Personal Care Aide (PCA) / CNA- Overnights 11pm-7:30am

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Personal Care Aide/ CNA

Reports To: Personal Care Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Department: Personal Care

Summary: Responsible for carrying out duties assigned by the Personal Care Manager to ensure that residents receive the highest quality of personal care.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist, encourage and instruct residents with basic life skills, including social, recreational, and daily living skills.
• Assist, encourage and instruct residents to maintain clean and safe living environment.
• Assist, encourage and instruct residents in the dining room ( i.e. serving drinks, cutting food and cleanup ).
• Assist, encourage and instruct residents with dressing and grooming, including helping with dressing and undressing, combing hair, and nail care.
• Assist, encourage and instruct residents with bathing and personal hygiene, including bathing, shampooing hair, oral hygiene, denture care, and shaving.
• Assist, encourage and instruct residents with mobility and transfer, including assisting with transfer and ambulation when resident can at least partially bear own weight.
• Assist, encourage and instruct residents with toileting and continence, including assisting in going to the bathroom, changing bed linen in compliance with the Bowel and Bladder program.
• Assist, encourage and instruct residents with medication, including assisting with the self-administration of medicine, applying nonprescription topical ointments or lotions.
• Perform scheduled inspection of resident rooms for cleanliness and safety. Clean rooms when necessary
• Report potential fire and safety hazards and maintenance or housekeeping concerns to the Personal Care Manager.
• Report any verbal or physical abuse (or suspicion) of a resident to the Administrator.
• Monitor smoke lounge.
• Log delivery of PC tasks in the designated software program .
• Perform all other duties as required

All duties listed are essential unless otherwise noted .

Physical Demands

• Frequency - Never, Occasionally (i.e. up to 1/3 of workday), Frequently (i.e. up to 2/3 of workday), Constantly (i.e. over 2/3 of workday)
• Ability to hear and speak - Constantly
• Sitting and/or standing - Frequently
• Walking - Constantly
• Lift and/or carry objects up to 50 pounds - Occasionally
• Push and/or pull objects up to 50 pounds - Occasionally
• Use of hands, fingers and wrists to grip objects, type, writing - Constantly
• Use of arms and hands to mop, sweep, reach, raise above shoulder level, point, etc. - Constantly
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching, etc. - Constantly

Skills:

• Maintain Highest Degree of Confidentiality
• Time Management
• Basic Computer Skill
• Organization
• Interpersonal Skills
• Customer Service
• Oral Communication Skills
• Professionalism
• Education/Experience: All basic personal care aides employed by the provider must :
• Be at least 18 years of age;
• Be able to read, write, and follow directions; and
• Have at least six months paid work experience in personal care service

Rockhill Manor Assisted Living is a company that helps person who have mental illness reach their highest potential while providing a caring work place environment that allows are employees every opportunity to grow and prosper.

Company Description

Rockhill Manor Assisted Living is a company that helps person who have mental illness reach their highest potential while providing a caring work place environment that allows are employees every opportunity to grow and prosper.