Personal Care Assistant (PCA) - 12 Hour Shifts

Woodside Senior Communities•Green Bay, WI

About The Position

A paraprofessional who provides direct care to residents in assisted living facilities. Assignments are provided through oral instructions or written work schedules from a Registered Nurse. The role may involve transferring or transporting residents in accordance with OSHA standards, and work is reviewed in progress and upon completion. This is a full-time position with 12-hour shifts, scheduled for three days on and six days off. Available shift times are 2:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. or 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Starting wage is $20.00 per hour, with higher pay based on experience.

Requirements

Certification in medication administration is required.
Experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant in a CBRF or other healthcare setting is strongly preferred.
Willingness to become certified in dementia care is strongly preferred.
Certified in dementia care or willing to obtain dementia care certification is strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant in a CBRF or other healthcare setting.
Dementia care certification or willingness to obtain it.

Responsibilities

Promote resident-directed care by honoring residents’ desires, strengths, and preferences, and promote residents’ highest level of function.
Transfer residents in wheelchairs between their rooms and common areas, dining areas, activities, or church.
Once certified, administer medications as ordered, including insulin, injections, topical, enteral, and oral medications.
Document care accurately and assemble, thin, and disassemble resident charts as needed.
Respond to inquiries from families and referral sources by providing facility information and tours when the Villa Care Coordinator or Admissions Coordinator are unavailable.
Provide care using infection-control and blood-borne pathogen best practices.
Answer resident call signals.
Turn and reposition residents, alone or with assistance, to help prevent bedsores.
Collect specimens such as urine, feces, or sputum as needed.
Observe residents and measure and record intake, output, and vital signs as needed and ordered; report changes to professional staff, physicians, and/or family.
Help residents walk, exercise, and move in and out of bed.
Bathe, groom, shave, dress, and provide incontinence care as needed.
Assist residents with eating.
Perform light housekeeping duties when a housekeeper is absent to maintain cleanliness of carpets, floors, dining areas, and other areas.
Support Woodside Senior Communities’ Mission, Vision, and Values.
Respect resident rights and help ensure residents’ privacy, dignity, well-being, and safety.
Maintain confidentiality of resident, employee, and operations data as required by HIPAA/HITECH regulations.
Comply with applicable statutes and regulations and the Woodside Corporate Compliance and Ethics Program.
Complete in-service training requirements and other assigned tasks and duties.