Personal Care Attendant (PCA) - Caregiver

Prestige Care Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Prestige Care and Rehabilitation - Pinewood Terrace in Portland, Oregon provides direct resident care, supports residents' dignity and independence, and upholds Prestige’s core values of respect, integrity, commitment and trust.

The role requires completing competency evaluations and ongoing training including First Aid, CPR and dementia care, while working with the team to meet residents’ needs, assist with ADLs, meals and mobility, and maintain safety and infection control standards.

Qualifications

• Must complete competency evaluation within 120 days of employment.
• State required training including Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR and HIV training if no prior training documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct resident care, promoting dignity, independence and choice, and report changes to the Health Services Director or Executive Director.
• Assist with or perform ADLs, take vital signs and document care and observations.
• Assist residents to and from dining room and activities and provide meal assistance.
• Perform First Aid and initiate emergency response procedures as required.
• Follow infection control practices and report unsafe conditions to supervisor.

Education

High school diploma or GED

First Aid and CPR certification

Job description

Job Summary

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

Essential Functions

• 1. Provides direct residentcare while promoting resident dignity, independence and choice, regularlyobserves residents’ physical and mental conditions and reports changes to theHealth Services Director, Expressions Coordinator, or Executive Director.
• 2. Assists with or performsADL’s, takes vital signs and weights and accurately documents care servicesprovided and observations on communication log and incident reports. Reportsand documents all incidents and accidents immediately.
• 3. Assists residents to andfrom dining room and activities.
• 4. Performs First Aid andinitiates emergency response procedures as required.
• 5. Greets residents, visitors,and staff courteously and answers phones when assigned.
• 6. Follows and supportscommunity fire safety and infection control practices and promptly reports anyunsafe conditions or equipment to immediate supervisor.
• 7. Serves meals in the diningroom, assisting residents at meal time, provides resident tray delivery, andassists with dining room and kitchen clean up and maintenance.
• 8. Assists with tours,move-ins, move-outs, and transfers and coordinates personal care service withco-workers assisting with lifting and responds to assistance pages promptly.
• 9. Assists with apartmenthousekeeping services and resident’s laundry.
• 10. Attends and participates intraining, in-services, and staff meetings.
• 11. Performs other relatedduties 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.

EDUCATIONand/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.

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

Prestige is proud to be an EqualEmployment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race,religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, orrelated 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.