Personal Care Assistant/Aide- PCA (Days or Nights)

Personal Care Assistant/Aide - PCA (Days or Nights)

Location: 3181 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA Reports to: Home Care Coordinator FLSA: Non-Exempt (Hourly) Schedule: PRN Flexible Scheduling (As Needed) - both daytime & overnight shifts available

About Us Founded in 1982, Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay is a not-for-profit, faith-based Life Plan Community. Located along the southern shore of Chesapeake Bay, our scenic, resort-style campus is home to a vibrant community of residents and staff who share a passion for service, joy, and well-being.

Our mission? Enriching lives through the power of purpose, belonging, and wellness.

We live our values every day: Respect for every person Passion for what we do Professionalism in all we do

Apply today and help us bring wellness, joy, and energy to the heart of our community!

Westminster Canterbury at Home (WCAH) is one of the most well-respected home health and home care agencies in the greater Tidewater Region, including Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk and Portsmouth. We provide the quality services that people need when they wish to stay confidently and comfortably in their own homes.

As a subsidiary of Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach's premier beachfront continuing care retirement community, Westminster Canterbury At Home has a particular appreciation for the difference that location can make in the retirement experience. For some, that place is homeand we're more than happy to meet you there.

As a Personal Care Aide (PCA), you will provide routine, scheduled personal care services to clients on the Westminster-Canterbury campus as well as to others in the greater community. Provide bathing, grooming and assistance with activities of daily living, light housekeeping, shopping, meal preparation, medication reminders, and accompanying clients to appointments.

What You'll Do In This Role

• Provide routine, scheduled personal care to the client, including bathing (tub, shower, sponge, or bed bath), oral hygiene, hair care, shampooing, shaving, skin care, nail care, foot care, and dressing.
• Assist clients with mobility, including walking, transferring, turning, and positioning including the use of transfer devices such as the Hoyer lift and transfer board. Assist clients with prescribed exercises to which the client and the aide have been trained.
• Assist with toileting needs, including assistance with bedpan, urinal, bedside commode, toilet use and incontinence care.
• Plan, shop, prepare, or assist with nutritious meals and prescribed diets; includes cleanup of kitchen area.
• Assist clients to self-administer-medications. Verbally prompt or assist clients to respond to electronic medication reminder systems.
• Provide homemaking services, such as bed making, light housework, laundering, and errand running with client/family's agreement or accompanying client to medical appointments as specified on Care Plan.
• Ability to drive to clients homes throughout the community (mileage reimbursement provided)
• Observe, report, and document client status and the care or service furnished.
• Perform other activities as assigned including but not limited to reading and recording, temperature, pulse, and respiration, Foley catheter care, basic infection control procedures; and emergency procedures and grooming
• All other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies

• Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills for clear and professional interactions.
• Showing understanding, patience, and a caring attitude, especially during difficult moments
• Being dependable, trustworthy, punctual, and respectful of client privacy

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to walk up at least 2 flights of stairs and be able to stand and/or walk for a period of at least 4 hours
• Be able to lift 25 pounds
• Be able to transfer patients safely from bed to chair.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, lift, push, pull and reposition clients
• Using hands and fingers to grasp, move, or maneuver small objects (during grooming or feeding)

The Experience You'll Bring

• Required: Highschool Diploma or equivalent Must be at least 18 years old PCA Certification Personal cell phone that you agree to use for work related communications Valid, unrestricted driver's license Satisfactory Motor Vehicle Driving Record and Insurance Receiving seasonal flu vaccination
• Preferred: One year of supervised nursing assistant experience

Compensation: $16.40/hour

PRN Employee Perks Include:

• Mileage Reimbursement
• Earn your required CEUs on-site!
• 40% discount on food in our restaurants
• Free drinks all day! Includes, hot beverages, sodas and teas
• We offer a super flexible schedule with both campus and home health cases
• You can contribute to 403b
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Scholarships and Tuition Assistance available
• Fun and engaging employee activities monthly!

At-Will Employment Statement Employment with our organization is "at-will," meaning that either the employee or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice, and for any reason not prohibited by law.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.