Personal Care Assistant

Personal Care Assistant (PCA), (Non-Exempt) Starting Wage: $20.00/hour (Higher pay based on experience) Hours: Part-Time or Full-Time Positions Available

POSITION SUMMARY:

A para professional who gives direct care to our residents in our assisted living facilities. Assignments are given in the form of oral instructions or written work schedules from a Registered Nurse. May transfer or transport residents as allowed by OSHA standards. Work is subject to review in progress and upon completion.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Promote principles of resident directed care including honoring residents’ desires, strengths, and preferences. Promote residents’ highest level of function. Transfers residents, in wheelchairs, from room to common area, dining area, activities, or church. Once certified, administers medications as ordered, including insulin, injections, topical, enteral, oral, etc. Understands the importance and necessity of accurate documentation. Assemble, thin, and disassemble resident charts as necessary. Responds to inquiries from families, and other referral sources by providing information about the facility, including tours when the Villa Care Coordinator or Admissions Coordinator are unavailable. Provides care on the basis of infection control and blood borne pathogen best practices. Answer resident call signals. Turn and reposition residents alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores. Collect specimens such as urine, feces, or sputum as needed. Observe resident conditions, measuring and recording intake and output and vitals as needed and ordered. Report changes to professional staff, physician, and/or family. Provide residents with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed. Bathe, groom, shave, dress and complete. incontinent care as needed. Assist residents with eating. Responsible for light housekeeping duties in the absence of a housekeeper to preserve the cleanliness of the carpets, floors, dining area, etc. Supports the Mission, Vision, and Values of Woodside Senior Communities. Is knowledgeable of resident rights and ensures an atmosphere which allows for the privacy, dignity, and well-being of all residents in a safe, secure environment. Observes care in ensuring the confidentiality of all data, including resident, employee, and operations data as required by HIPAA/HITECH regulations. Abides by all applicable statutes and regulations through compliance with the Woodside Corporate Compliance and Ethics Program. Completes requirements for in-service training. Completes other tasks and duties as assigned.

BENEFITS:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Accident / Critical Illness / Hospital Indemnity Insurance Voluntary Life / AD&D Voluntary Short-Term Disability Voluntary Long-Term Disability 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant in a CBRF or other healthcare setting strongly preferred Certification in medication administration or willingness to obtain required Willingness to become certified in dementia care strongly preferred #J-18808-Ljbffr Woodside Senior Communities