Personal Care Attendant (Part-Time)

PACS

240d

About The Position

The position involves providing care and support to residents in a healthcare facility. Responsibilities include reporting changes in residents' conditions, maintaining accurate records, ensuring residents' comfort, and assisting with daily activities. The role requires adherence to established policies and procedures, as well as maintaining confidentiality regarding residents' health information. The position emphasizes creating a warm and supportive environment for residents and collaborating with nursing personnel to improve services.

Requirements

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals and professional journals.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with concrete variables.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite products.

Responsibilities

• Report all changes in the resident’s condition to the Nurse as soon as practical.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative, descriptive manner.
• Report all accidents and incidents observed during the shift.
• Agree not to disclose resident’s protected health information and report suspected violations.
• Report any unauthorized attempts to access the facility’s information system.
• Perform only care procedures that have been trained for.
• Ensure the resident’s room is ready for receiving the resident.
• Greet residents and escort them to their room.
• Introduce residents to their roommate and other personnel as appropriate.
• Make residents comfortable and inventory their personal possessions.
• Assist residents with packing personal possessions during transfers or discharges.
• Transport residents to new rooms or receiving areas.
• Assist with loading/unloading residents to/from vehicles as necessary.
• Create and maintain a warm and calm environment throughout the unit.
• Meet regularly with nursing personnel to identify and correct problem areas.
• Report all complaints and grievances made by residents.
• Participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Make beds as instructed and put extra covers on beds as requested.
• Check residents who are unable to call for help frequently.
• Answer resident calls promptly and check personal care needs.
• Assist residents with food arrangements and after meal care.
• Perform assigned tasks in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel to maintain services.
• Notify the facility when late or absent from work.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, and hazardous chemicals.
• Assist residents with daily functions such as dental care, bathing, and dressing.
• Keep residents dry and change soiled clothing and linens.
• Assist residents in preparing for medical tests.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, and transporting residents.
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Check for pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent bedsores.
• Report injuries of unknown sources and observe disoriented residents.
• Record and report data as instructed and perform special treatments.
• Notify the Nurse of any resident leaving or missing from the facility.
• Use only trained equipment and report defective equipment.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident care information.
• Report incidents of unauthorized disclosure of information.
• Report allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of property.
• Honor resident’s refusal of treatment requests and report to supervisor.
• Assist residents with personal care functions including hair and nail care.
• Shave male residents and keep female residents' hair clean.
• Assist residents with bowel and bladder functions.
• Maintain intake and output records as instructed.
• Provide eye and ear care as instructed.
• Weigh and measure residents as instructed.
• Check each resident routinely to ensure personal care needs are met.
• Assist with post mortem care as instructed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time