Direct Care Staff (CNA, PCA, NA) TRAINING PROVIDED IF NEEDED

RUNK & PRATT HEALTH CARE ENT INC•Hardy, VA

8d•$14 - $16•Onsite

About The Position

Direct Care Staff provide resident-centered support in an assisted living facility, following each resident’s individualized care plan and directions from facility leadership. The role includes assisting with activities of daily living, monitoring residents’ condition and nutritional intake, maintaining residents’ comfort, privacy, dignity, and rights, and documenting care provided. Staff cooperate with colleagues and communicate tactfully with residents, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors. The position requires following infection-control and facility policies, helping maintain a safe and clean environment, responding promptly to call bells and emergencies, and reporting incidents, missing belongings, environmental concerns, or changes in residents’ condition. Staff attend required training, maintain current First Aid and CPR certification, and may need to work flexible schedules, mandatory overtime during periods of need, weekends, holidays, and during inclement weather.

Requirements

High school graduation or GED.
Completion of 120 hours of coursework or a Nurse Aide (NA), Personal Care Aide (PCA), or Direct Care Assistant (DCA) certificate from a reputable and recognizable affiliation, consistent with Virginia Board of Nursing/Department of Health Professions guidelines.
Pass a state police background check with no barrier offenses.
Have a current tuberculosis screening on or within seven days before the first day of employment and be free from tuberculosis.
Obtain CPR/First Aid training within 60 days of hire and maintain current certification.
Pass a drug test.
Possess basic computer skills.
Be in acceptable physical and mental health to carry out assigned duties, with mature judgment and the ability to respond to emergencies.
Be able to lift at least 50 pounds without limitations using proper body mechanics.
Be able to stand and walk for extended periods and position oneself to assist residents.
Be able to pull and push wheelchairs, kneel, transfer residents, and perform other physical movements needed to meet residents’ needs.
Be able to tolerate exposure to dust and cleaning chemicals.
Be able to follow complex written and oral directions and communicate effectively and tactfully.

Responsibilities

Perform daily tasks, including checking residents’ vital signs and weights, as directed by facility leadership.
Follow each resident’s individualized care plan and contribute observations and information to the care-planning process.
Provide supervision and assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, incontinence care, transferring, feeding, communication, and ambulation; document the ADLs provided.
Assist with meal service and cleanup, and encourage and document residents’ daily nutritional intake.
Respect residents’ rights, maintain confidentiality, and promptly report suspected abuse, violations of residents’ rights, incidents, or changes in residents’ condition or behavior.
Maintain residents’ comfort, privacy, dignity, and skin integrity, including changing, turning, repositioning, and applying moisturizers as needed.
Respond promptly and courteously to residents’ call bells.
Help maintain a safe, neat, and clean environment; report environmental deficiencies and protect residents’ personal belongings.
Provide basic First Aid and CPR when necessary and maintain current certification.
Attend mandatory periodic training, including resident-centered, cognitive-impairment, and infection-control training.
Follow infection-control procedures and all Runk and Pratt policies and procedures.
Maintain appropriate and respectful workplace conduct and provide support in other areas as needed.
Work flexible schedules based on resident needs, including at least every other weekend and holiday; attend work during inclement weather and work mandatory overtime when needed.
Wear neat, clean uniforms and closed-toe shoes.