Personal Care Attendant (PCA) - Caregiver

Emerson House•Portland, OR

About The Position

The Personal Care Attendant provides direct resident care and completes assignments as a universal worker. The role supports a positive physical and psychosocial environment while upholding Prestige’s core values of respect, integrity, commitment, and trust. The attendant promotes resident dignity, independence, and choice; observes residents’ physical and mental conditions; and reports changes to the appropriate leader. The position also assists with daily living activities, meals, activities, housekeeping, laundry, and community operations, and responds to incidents and emergencies as needed. Employees must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. They must complete and pass a competency evaluation within 120 days of employment and complete state-required training, including Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR, and HIV training, unless appropriate prior training documentation is provided. Prestige describes its workplace as committed to diversity and inclusion and as an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Requirements

Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must complete and pass a competency evaluation within 120 days of employment.
Must 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.
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.
Regularly 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 accurately document services and observations in communication logs and incident reports.
Immediately report and document all incidents and accidents.
Assist residents to and from the dining room and activities.
Perform 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 at mealtime, 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, including lifting assistance; 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.