Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Caregiver - Swing Shift

Prestige Care • Longview, WA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct resident care and completes assignments as a universal worker. The role supports a positive physical and psychosocial environment for residents and upholds Prestige’s core values of respect, integrity, commitment, and trust. The position is at Prestige Senior Living – Monticello Park, an assisted living and independent living community in Longview, Washington.

The attendant assists residents with daily living and personal care, observes and reports changes in residents’ physical or mental conditions, and accurately documents care and incidents. The role also includes helping with meals, activities, housekeeping, laundry, move-ins and transfers, responding to emergencies, and participating in training and staff meetings.

The employee must complete and pass a competency evaluation within 120 days of employment and complete state-required training if prior documentation is unavailable. The position requires the ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. Full-time team members are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. All team members may participate in retirement plans subject to hours and service requirements; additional benefits include an Employee Assistance Program and education reimbursement.

Requirements

• Must 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, unless appropriate documentation of prior training is provided.
• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED with one or more years of personal care experience with older adults is preferred.
• Food Handlers permit if required by the state.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct resident care while promoting 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 services 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 report unsafe conditions or equipment to the immediate supervisor.
• Serve meals, assist residents during meals, deliver resident trays, and help with dining room and kitchen cleanup and maintenance.
• 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.

Benefits

• Choice of medical plans for eligible full-time team members
• HSA/FSA accounts for eligible full-time team members
• Dental insurance for eligible full-time team members
• Vision insurance for eligible full-time team members
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance for eligible full-time team members
• Retirement plans with company match for team members meeting hours and service requirements
• Employee Assistance Program
• Education Reimbursement program
• PTO accrual for full-time and part-time team members working over 20 hours per week

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED