Homecare PCA

Job Overview:

In this role, you will provide the essential daily living support to residents, ensuring their comfort, dignity, and well-being. Responsibilities include assisting with personal care, mobility, meal preparation, and companionship while fostering a warm and respectful environment.

Responsibilities:

·         Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming (oral care), toileting, changing bed linens, positioning, transfer, mobility, and incontinence care. Encourage residents to be as independent as capable.

·         Keep proper records of care as required by the facility. Complete all forms and documentation as required.

·         Immediately report any observations of concern/changes in resident’s condition to the supervisor in charge.

·         Vital sign monitoring will be performed as needed or directed by regulations, policy or primary care providers orders.

·         Be able to apply the community’s accident, disaster, fire safety, elopement and emergency procedures for protection of the residents.

·         Be capable of performing CPR upon successful completion of CPR Certification.

·         Be knowledgeable of the resident’s background, preferences, habits and interests and preserve confidential information about each resident.

·         Focus on service to residents during dining and promote mealtimes as an enjoyable activity of each resident’s day.

·         Provide assistance to individual residents as needed or directed, who require help with eating, carrying plates, trays and beverages.

·         Understand and follow safety and infection control policies and procedures and readily report.

·         Any breach of the safety and infection control procedures to the supervisor in charge.

·         Respond to emergency call signals promptly.

·         Report incidents to the Supervisor in Charge promptly and complete appropriate paperwork as required in a professional manner.

·         Readily and directly report any verbal or physical abuse of a resident, inappropriate use of resident or facility property or lack of or inappropriate care of a resident to the Supervisor in Charge.

·         Collect laundry and distribute linens, garments, etc.in accordance and as permitted by State regulations.

·         Help to properly maintain all equipment and ensure work areas are clean and safe.

·         Assist in cleaning residents’ rooms, dining areas, and public areas as indicated by regulations.

·         Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, vendors and the general public.

·         Must have compassion for and desire to work with the elderly and understand that for each resident the facility is considered the Resident’s home.

·         Must demonstrate the ability to work responsibly as a team member as well as an individual.

·         Must be honest, ethical, fair, dependable, respect confidentiality and the rights and privacy of others.

·         Responsible for ensuring that all employees are providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers.

·         Perform job duties for residents and with team members in a courteous and professional manner.

·         Take the initiative to ensure resident safety and satisfaction is a priority.

·         Meet and greet visitors in a friendly, helpful manner (visitors include anyone who visits the community; specifically, current residents’ families and friends, prospective residents and their families, referral sources, vendors and regulators).

·         Answer phones appropriately, according to company and community standards.

·         Communicate professionally and cooperate with supervisors and all community personnel.

·         Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and, at times, hostile people within the community.

·         Ensure compliance and understanding of all regulations regarding residents’ rights.

·         Perform other duties as assigned.