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).