Personal Care Assistant (PCA) - 12 Hour Shifts

Woodside Senior Communities; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Accident / Critical Illness / Hospital

Voluntary Life / AD&D

Voluntary Short-Term Disability

Voluntary Long-Term Disability

403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer

Job summary

Woodside Senior Communities in Green Bay, WI is seeking a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) to provide direct care in our assisted living facilities on 12-hour shifts. The role involves following RN instructions, assisting residents with daily activities, and ensuring safety and comfort. The PCA will work 3 days on, 6 days off, with shifts from 2:00 p.m.

to 2:00 a.m. or 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., starting wage $20.00/hour, with higher pay based on experience.

Qualifications

• CNA experience in assisted living or healthcare preferred.
• Medication administration certification is required.
• Dementia care certification is strongly preferred or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Promote resident-directed care, honoring residents' preferences and promoting highest function.
• Transfer residents in wheelchairs between rooms and common areas.
• Administer medications as ordered, including insulin and other forms.
• Maintain accurate documentation and charting.
• Observe resident conditions and report changes to staff or family.
• Assist with activities of daily living and mobility, including hygiene and feeding.
• Ensure infection control practices and HIPAA/HITECH compliance.

Skills

Resident care

Medication administration

HIPAA compliance

Education

CNA Certification

Medication administration certification

Dementia care certification

Job description

Position:Personal Care Assistant (PCA) - 12 Hour Shifts

Location: Green Bay, WI

Job Id:683

# of Openings:1

Personal Care Assistant (PCA) - Full-Time

Schedule: 12-Hour Shifts | 3 Days On, 6 Days Off
Hours:2:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. or 6:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m.
Starting Wage: $20.00/hour (Higher pay based on experience)

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 FUNCITONS:

• 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 required

Willingness to become certified in dementia care strongly preferred

• Certified or willingness to obtain dementia care certification strongly preferred