Resident Care Aide - Personal Care Aide; PCA)

Resident Care Aide
- Personal Care Aide (PCA)

Elderwood is in growth mode and currently looking for a Resident Care Aide
- Personal Care Aide (PCA) to join our team! Are you looking to further your career with a company that cares about YOU? Are you a highly motivated individual that can create a supportive and nurturing environment for our Seniors? We are looking for a compassionate and qualified Resident Care Aide
- Personal Care Aide (PCA) who has a passion for caring about our Residents. Does this sound like the perfect fit? You're in the right place! It's time for you to love your job and work for a company that cares about you!

Resident Care Aide
- Personal Care Aide (PCA) team members assist with ensuring the health and well-being of our residents by providing personal care support. This position is responsible for meeting the physical and emotional needs of residents under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse ensuring that the highest degree of quality resident care is maintained at all times.

Resident Care Aide
- Personal Care Aide (PCA)

Essential Job Functions:

• Ability to assist residents with Daily Living Activities as needed that may include meal assistance, grooming, medication management, showering, dressing/undressing.
• Move and walk quickly and steadily in an emergency situation.
• Ability to assist with wheelchair transport of resident(s).
• Ability to apply/utilize Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required.
• Responsible for responding immediately to residents' requests.
• Assists residents with the following Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), according to their plan of care, individual needs and care preferences:
• Bathing
• Dressing
• Eating
• Exercise
• Housekeeping
• Meal Preparation
• Assisting with Medical Supplies/Equipment
• Positioning
• Grooming
• Toileting
• Transferring
• Personal Emergency Response
• Routine Skin Care
• Laundering of Clothing
• Notifies Supervisor of changes in residents' conditions or needs:
• Receives report about status of residents from nurse prior to providing care.
• Follows plan of care in providing daily living and personal care services for resident.
• Informs nurse after providing personal care services and weighing residents and other services or tasks as assigned.
• Maintains facility standards for resident care by:
• Maintains knowledge of protecting rights of residents.
• Ensures that all residents are treated with respect and kindness.
• Reports to nurse in charge about facility equipment that needs repair, unsafe conditions in room or on floor, or personal needs of residents.
• Completes at least twelve (12) hours of in-service programs annually to reinforce or enrich knowledge of resident needs and care.
• Demonstrates respect for personal possessions of residents and helping maintain an orderly pleasant environment on the floor for staff and residents.
• Assists with service in the dining room for all meals as needed. Maintain facility standards for service and customer focus techniques.
• Informs nurse responsible for the care of resident and document duties performed as necessary before leaving for break or end of shift.
• Attends facility meetings, staff meetings, and required or preferred in-services.
• Generates and develops ideas which improve the quality of care for residents or increase position productivity and satisfaction.
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary.
• Utilizes electronic timekeeping system as directed.
• Arrives to work on time, regularly, and works as scheduled.
• Recognizes and follows the dress code of the facility including wearing name tag at all times.
• Follows policy and procedure regarding all electronic devices, computers, tablets, etc.
• Supports and abides by Elderwood's Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Abides by Elderwood's businesses code of conduct, compliance and HIPAA policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor, management staff or Administrator.

Resident Care Aide
- Personal Care Aide (PCA) Educational Requirements and

Qualifications:

• Eighteen (18) years of age required; high school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Certification by an approved basic training program approved by the Department of Health and possess written evidence of such certification.
• Must maintain current annual skills testing approval.
• Ability to assist residents with all aspects of Daily Living Activities including bathing, toileting, and transferring.
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds;
  Occasional 2 person lift up to 120 pounds

Resident Care Aide
- Personal Care Aide (PCA) Skills and

Competencies:

• Ability to verbally communicate well with residents, families and staff members
• Ability to read and understand task assignments, ability to report verbally and provide written documentation as required
• Display of genuine concern for the elderly; a dependable, patient and compassionate attitude towards residents. Respectful demeanor of residents rights and…