What are the responsibilities and job description for the Personal Care Aide (PCA) position at Morningstar Living?
Morningstar Living currently has part-time, and per diem Personal Care Aide (PCA) opportunities at our Moravian Hall Square campus in Nazareth, PA. These opportunities offer wages ranging from $17 to $18 per hour plus differentials. Applicants with a Nurse Aide or Med Tech certification will be paid at a higher rate, up to $20 per hour. No certification yet? We provide on-campus Med Tech training and certification programs to help you grow your career. Other benefits include:
- Generous Paid Time off Benefits
- Company Sponsored 401K
- Opportunities for career advancement including Med Tech training
- On-Site Fitness Center
- Perks at work exclusive discounts to help you save
What will I do as a Personal Care Aide (PCA)?
- Perform various duties and responsibilities to meet the individual resident's physical, psychological, nutritional, spiritual, emotional, and social needs.
- Perform nursing duties as it relates to bedside care including but not limited to bathing, feeding, personal hygiene, ambulation, vital signs, apply skin treatments and on an as needed basis administer medication.
- Observe and report any change in resident status to the neighborhood nurse.
- Assist with serving meals in the dining area, providing snacks, and fresh drinking water.
What do I need to be a Personal Care Aide (PCA)?
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- High school diploma, GED or active Pennsylvania Nurse Aide certification in good standing.
- Medication Technician Certification or successful completion of the Medication Technician Certification course within 90 days of start date (company paid)
- Must maintain hands on CPR and First Aide certification (company paid)
Why choose Morningstar Living?
Our organization opened the Moravian Hall Square campus in 1988. This location is now home to over 300 senior residents experiencing the regions' best services in Assisted Living, Memory Support Care, Rehabilitation, and Nursing Care. Heritage Village Campus sits on 50 acres of lush countryside offering a cottage community in a village setting.
- The Health & Wellness Center at Moravian Hall Square has earned its U.S. News & World Report Best Nursing Home 2025 status by achieving a rating of “High Performing,”, the highest possible rating, for both Short-Term Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care. Of nearly 15,000 nursing homes evaluated only 19% earned this designation for Short-Term Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care (or both).
- Moravian Hall Square was awarded BEST in Senior Health Care Services and BEST Memory Care Community in Morning Call's 2023 Readers' Choice Awards.
- Moravian Hall Square was awarded the national "Excellence in Care (EIC) Dementia Care Program of Distinction" by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
Our focus at Morningstar Living is to maintain the health and wellness of our customers, by being the conduit for each customer to live life well. And there is no greater joy and satisfaction than the friendship and bond you will build with our customers, along with the supportive, caring team around you. But the best part? You have the ability to work a schedule that works for you and your family... because work-life balance is key to your formula for success.
Morningstar Living requires all employees age 18 and older to be vaccinated against Influenza. Morningstar Living will recognize qualified medical and religious exemptions.
Morningstar Living is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by State or Federal law.
Salary : $17 - $18