Personal Care Attendant (PCA) - Caregiver

Prestige Care•Bend, OR

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct resident care and completes assignments as a universal worker in an assisted living community. The role supports residents’ dignity, independence, and choice; helps maintain a positive physical and psychosocial environment; and upholds Prestige’s values of respect, integrity, commitment, and trust. The position is at Prestige Senior Living – High Desert, a 68-apartment assisted living community in Bend, Oregon.

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 prior training documentation is provided.
Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Current First Aid and CPR certification.
Food Handler 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 and regularly observe residents’ physical and mental conditions; report changes to the Health Services Director, Expressions Coordinator, or Executive Director.
Assist with or perform activities of daily living (ADLs), take vital signs and weights, and accurately document care and observations in 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; 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 and resident laundry.
Attend and participate in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
Perform other related duties as assigned.