Personal Care Aide

Personal Care Aide

Cardinal Ritter Senior Services, a ministry of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, is seeking a Personal Care Aide to support senior residents by delivering high-quality personal care services while maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy living environment. This role combines hands-on assistance with daily personal care tasks and responsibility for upholding cleanliness standards throughout the facility. The Personal Care Aide is trained in proper care techniques and cleaning practices to ensure resident comfort, dignity, and well-being at all times.

Overview and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for sanitary conditions and cleanliness of common areas and all tiled floors and bathrooms of the facility according to facility procedures.
• Maintain security over all cleaning supplies, including (but not limited to) such items as chemicals, tools or utensils.
• Prepare cart as necessary for housekeeping at start and end of shift.
• Alert supervisory staff to any sanitation conditions which may be a result in changes in a resident's health status.
• Check with supervisors as necessary to obtain list of daily duties.
• Maintain MSDS for all chemicals used in the facility.
• Inventory all cleaning supplies and order or report to designated person when supplies are needed in a timely manner.
• Assist the residents with their daily living activities, while promoting the residents' independence and dignity as an individual.
• Perform and document the personal care as outlined in the residents' plan of care.
• Report any problems, concerns or incidents regarding a resident to the person in charge immediately.
• Communicate with shift co-workers and oncoming shift personnel.
• Assist with protective oversight and provide assistance in case of an emergency.
• Attend annual in-services and other training as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned by needs of the business.

Knowledge and Experience Requirements:

• Be able to read, write and converse in English effectively.
• Able to read and understand cleaning labels.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Have long term care or related experience.
• Two-years of experience in housekeeping preferred.

Skills and Competencies Required:

• Display proper hand hygiene.
• Must have knowledge of infection control.
• Must have knowledge of safety and fall prevention.
• Willingness to work as a member of a team and take direction from supervisors.
• Able to lift at least 50 lbs.
• Will frequently interact with people of varying ages; must be able to answer requests by residents or family members in an appropriate manner.
• Be a leader in providing residential care.

Resources for Which Accountable:

May work very intimately with residents and must be able to do so in a professional, dignified and appropriate manner.

Cardinal Ritter Senior Services does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities. Cardinal Ritter Senior Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or disability.

Pre-Employment Screening:

All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screenings will include criminal background check and other background checks (as needed), Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, and Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination. Various positions will require physical examination, Tuberculosis screening and Hepatitis A. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.