Personal Care Assistant

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center•Winthrop, MA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Personal Care Assistant (PCA) position at Neighborhood PACE Day Health Center assists participants with personal care, restorative rehabilitation, meals, escorting to medical appointments, and engaging in group and individual activities. The PCA actively contributes to the Day Center's operations by suggesting ideas for the activities program and offering improvements for daily operations. East Boston Neighborhood Health Center has been recognized as one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for eight consecutive years, based on employee votes.

Requirements

Certification as Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide required.
Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
A minimum of one year of experience working with the elderly or other frail populations.
Care and respect for frail elders.
Creativity and confidence in leading group activities.
Reliable transportation to travel to other sites when needed required.

Responsibilities

Greets participants upon arrival and helps them to get settled for the day.
Assists with serving coffee and snack on arrival and with noon meal service and cleanup.
Provides supervision and encouragement when needed.
Attends daily morning report.
Reports participant concerns to appropriate staff members.
Prepares participants for departure in the afternoon by assisting with clothing and escorting to the vans.
Accompanies participants on the van to ensure safety during transport when necessary.
Assists participants with ADLs per assignment, as defined in care plan and as needed, for example when a participant requests assistance with toileting.
Accompanies participants to appointments as assigned.
Carries out simple treatments under the direction of nursing staff, including simple catheter care, skin checks during personal care.