PCA II
About The Position
Position Overview: The Personal Care Aide is a member of the Courtyards team who assists in meeting the personal care, social, and environmental needs of the Courtyard residents. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Appropriately assist clients with personal care activities in accordance with the personal services care plan including: Baths (tub, shower, bed bath), mouth-care, denture-care, skin-care, foot-care, ambulation, bathroom privileges (bedpan, commode, toilet), transferring, dressing & undressing activities, grooming activities, and positioning. Appropriately assist with household tasks directly essential to the client's health and in accordance with the plan of care, including: planning and preparing nutritional meals, assisting in feeding client if appropriate, light housekeeping of client's immediate environment, change linen, make bed, laundry of client's clothing & bedding. Count, dispense, and assist residents with medications; complete necessary documentation. Immediately report any changes in resident’s condition, incidents, or accidents, to the Charge person. Accurately measure and record oral, rectal, auxiliary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered. Monitors residents, recognizing and reporting adverse symptoms and reactions and reports unusual changes in status to the supervisor. Basic Duties & Responsibilities: Assist with medications, may not administer, may remind client, read label for client, bring medications to client, position client. Client must be self-directing. Assist with feeding as necessary. Light housekeeping in client’s immediate environment. All others as assigned by supervisor.
Requirements
- Personal Care aides shall have completed an approved PCA training program.
- High School Diploma or GED preferred.
- Ability to read, speak and write English is required.
- Prior experience working with the dementia resident preferred, and a genuine interest in the geriatric resident is required
- Valid driver’s license and dependable vehicle required.
- Must be able to communicate with co-workers, residents, and the families of the residents.
- Dependable, prompt, tactful, patient, a desire to work with geriatric residents.
- Client-focused at all times, while acting as a pleasant professional is essential.
- Required to lift up to 25lbs throughout the shift.
- Must demonstrate safe use and knowledge of medical equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, canes, belts, splints, and braces)
- Constant walking, standing, turning crouching, pushing wheelchairs, sitting, talking, hearing, seeing, depth perception, and concentration are required for this position.
Responsibilities
- Assist clients with personal care activities
- Assist with household tasks directly essential to the client's health
- Count, dispense, and assist residents with medications; complete necessary documentation
- Report any changes in resident’s condition, incidents, or accidents, to the Charge person
- Measure and record temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered
- Monitors residents, recognizing and reporting adverse symptoms and reactions and reports unusual changes in status to the supervisor
- Assist with medications, may not administer, may remind client, read label for client, bring medications to client, position client. Client must be self-directing.
- Assist with feeding as necessary.
- Light housekeeping in client’s immediate environment.
- All others as assigned by supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
