Caregiver - PCA

The Gardens of Modesto•Modesto, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides direct care assistance to the Memory Care resident in a manner that meets or exceeds Community expectations, including being familiar with and prepared to fulfill responsibilities as outlined in the following position descriptions: Personal Care Assistant to Residents MEMORY CARE COMMUNITY.

Requirements

Direct care assistance to Memory Care residents.
Familiarity with and ability to fulfill responsibilities as a Personal Care Assistant.
Positive communication and leadership.
Cooperation and professional conduct with residents, families, associates, physicians, pharmacies, and vendors.
Flexibility in work assignments and taking initiative.
Ability to maintain an appropriate work pace.
Ability to perform activities on schedule with regular attendance and punctuality.
Assistance with activities of daily living (grooming, oral hygiene, bath/shower, hair care, transferring).
Assistance with resident's personal environment (clothing, linen, belongings).
Ability to lift and/or transfer residents.
Assistance with meal preparation, serving, and dining responsibilities.
Ability to record and report changes in resident's eating habits.
Ability to make resident rounds every two hours or as needed.
Ability to record and report changes in resident's condition (ADL ability, skin changes, bruising).
Proficiency in using approved charting criteria and procedures.
Ability to immediately report incidents/accidents and record necessary information.
Ability to maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment through general housekeeping.

Responsibilities

Support the mission, vision, and culture of the organization through positive communication and leadership.
Contribute to Community relationships by demonstrating cooperation and professional conduct with residents, families, fellow associates, physicians, pharmacies and other vendors or persons.
Contribute to team effort by being flexible in work assignments; by furnishing support; by taking initiative; and by understanding how this position affects and compliments all other Community positions.
Able to maintain work pace appropriate to given work load.
Perform activities on schedule while maintaining regular attendance and punctuality within specified tolerance.
Provide assistance or reminders with activities of daily living, including grooming, oral hygiene, bath/shower, hair cleaning and brushing, and transferring to and from activities and meals, as needed.
Provide assistance with resident's personal environment (e.g. clothing, linen, and personal belongings).
Lift and/or transfer residents as needed.
Assist in meal preparation/presentation, serving to resident, and other dining related responsibilities; record and report changes in resident's eating habits to the supervisor.
Make resident rounds every two hours as required in residents' service plans or as circumstances dictate.
Record and report changes in resident's condition to the supervisor including but not limited to changes in resident's ability to perform activities of daily living, skin changes, bruising, etc.
Use approved charting criteria and procedures to record pertinent information in resident charts.
Immediately report all incidents or accident involving residents to the Resident Care Director/Supervisor and record all necessary information on the Resident Incident and Accident Reporting Form.
Maintain a clean, safe and orderly environment by performing general scheduled housekeeping for resident involving cleaning laundry, bedrooms, dining area, living space, bathrooms, kitchen, etc.