Personal Care Attendant (PCA) - Caregiver

Job Summary

About the role

Prestige is seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team as a Resident Care Assistant. This position involves providing direct resident care, completing assignments as a universal worker, assisting in maintaining a positive physical and psychosocial environment for residents, and upholding Prestige’s core values of respect, integrity, commitment, and trust.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Affords residents, visitors, and staff courteous greetings and answers phones when assigned
• Fulfills community fire safety and infection control practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions or equipment to immediate supervisor
• 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
• 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
• Assists with apartment housekeeping services and resident’s laundry
• Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must complete and pass competency evaluation within 120 days of employment
• Must have completed and passed 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 job duty with or without reasonable accommodation

Requirements

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

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong attention to detail
• First Aid and CPR certification
• Food Handlers permit if required by State

Benefits

At Prestige, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more. We also provide ongoing training and development opportunities to help you grow your career with us.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Hours are flexible and can vary depending on the needs of the facility.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more.