Resident Care Aide

Mercy McMahon Terrace is located adjacent to Mercy General Hospital in the heart of East Sacramento. By providing quality care services through its assisted living program along with the maintenance-free lifestyle available with independent living residents at Mercy McMahon Terrace are free to focus their energy on living their life to the fullest. With nurses on staff for 24 hours a day seven days a week the care at Mercy McMahon Terrace goes beyond what many senior communities can provide. For more information visit www.mercymcmahonterrace.org.

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Resident Services Manager the Resident Care Aide performs resident care duties in accordance with the mission and philosophy of Mercy McMahon Terrace as well as its established policies and procedures.

Principle Duties and Accountabilities:

• Receives report from previous shift and organizes shift assignments.
• Admits transfers and discharges residents.
• Assists residents with:
  • Toileting and dressing activities (skin care bathroom help weights etc.)
  • Bedmaking and tidying of unit
  • Eating unit trays nourishments
• Makes regular rounds for appropriate patients.Takes temperature pulse respiration and blood pressure vitals. Monitors residents remaining in units for temporary illnesses such as a cold flu etc. Sees that these residents have trays delivered to them for each meal. Observes reports documents any changes noted with resident to Resident Services Manager and /or Director or LVN on duty. Answers emergency call signals. Charts in individual Resident Care Chart when appropriate. Completes incident report when applicable. Informs manager of any charges for any medical supplies given to residents.
• Assists community agencies such as Hospice/Home Care in providing care to residents.
• Assists relatives visitors and guests and directs requests or concerns to appropriate person.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with other departments. Interact in a supportive collaborative manner with all
  MMT team members.
• Perform other duties as instructed by Administration.

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident Critical Illness and Identity Theft
• Adoption Assistance
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Retirement Programs
• Wellness Programs

*Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion and passing of our pre-employment process. This process may include a thorough background and reference check education and licensure verification pre-employment job specific physical drug and TB screens and review of your most recent vaccinations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to understand and work with the population of Mercy McMahon Terrace
• Ability to learn and perform resident care procedures according to the approved manual
• Able to understand and follow oral and written procedures and instructions
• Current BLS certification (American Heart Association)