the Villa at Saint Antoine

Job Opportunities at the Villa! - Full and Part-Time

The Villa at Saint Antoine, a top quality assisted living facility located in North Smithfield, RI, is embarking on an exciting new level of service. In the coming weeks, the Villa will open an innovative, non-secured, assisted living dementia care unit/program (DCU/P).

Residents of this new unit/program will enjoy activities and personal care targeted to their needs, but will, in addition, be integrated into the general life of the Villa to the extent that their individual capacities allow. In creating this unit/program, best practices developed in model programs and tested research will be followed.

We are looking for staff for full or part-time for all shifts and weekends. Details are given below.

If this care concept challenges and excites you, please contact Jean Larkin, Administrator, the Villa at Saint Antoine, 401.767.2574 or jlarkin@stantoine.net.

Note: Relevant training and experience in related areas will be considered for these positions. Training for suitable candidates can be provided by the Villa.

1. DEMENTIA CARE ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR

Job Summary

• Provide dementia care activities and supervision for dementia care unit/program residents.
• Coordinate participation be unit/program residents in dementia care and general assisted living activities according to residents’ capacities.
• Participate in Interdisciplinary Team.
• Interact with resident families and Responsible parties.
• Integrate unit/program activities and services with appropriate Villa services.
• Maintain relevant resident records and tracking log.
• Successfully complete required training and updating.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Documented training in dementia care activities programming
• Capacity to positively interact with related staff, resident families and responsible parties.
• Experience and/or training in dementia care activities.
• Basic computer literacy.

Education, Experience and Physical Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Documentation of training in activities for dementia care.
• Work experience and/or training in the above areas.


2. DEMENTIA CARE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATES

Job Summary

• Provide dementia care activities under the supervision of the DCU/P Activities Coordinator for unit/program residents.
• Participate in Interdisciplinary Team.
• Interact with resident families and Responsible parties..
• Maintain relevant resident records and tracking log.
• Successfully complete required training and updating.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Documented training in dementia care activities preferred.
• Capacity to positively interact with related staff, resident families and responsible parties.
• Experience and/or training in dementia care preferred.
• Basic computer literacy.

Education, Experience and Physical Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Work experience and/or training in the above areas.


teamHEALTH (train, employ, advance, mentor)

teamHEALTH is a Certified Nursing Assistant training and career laddering program, funded through a three-year community impact grant from the United Way of Rhode Island with additional support from the Ocean State Charity Trust, the Blanche Walsh Trust, and Northern Rhode Island Area Health Education Center (nriAHEC).

In its one and a half years of operation, the program has graduated and employed 94 Certified Nursing Assistants, and sponsored six people to become Certified Medication Technicians, 15 on a career path to Licensed Practical Nurses, and three to Registered Nurses.

In order to qualify for the FREE program, people must attend an informational session (see Events Listings for the next scheduled session), and go through an extensive pre-assessment and interview process.

Call Tammy Summiel, Program Director, at 401.767.3500 Ext. 126 for further information.