Personal Care Attendant PACE

PACE Personal Care Attendant II

Dyer Health Center South

2150 Gettler St Dyer, Indiana 46311

The PACE Personal Care Attendant II is a valuable role within Franciscan Health. This role provides psychological, physical, and emotional support, and answers questions as appropriate through exemplary teamwork, serving as many seniors as possible with the best quality-of-life in their communities.

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

The PACE program's vision statement is to provide unmatched, individualized, and joyful care through teamwork that is worthy of praise so that seniors experience the best quality-of-life in their communities. PACE offers seniors and their families the care, nutrition, rehabilitation, transportation, and supportive services they need to remain healthy so that they can live in their own home. Franciscan is known for our mission of caring.

What You Can Expect

• Practice Hours: Monday Friday, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
• No Weekends, Evenings, or Holidays
• Respond to participant needs and direct the inquiry to the appropriate party.
• Maintain inventory supplies, set-up of the care environment, and physically assist PACE participants.
• Deliver care in multiple settings, including in the home, the day center, the clinic or in transportation.
• For insurability requirements, all candidates must be over the age of 23.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED- Required
• 1 Year- Prior experience working with frail/elderly population- Required
• 1 Year- Healthcare experience as a patient care technician or similar position- Preferred
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association- Required
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)- State of Indiana Licensing Board - Required OR
• Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) - Required OR
• Franciscan Patient Care Assistant Program (FPCAP) - Required

Travel is required: Up to 75%

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site.