Participant Care Assistant - Day Center

Senior Care Partners C.E.•Portage, MI

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) offers a variety of services, with many of them provided onsite at a PACE Center. PACE is an alternative to nursing home care and – through an interdisciplinary care team (IDT) of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, therapists, van drivers, and aides – coordinates and provides preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care services, so older individuals can continue living in the community.

Requirements

Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma, or equivalent.
Well-developed ability to show discretion and maintain confidentiality.
Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
Detail oriented with good problem-solving skills.
Basic computer skills.
Minimum of one year of experience working with the frail, elderly, or long-term care population.
Must work one winter & summer holiday per year
Must be available to be on-call 8 weekend days/year
Must have reliable transportation, current valid Michigan driver’s license and car insurance.
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Must be fully vaccinated, or willing to be fully vaccinated against the following communicable diseases: Influenza, MMR, Varicella, Tdap/Td, Covid-19 and Hepatitis B.

Responsibilities

May assist with delivery of supplies to participants homes as assigned by the PCA Coordinator or designee.
Assist participants with ADLs in the center.
Respects participants autonomy and dignity
Promotes participants to engage at maximum level of independence during activities