Personal Care Attendant (PCA) - Caregiver

Information About Prestige Senior Living - High Desert

Located at 2660 NE Mary Rose Place on the east side of beautifulBend, Oregon, Prestige Senior Living - High Desert is a 68 apartment all assistedliving community. High Desert has a reputation for being one of the cleanest,highest performing assisted living communities in the Central Oregon area,including winning the "Bronze" National Quality Care award in 2017 (

Our community employs many high performing, empathetichealthcare providers that serve our residents, and keep our community looking absolutelystunning. If working in a home-like setting, in a strong team atmosphere, withan award-winning employer, then Prestige Senior Living - High Desert is theplace for you.


Who Is Prestige Care?

Prestige Care is a familyof over 75 skilled nursing + post-acute care centers, as well as assistedliving and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are an organizationof over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have theprivilege of personally touching their lives every day.

We have four core valuesof integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. Witha strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is aemployer that can help you achieve your career goals and objectives. With ahealthcare career at Prestige Care, you will enjoy a collaborative,team-oriented environment where your work truly matters at the end of everyday.

Job Summary:

Provides direct resident care,completes assignments as a universal worker, assists in maintaining a positivephysical and psychosocial environment for residents, and upholds Prestige'score values of respect, integrity, commitment and trust.


Essential Functions:

1. Provides direct residentcare while promoting resident dignity, independence and choice, regularlyobserves residents' physical and mental conditions and reports changes to theHealth Services Director, Expressions Coordinator, or Executive Director.

2. Assists with or performsADL's, takes vital signs and weights and accurately documents care servicesprovided and observations on communication log and incident reports. Reportsand documents all incidents and accidents immediately.

3. Assists residents to andfrom dining room and activities.

4. Performs First Aid andinitiates emergency response procedures as required.

5. Greets residents, visitors,and staff courteously and answers phones when assigned.

6. Follows and supportscommunity fire safety and infection control practices and promptly reports anyunsafe conditions or equipment to immediate supervisor.

7. Serves meals in the diningroom, assisting residents at meal time, provides resident tray delivery, andassists with dining room and kitchen clean up and maintenance.

8. Assists with tours,move-ins, move-outs, and transfers and coordinates personal care service withco-workers assisting with lifting and responds to assistance pages promptly.

9. Assists with apartmenthousekeeping services and resident's laundry.

10. Attends and participates intraining, in-services, and staff meetings.

11. Performs other relatedduties as assigned.


Qualifications:

Must complete and passcompetency evaluation within 120 days of employment, state required training includingthe Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR and HIVtraining if not able to provide appropriate documentation of prior training.Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirementslisted below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilityrequired. Must be able to perform essential job duties with or withoutreasonable accommodation.


EDUCATIONand/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or GED withone or more years of personal care experience with older adults preferred


CERTIFICATES,LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Current First Aid and CPRcertification. Food Handlers permit if required by State.

EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED - At Prestige, it is our promise topersonally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on ourcore values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at thecenter of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforcethat represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures,backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and howwe celebrate what makes us different.

Prestige is proud to be an EqualEmployment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race,religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, orrelated medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability,or other applicable legally protected characteristics.