Personal Care Attendant

Personal Care Attendant I

The Center for Elders’ Independence is a PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the elderly) organization that uses an interdisciplinary team approach to care planning and care implementation for the purpose of providing high quality, affordable, integrated health care services to the elderly, including an Adult Day Health Center, and promoting autonomy, quality of life and the ability of individuals to live in their communities.

The Person al Care Attendant I provides assistance to CEI participants in the participant’s home or day center. The Person al Care Attendant I demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide personal care and ADL/IADL care to frail elderly who need help to continue living safely in the community. The Person al Care Attendant (PCA) I provides care and services as determined by the participant’s care plan in accordance with PACE Regulations.

The rate range for the Personal Care Attendant I position at Center for Elders Independence is $22.00 to $32.08 per hour. Pay rate based on the market for the Personal Care Attendant I position, as well as experience, skills, abilities and work history.

• Provides Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADL) to support participants such as: toileting, showering, bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding/assisted dining, meal service, laundry, transfers and ambulation, range of motion
• Completes safe transfers utilizing Durable Medical Equipment (DME) as required- lifts, gait belt and hoyers
• Cleaning the bathroom used by the participant may include emptying and cleaning commode
• Provides appointment reminder communications to participants
• Responsible for keeping center or home in a clean and orderly condition, including kitchen and activity areas, sanitizing showers/ bathrooms and relevant DME
• Escorting participants to CEI vans, if needed
• Documents participant services provided in electronic health record accurately and on time
• Act as a participant advocate by reporting any violations of the Participant Bill of Rights Responsibilities
• Respond to participant complaints in a timely manner, and understand the basic procedures for receiving and documenting complaints or requests
• Promptly reports changes in participant’s condition to supervisor or designee
• Demonstrate dependability by arriving consistently and on time to scheduled work hours, and submit timely and accurate timesheets
• Maintain a courteous, helpful, and professional attitude on the job
• Display a willingness and ability to be responsive to all customer groups- including team members, participants and their families
• Comply with all agency training requirements
• Maintain professional affiliations and any required certifications
• Provide a safe environment for participants and self by displaying awareness of safety hazards, and reporting and/or reversing hazards
• Participate in Quality Improvement program as required
• Follow all OSHA safety guidelines and CEI Policies and Procedures
• Maintain the confidentiality of all participant information according to HIPAA requirements
• Perform other duties as required or requested in a positive and helpful manner

• Records services in required logs or electronic health record
• Assists with individual and group activities as necessary
• Accompanying participants to outside medical appointments
• Responsible for ensuring that all wander risk participants are wearing code alert device
• Obtains and maintains food handler’s certification
• Assists with food service program, including serving snacks and meals at the day center, checking food temperatures, reviewing diet orders
• Performs kitchen duties to include washing dishes, sanitizing work area, maintaining supply inventory and checking for food expiration dates

• Completing vital signs monitoring
• Providing medication prompts which may include supervision and double check of participant self-administration of insulin
• Emptying and cleaning of foley catheters, ostomies and urostomies
• Dressing and grooming the participant in preparation for day or night may include:…