Personal Care Assistant (PCA)

Vancrest Health Care Centers; Kentucky; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Health, Dental, and Life Insurance

401K Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off Benefits

Verizon Wireless Discount

Job summary

A community-based care facility in Kentucky is seeking part-time personal care assistants. Responsibilities include providing personal care, addressing medical needs, and maintaining a clean environment. Ideal candidates should be compassionate, able to lift at least 50 pounds, and clear background checks. Competitive wages and various benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift, push, pull, and move at least 50 pounds.
• Must read/write English language fluently.
• Pass a background check and drug test.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care needs to residents with quality and compassion.
• Address residents' medical needs and report to charge nurse.
• Maintain a clean and safe physical environment.
• Support residents' nutritional needs per the care plan and report to the director.
• Perform related tasks as assigned and ensure residents' medication needs are met.

Skills

Compassion

Patient care

Communication

Job description

We live out our mission every day by delivering personalized care in our facility where resident's comfort and quality of life always come first. We are a community-based care facility delivering the highest level of care by people you know and trust. Simply put, we are Vancrest and we deliver.

We are currently seeking personal care assistants to join our Vancrest of Ada Assisted Living. The position of personal care assistant exists to provide light activities of daily living and medication assistance to our assisted living residents.

Current Patient Care Assistant Opportunities:

• Part Time- 1st Shift - (Short Shift - 6am-10am)
• Part-time - 2nd Shift - (Short Shift - 5pm-9pm)
• Part Time- 3rd shift
• PRN-all shifts

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that residents' personal care needs are provided for with an emphasis on quality, compassion, and timeliness.
• Ensuring that residents' medical needs are addressed through the delivery of quality nursing care and reporting to charge nurse.
• Maintaining a physical environment in a clean, safe and pleasant manner.
• Ensuring that nutritional needs of residents are met in accordance with established care plan and reporting to appropriate director
• Performing other related activities as assigned or requested.
• Ensuring residents' medication needs are met.

Requirements of PCA:

• Move (sit, stand, bend and lift) intermittently throughout the workday.
• Lift, push, pull and move a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Assist with the evacuation of residents.
• Read/write English language
• Pass a background check and drug test

Benefits:

• Competitive wages
• Insurance
• Health, Dental, Life & Short-term disability Insurance
• FREE Health Insurance Option
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off Benefits
• Verizon Wireless Discount

Seniority level:

• Entry level

Employment type:

• Part-time

Job function:

• Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care