What are the responsibilities and job description for the Personal Care Aide (PCA) position at St. Paul's Homes?
Personal Care Aide- Midnight shift, every other weekend.
- $3.00 afternoon shift differential
- $1.25 midnight shift differential
- $2.00 holiday shift differential
- $2.00 weekend differential
- STAR attendance bonus quarterly
- Referral bonus
Who Are You?
At St. Paul’s we welcome compassionate PCA’s who love to help others as well as nurture meaningful relationships with the seniors we care for. We are seeking candidates who wish to enrich the lives of our residents, have fun, and have a passion for healthcare. We celebrate diversity and individuality, each team member brings something special to our community, and we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring to the table!
As a Personal Care Attendant at St. Paul’s, you will assist residents with activities of daily living, provide nursing care, pass and manage medications, housekeeping, and other related services as is necessary to meet the personal needs and comfort of the residents.
Why You’ll Love Working with Us
- Person Centered— we listen, learn, and involve each other to improve well-being
- Dynamic and fun—we’re in the business of making lives full, that includes yours
- Compassionate —we practice empathy by showing consideration, kindness, and selflessness
- Secure environment—we create a working and living environment where all individuals feel save, valued, and protected
- Supportive environment—open door policy— if you have an idea, we want to hear it
- Culture of respect—we recognize that all individuals are important and need to be treated well
- Growth opportunities—even our CEO started in accounting
- Pets are welcome—seriously, we’ve had bearded dragons join our team
· What You Will Do:
Provide compassionate care:
- Provide for personal hygiene care which may include: complete or partial bath, back care, oral hygiene, combing hair, shaving, toileting, dressing resident, changing bed linen and other general care as is necessary
- Provide for assistance with medications including glucometer monitoring and sub q injections
- Take/record vital signs and intake/output. Maintain elimination, restraint and appetite records. Report variation from the normal.
- Demonstrates competence in computer programs: Matrix, Achieve and EMR
- Promptly answers resident call bells, anticipates resident needs and makes rounds to assigned residents.
- Serves residents meals waitress style. Assists with cleaning up the dining room after meals and resetting
- Assist residents with handling and care of personal laundry
- Responds appropriately to emergency situations i.e.: ambulance response, 911, first aide, CPR
- Record accurately, clearly and concisely all pertinent information on resident records. Interprets, documents, transcribes onto resident records, the physician's plan of care. Instructs and counsels residents on the same.
- Review and respond if necessary, to results of resident lab and other diagnostic tests.
- Responsible for reporting any changes observed in condition or behavior and any unusual incidents.
- May accompany residents to appointments outside the facility, may be required to drive Homes' vehicle.
Collaborate with Dynamic Team:
- Assist in maintaining a safe and clean environment including food/fluid spills, sanitizing equipment, including wheelchairs, etc.
- Reports to appropriate personnel of equipment that needs service or repair.
- Responsible for maintaining an adequate level of supplies and ordering
- Assess and monitor physical, cognitive and social dimensions of the resident. Observes, monitors and reports any adverse symptoms, findings or changes in residents physical or cognitive behaviors to the Heritage LPN or to the resident's physician. Reports these and any social behavior changes to the administrator.
Build meaningful Relationships:
- Participate in both diversional and planned activities
- Supervise and encourage participation in social and recreational activities
- Establishes and maintains interpersonal relationships with residents assuring confidentiality of resident information.
The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent to the position.
-EOE- Benefits for full time & part-time vary
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $16.37 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
- Weekends as needed
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus opportunities
Ability to Commute:
- Greenville, PA 16125 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Greenville, PA 16125: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16