Personal Care Attendant (PCA) / Direct Care Worker

Position Title: Personal Care Attendant

Supervisor’s Title: Wellness Director

General Statement of Responsibilities: The Personal Care Attendant is responsible for providing nursing care to resident in the areas of daily hygiene, toileting, feeding, moving safely to activities and other functions, and maintaining the cleanliness and care of the resident’s room.

Major Job Duties:

1. Assist residents with daily hygiene to include: bathing/showering, shampooing and combing hair, shaving, oral/teeth-denture cleaning, nail care, and applying lotions.

2. Assist residents in dressing i.e., dressed for the day, dressed to go out, dressed for bedtime.

3. Assist residents with toileting as necessary, empty, and clean bedpans and urinals.

4. Assist residents at mealtime to include feeding assistance as necessary and report residents’ food intake and output as requested as well as any significant change in residents’ eating habits. Documentation of food and fluid intake on flow record.

5. Fill residents’ water pitchers and make sure glasses are available which are cleaned and sanitized.

6. Assist residents: in and out of bed or chairs as necessary, in accessing various areas of the facility, getting to meals, activities, and other functions. Use a wheelchair when necessary.

7. Assist in the cleanliness of the resident’s room: wipe and clean over bed tables, change linens on beds; clean and organize resident’s drawers and closets, ensure residents have sufficient supplies.

8. Assist in the care and handling of resident’s laundry and ensure resident’s laundry is properly folded and put away in resident’s room.

9. Respond to residents’ call lights or buzzer promptly.

10. Immediately report any resident incident, noticeable change in condition to the Director of Nursing or Charge Nurse.

11. Assist in the straightening and in the cleanliness and neatness of the linen storage area.

12. Project a friendly, helpful, caring, and enthusiastic attitude to residents and their families.

13. Follow all resident care plans and approaches.

14. Ensure documentation is complete and accurate prior to the end of shift.

15. Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing, the Charge/Registered Nurse, or Administrator related to the resident care or overall maintenance of the facility operations.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities In: General Personal Care Attendant practices and techniques such toileting, bathing, showering, proper, and safe lifting techniques; general behaviors and traits of geriatric population.

Physical Requirements: Must be able to physically assist residents in toileting, showering, bathing, walking; must be able to physically assist residents in and out of wheelchairs, in and out of bed, in and out of chairs, etc., must be able to physically assist residents in walking and mobility; must be able to physically walk and move about the facility; must be able to stand and walk/move about the facility for an eight hour shift, must be able to bend and stoop.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16