan and all activities of daily living to each resident as required.
• Continually assess each resident’s ability to perform basic daily living (ADL) skills, life management and social skills. Communicate observations and refer potential difficulties or opportunities for resident improvement to the appropriate team members (team leaders, supervisors, and manager).

• Use care planning meetings to identify and confirm recommended actions that develop and reinforce residents full potential to live independently and age in place. Work individually on a consistent basis each day with each resident in your Resident Group to expand the number of activities of daily living the resident performs to himself / herself. Encourage and motivate each resident in your Resident Group to do as much for them-selves as possible but take time, if necessary to assist when required.
• Be actively involved in activities that will assist the resident in adapting to their new and changing environment. Create and or follow programs and ideas that will stimulate and maximize the unique interests and attributes for each resident in your Resident Group. All judgment and interaction should be based on an in depth knowledge of the residents likes, dislikes, beliefs, and interests.
• Plan your daily work schedule in a way that will maximize time for personal individualized interaction with each resident in your Resident Group. Use the time when providing service to encourage participation in individual and group activities so as to develop improved future ADL skills.
• Be informed of the importance of activities and involved in the implementation of activities as frequently as possible. Select, develop and lead on a scheduled or informal basis resident special interest groups that bring together resident with similar interests.
• Ensure that no resident in your Resident Group is isolated or goes without some type of outside stimulation by providing, if necessary individualized activities in their apartment.
• Record and retrieve from resident notes all pertinent information regarding effective methods used in effecting communication with, motivation of and assistance to each resident in your Resident Group.
• Request additional guidance, training and support as necessary to make your work with each resident reach their full potential for safe, healthy and meaningful lifestyle and the Community.
• Participate in all required training, orientation, meetings and programs offered by employer. 15.
• Promptly discuss and resolve any potential service or care coordination problems with all
• involved team members and team leaders.
• Present a professional demeanor that communicates to current and prospective residents the corporate philosophy of service, goodwill, and genuine interest in the resident’s unique needs.
• Conduct yourself and your business at all times so as not to detract from or reflect adversely on the reputation of the property. Handle all resident concerns and complaints with finesse and in a caring, polite, and professional manner.
• Communicate and channel to supervisor, all resident, personnel, and other matters and information, which could concern or be in any way beneficial to employer.