Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Caregiver - NOC Shift

Prestige Care Inc.; Shelton (WA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Prestige Care and Rehabilitation - Pinewood Terrace in Shelton, WA is seeking a compassionate care partner to provide direct resident care as a universal worker, support daily activities, and help maintain a positive environment aligned with Prestige’s values of respect, integrity, commitment and trust.

The role requires completing competency evaluation within 120 days of employment and state training including the Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR and HIV training.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; one or more years of personal care experience with older adults preferred.
• Must complete and pass competency evaluation within 120 days of employment and meet state training requirements including Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR and HIV training.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct resident care while promoting dignity, independence and choice.
• Assists with or performs activities of daily living and documents care and observations.
• Assists residents to and from dining and activities, and participates in meal service and cleanup.
• Performs First Aid and initiates emergency procedures as required.
• Greet residents, visitors and staff; answer phones when assigned.
• Supports fire safety and infection control practices and reports unsafe conditions or equipment.

Education

High school diploma or GED

One+ year personal care experience with older adults (preferred)

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 residentcare 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 diningroom, 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 pass competency evaluation within 120 days of employment, state required training including the Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR and HIV training if not able to provide appropriate documentation of prior training. Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must be able to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

EDUCATIONand/or EXPERIENCE

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

CERTIFICATES,LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

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

EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED – At Prestige, it is our promise to personally 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.