Memory Care Personal Care Attendant (Caregiver) - Swing Shift

Prestige Care and Rehabilitation - Pinewood Terrace; Medford (OR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Prestige Senior Living – Arbor Place in Medford, Oregon, is seeking caregivers who provide direct resident care, assist with daily activities, and maintain a supportive, respectful environment for residents. You will observe changes in health, document accurately, and participate in trainings to uphold high care standards.

Requires high school diploma or GED and 1+ year of personal care with older adults; current First Aid and CPR certification are needed, with potential state Food Handler’s

Qualifications

• Competency evaluation will be completed within 120 days of employment.
• State-required training including Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR and HIV training is required or documented prior training accepted.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct resident care while promoting dignity, independence and choice.
• Observes residents’ physical and mental conditions and reports changes to supervisor.
• Assists with ADLs, takes vitals and documents care provided.
• Assists residents to dining and activities, serves meals and helps with dining room duties.
• Performs First Aid and initiates emergency procedures as needed.
• Adheres to fire safety and infection control practices and reports unsafe conditions.
• Assists with tours, move-ins/outs, transfers, and coordination of personal care services.
• Attends trainings, in-services, and staff meetings.

Skills

Compassionate care

Observation of resident condition

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Documentation accuracy

Education

High school diploma or GED

1+ years personal care experience with older adults

Tools

First Aid certification

CPR certification

Job description

Job Summary

Provides direct resident care, completes assignments as a universal worker, assists in maintaining a positive physical and psychosocial environment for residents, and upholds Prestige’s core values of respect, integrity, commitment and trust.

Essential Functions

1. Provides direct resident care while promoting resident dignity, independence and choice, regularly observes residents’ physical and mental conditions and reports changes to the Health Services Director, Expressions Coordinator, or Executive Director.
2. Assists with or performs ADL’s, takes vital signs and weights and accurately documents care services provided and observations on communication log and incident reports. Reports and documents all incidents and accidents immediately.
3. Assists residents to and from dining room and activities.
4. Performs First Aid and initiates emergency response procedures as required.
5. Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously and answers phones when assigned.
6. Follows and supports community fire safety and infection control practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions or equipment to immediate supervisor.
7. Serves meals in the dining room, assisting residents at meal time, provides resident tray delivery, and assists with dining room and kitchen clean up and maintenance.
8. Assists with tours, move-ins, move-outs, and transfers and coordinates personal care service with co-workers assisting with lifting and responds to assistance pages promptly.
9. Assists with apartment housekeeping services and resident’s laundry.
10. Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
11. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Must complete and passcompetency evaluation within 120 days of employment, state required training includingthe Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR and HIVtraining if not able to provide appropriate documentation of prior training.Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirementslisted below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilityrequired. Must be able to perform essential job duties with or withoutreasonable accommodation.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or GED withone or more years of personal care experience with older adults preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current First Aid and CPRcertification. Food Handlers permit if required by State.

Equal Opportunity Employment

EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED – At Prestige, it is our promise topersonally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on our core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at the center of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and how we celebrate what makes us different.

Prestige is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race,religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Information About Prestige Senior Living – Arbor Place

Located at 3150 Juanipero Way in Medford, Prestige Senior Living – Arbor Place is an assisted living + memory care community that is licensed for 82 total units. Arbor Place is lead by Executive Director EricaMeager who has been a healthcare leader in the Rogue Valley for a long time. Arbor Place has a reputation for being one of the cleanest, highest-performing assisted living communities in the Southern Oregon area, including winning the “Bronze” National Quality Care award in 2017 (https://www.ohca.com/ahcancal-announces-2017-bronze-national-quality-award-recipients/),as well as a deficiency-free survey!

Our community employs many high-performing w, empathetic health care providers that serve our residents, and keep our community looking absolutely stunning. If working in a home-like setting, in a strong team atmosphere, with an award-winning employer that has a strong promote-from-within culture, then Prestige Senior Living – Arbor Place is the place for you.

Who Is Prestige Care?

Prestige Care is a family of over 75 skilled nursing + post-acute care centers, as well as assisted living and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are an organization of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day.

We have four core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. With a strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is an employer that can help you achieve your career goals and objectives. With a healthcare career at Prestige Care, you will enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment where your work truly matters at the end of everyday.