Personal Care Attendant (PCA) - Caregiver

Prestige Care•Salem, OR

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Prestige Senior Living at Orchard Heights is seeking a Personal Care Attendant to provide direct resident care and complete assignments as a universal worker. 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 community is located in Salem, Oregon, and describes its setting as home-like with a collaborative team culture. The attendant observes residents’ physical and mental conditions, reports changes, assists with activities of daily living, and documents care and observations. The position also supports dining, activities, housekeeping, laundry, resident transitions, safety, infection control, and emergency response. Employees participate in training, in-services, and staff meetings. A competency evaluation must be completed and passed within 120 days of employment. State-required training—including Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR, and HIV training—must be completed unless appropriate documentation of prior training is provided. A current First Aid and CPR certification is required; a Food Handlers permit is required if mandated by the state. The employer is an equal opportunity employer and states its commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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 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 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 and residents’ laundry.
Attend and participate in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
Perform other related duties as assigned.