515 Grant Avenue Cottage Grove, OR 97424::
This position is a PAID training with us at Coast Fork! You will start as a Personal Care Assistant and then be able to transition into one of our open CNA training classes!:
In adherence with state federal mandates, Prestige Care team members are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as an condition of employment, unless a team member qualifies and receives an approved religious or medical exemption.:
Coast Fork Nursing Center:::::::::
Coast Fork Nursing Center is located at 515 Grant Avenue in Cottage Grove, OR 97424. Just 30 minutes from the heart of downtown Eugene is our care center. Located along the Willamette River, Eugene has a dynamic mix of arts and culture, shopping and dining, entertainment and sports. With real adventures, real close, this is a one-stop shop for fun. After all, it’s TrackTown USA, the home of the University of Oregon, a hotbed for craft breweries and a major destination for foodies, cyclists and counter-culture history buffs.
Coast Fork Nursing Center is a National Quality Award Winning Facility by the American Healthcare Association National Center for Assisted Living. Ask any member of the Coast Fork Nursing Center staff what they enjoy most about their work and they will all answer – the residents and patients. They are the reason why our dedicated staff love their job and have worked here for as long as 40 years.
At Coast Fork, we foster a fun and loving environment where spending time at the center is like joining a group of life-long friends for coffee. The laughter spills over into the hallways, the appreciation for one another rings in every word you hear, and the commitment to the future is evident in every heart.
The beauty of Coast Fork Nursing Center is the partnership and comradery that they have with our sister location in Creswell. This will give you the ability to see two different buildings from time-to-time. Our staff is genuine and we take time to honor the unique and individual qualities of every resident.
The staff at Coast Fork differentiates them from the rest of the industry. You won’t find a better team in the area. Each member of the team carries their load yet is always willing to help their teammate to no end.
Our community is stunning, immaculately kept up and a truly safe and enjoyable place to spend your working days. Celebration, fun, and encouragement of one and other is daily. Everyone is a team-player and always pitching in to help. The laughter of our team members as well as our residents flood the halls to give it a family-oriented feel.
If working in a home-like setting, with a robust team atmosphere, and with a national award-winning employer that has a great promote-from-within culture, then Coast Fork is the place for you.
Who Is Prestige Care?
Prestige Care is a family of over 75 skilled nursing post-acute care centers, as well as assisted living and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are an organization of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day.
We have four core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. With a strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is a employer that can help you achieve your career goals and objectives. With a healthcare career at Prestige Care, you will enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment where your work truly matters at the end of every day.:
The Personal Care Assistant role is a great jump off point to build a career in the healthcare space! In fact, with our Prestige Cares Program, if you are a Personal Care Assistant and go through our in house Nursing Assistant Training Program, we will pay you a $300/week stipend to go through our NA Program on top of your wages as a current team member with the Prestige Care Family!:
POSITION SUMMARY
In response to COVID-19 Pandemic, Oregon’s Department of Human Services temporarily allows Personal Care Assistant to provide nursing care according the emergency rule NF-20-134 Provider Alert- Revised (October 12, 2020). The Personal Care Assistant provides quality nursing care to residents; implements specific procedures and programs; coordinates work within the department, as well as with other departments; reports pertinent information to the immediate supervisor; responds to inquiries or requests for information; assists the immediate supervisor with tasks to support department operations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provides quality nursing care to residents in an environment which promotes resident rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and their individuality while providing individualized attention and encouraging residents to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. Answers residents' call lights promptly and courteously.
2. Ensures that individualized care plans are followed by providing the charge nurse or other care planning staff with specific information, changes and observations of the residents' needs / preferences.
3. Attends to the individual needs of residents including assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, or other needs in keeping with the individuals' care plan requirements.
4. Provides care that maintains each resident's skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears plus other damage by changing incontinent residents, turning, repositioning immobile residents, and applying moisturizers to fragile skin.
5. Protects the personal belongings of each resident including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing, memorabilia, etc. Promptly reports missing items according to established policy.
6. Performs various tasks assigned by the charge nurse including vital signs, residents' weights, applying creams/ointments, collecting specimens, as well as lifting, moving, and transporting residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention.
7. Responsible for keeping records documenting care provided or other information in keeping with department policies while performing all job responsibilities in accordance with prescribed safety and infection control procedures including thorough hand washing, use of disposable gloves where indicated, and proper disposal of soiled materials.
8. Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with the resident, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors.
9. Attends and participates in resident activities and the execution of the Expressions of My Life programming for Expressions memory care residents. Incorporates the Life Story and 100 Things About Me information into routine tasks and ADL’s for Expression memory care residents
10. Responsible for following universal precautions and safe work practices, established fire/safety/disaster plans, risk management, and security, report and/or correct unsafe working conditions, equipment repair and maintenance needs.
11. Completes requirements for in-service training, acceptable attendance, dress codes including personal hygiene, and other work duties as assigned. 12. Cooperates and works together with all co-workers, planning and completing job duties with minimal supervisory direction, utilizing appropriate judgment.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.
COMPANY WIDE RESPONSIBLITIES
1. Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.
2. Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents’ families, visitors, and staff.
3. Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department/center/community, and company information and records.
4. Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Upon hire, completion of required online training course and associated skills competency checklist developed by the American Health Care Association in association with Academic Platforms, LLC (branded as CNAOnline.com). Completion of required supplemental training regarding infection prevention and feeding assistant. Previous experience with caregiving or customer service preferred.
EDUCATION High school diploma or equivalent.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to communicate effectively, in English, both verbally and in writing, with personnel at all levels of the organization, residents and their families, and members of the community.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide simple numbers.
REASONING ABILITY Ability to accurately observe, report, and problem-solve residents’ needs with assistance of a supervisor. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED