Personal Care Assistant (All Shifts)

Overview:
The Patient Care Attendant works under the direct supervision of the RN/LPN and will be
expected to assist residents with activities of daily living (ADLs), help with meal time/hydration,
keep resident rooms and center clean and organized and complete related tasks as assigned.
Responsibilities:

• Make an Occupied or Unoccupied Bed
• Pass Fresh Ice Water
• Pass Meal Trays/Open cartons & packets
• Check Resident Temperature
• Perform One (1) Person Transfers
• Reposition the Resident in Bed/Float Heels
• Transfer the Resident to a Wheelchair using a Gait Belt
• Use a Gait Belt to Assist with Ambulation
• Oral Care/Denture Care (alert residents)
• Provide a Bed Bath/Perineal/Catheter Care
• Change an Incontinent Brief
• Assist the Resident with Getting Dressed
• Assist with Hearing Aids
• Assist the Resident to Bathroom or to use a Urinal (1 Person Assist

Qualifications:

• Training must consist of sixteen (16) hours of classroom teaching and eight (8) hours of

supervised simulation in which the PCA candidate exhibits competency in all areas of
training.

• Two weeks On the Floor Training

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands and Environment:

• Work with residents that can sometimes be agitated, violent.
• Willing to work beyond normal working hours and during disastrous circumstances, if

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• Must be in good physical health and be able to stand on feet for long period of time and

be able to walk long distances.

• The employee must frequently lift objects and patients weighing over 50 pounds.

Travel:

• No travel is expected for this position.

PCAs may not do the following:

• PCA may not apply or remove orthotics and prosthetics devices or braces.
• PCAs cannot feed a resident prior to completing the training for paid feeding assistants.
• PCA will not be assigned or provide care or services to a resident on isolation precautions.
• PCA may only assist and must be directed by a certified/licensed staff member, for

anything beyond a one person transfer.
Other Requirements:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Understand, comply with and promote rules regarding residents’ rights.
• Maintain an orderly, confidential and safe work environment in addition to HIPAA

guidelines.

• Practice universal precautions at all times.
• Adhere to all company and departmental policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.