Location: Queensbury,NY, USA
**Employment Type:**
Full time
**Shift:**
Day Shift
**Description:**
**Resident Assistant II**
40 hours per week
**Brand New Memory Care Facility on the Glen at Hiland Meadow Campus has** a great opportunity for a Resident Assistant who is looking for a rewarding working experience working with elders and honing their nursing and leadership skills.
This is a brand new facility providing comfortable, secure living in an environment designed for safety and independence. Programs serve individuals with early to mid-stage memory impairment - those with difficulties that require watchfulness and a supportive environment, but **who do not need nursing home care** . The center is thoughtfully designed and **services are tailored for individuals with memory loss, Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias** .
**Position Highlights:**
+ **Quality of Life:** Where career opportunities and quality of life converge
+ **Advancement:** Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development
**What you will do:**
A residential assistant would work with our nursing team assisting the residents with activities of daily living, passing meds, making beds and providing personal care.
**Responsibilities:**
+ assistance with activities of daily living
+ bathing assistance
+ responding to the nurse call and pendant system
+ participate in leading day and weekend activities
+ queuing and orienting residents/prep residents for community appointments
+ assistance with dressing, safety checks, and more.
+ In addition Resident Assistants (RA) assist in the dining room with resident menu selection and serving residents and their guests.
**What you will need:**
+ Patience and compassion
+ Experience in healthcare preferred but willing to train!
+ Ability to lift, push or pull up to 30 lbs
+ High School Diploma/GED preferred
**Pay Range:** $17.50 - $19.20
Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.
**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran