Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Caregiver - On-Call

Maple Glen Assisted Living•Shelton, WA

About The Position

Provides direct resident care and completes assignments as a universal worker. The attendant helps maintain a positive physical and psychosocial environment for residents and upholds Prestige’s core values of respect, integrity, commitment, and trust. The role requires the ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation, and to complete a competency evaluation within 120 days of employment. State-required training must be completed, including Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR, and HIV training when acceptable documentation of prior training cannot be provided. Prestige describes its workplace as committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and as an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Requirements

Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Complete and pass a competency evaluation within 120 days of employment.
Complete state-required training, including Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR, and HIV training, if unable to provide acceptable documentation of prior training.
Current First Aid and CPR certification.
Food Handlers permit if required by the state.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED with one or more years of personal care experience with older adults preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct resident care while promoting resident dignity, independence, and choice; observe residents’ physical and mental conditions and report changes to the Health Services Director, Expressions Coordinator, or Executive Director.
Assist with or perform activities of daily living, take vital signs and weights, and document care and observations on communication logs and incident reports; immediately report and document incidents and accidents.
Assist residents to and from the dining room and activities.
Provide First Aid and initiate emergency response procedures as required.
Greet residents, visitors, and staff courteously and answer phones when assigned.
Follow community fire safety and infection control practices and promptly report unsafe conditions or equipment to the immediate supervisor.
Serve meals, assist residents during meals, deliver resident trays, and help clean and maintain the dining room and kitchen.
Assist with tours, move-ins, move-outs, and transfers; coordinate personal care services with coworkers, assist with lifting, and respond promptly to assistance pages.
Assist with apartment housekeeping services and residents’ laundry.
Attend and participate in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
Perform other related duties as assigned.