Specific Needs Personal Care Attendant

SPECIFIC NEEDS PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT

The Specific Needs Personal Care Attendant provides direct resident care, supports behavior interventions, completes assignments as a universal worker, and assists in maintaining a positive physical and psychosocial environment for residents.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provides direct resident care while promoting resident dignity, independence, and personal choice. Regularly observes residents' physical and mental conditions and reports changes to health services leadership or Executive Director.
2. Provides care and services as directed by the resident's cooperative service plan.
3. Coordinates personal care services with co-workers assisting with lifting and responds to assistance pages promptly.
4. Support residents with behavioral health or cognitive needs, utilizing de-escalation and behavior mitigation strategies.
5. Reports and documents all incidents and accidents per policy. Completes are required notifications and incident report forms.
6. Assists residents to and from dining room and activities.
7. Participates in care planning meetings and reinforces interventions to maximize resident abilities and interests.
8. Performs First Aid and initiates emergency response procedures as required.
9. Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously and answers phones when assigned.
10. Follows and supports community fire safety and infection control practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions or equipment to immediate supervisor or Executive Director.
11. Serves meals in the dining room, assisting residents at mealtime, provides resident tray delivery, and assists with dining room and kitchen clean up and maintenance.
12. Assists in lifting, moving, and transporting residents using proper body mechanics or assistive devices as directed by the resident's cooperative service plan.
13. Assists with tours, move-ins, move-outs, and transfers.
14. Assists with apartment housekeeping services and resident's laundry.
15. Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
16. Performs other duties as assigned.

COMPANY WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.
2. Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents' families, visitors, and staff.
3. Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department/center/community, and company information and records.
4. Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Must hold state required certification, complete state required delegation and/or training requirements and successfully complete the ADL competency return demonstration. Must have word processing skills. Current First Aid and CPR certification. Food Handlers permit if required by State.

EDUCATION

High school diploma or GED with one or more years of personal care experience with older adults preferred or equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience.