Personal Care Assistant (PCA) - Spring Meadows a Villa Center

Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
Assisted Living

Position availability-12 hours a week

Job Summary and Responsibilities

• Provide personal hygiene assistance for elderly patients or those recovering from surgeries, injuries or accidents by attending to their basic needs, such as showering, bathing, dressing and eating
• Remind clients to take prescribed medication and assist clients with ambulation
• Help with mobility around the house or outside (doctor’s appointments, walks etc.)
• Assist with personal care and hygiene, plan and prepare meals and help with physical therapy exercises
• Complete client’s shopping or accompany them to successfully do so
• Perform housekeeping duties and report any unusual incidents
• Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency
• Offer activities that are essential for daily living by assisting patients with their meals, including serving and other tasks, if necessary

Qualifications

• Enjoy working in a one-on-one setting, eager to improve and continuously learn new skills
• Ability to perform all essential job functions with or without accommodations
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation every single day
• Validated ability to act in a compassionate and supportive manner
• Available to work different shifts, including nights and/or weekends
• Prior experience in a healthcare, hospitality, or in-home care environment (minimum of 1 year)
• Willingness to enforce health and safety standards
• Supportive and compassionate
• High School Diploma or equivalent/Experience as a Caregiver
• Take pride in providing high quality care
• Hoyer Lift Experience (specific to client) 

  Safety

·        Knows and follows facility rules.

·        Demonstrates proper use of equipment. Reports equipment needs or repairs.

·        Follows facility smoking policies.

·        Reports and documents any incidents or accidents of residents, staff or visitors to the

·        Appropriate facility personnel.

·        Reports all hazardous conditions/equipment to Supervisor.

·        Performs duties, which may include transportation of residents, as assigned in Facility

·        Disaster Plan.

·        Uses required protective equipment.

·        Follows infection control standards, policies and procedures.

·         Resident Rights

·        Knows Resident Rights. Help the residents/patients exercise and/or protect their rights.

·        Reports resident/patient complaints to management.

·        Maintains confidentiality of resident/patient information.

·        HIPAA

·        Follows and adheres to Villa’s policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements for the privacy and security of protected health information.

·        Uses and/or discloses only minimum amount of Protected Health Information necessary

·        to complete assigned tasks (applies only if position requires access to PHI under Role Based Access Grid).

·        Reports all suspected violation of company’s HIPAA policies or procedures to Facility Privacy Designee.

·        Performs other duties as needed.

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:

·        Ability to manage and supervise nursing staff.

·        Ability to make independent decisions.

·        Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.

·        Meets all health requirements, as required by law.

·        Ability to relate positively, effectively, and appropriately with residents, families, community members, volunteers and other facility staff.

·        Demonstrates basic computer knowledge and ability with an aptitude to learn company applications.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

·        High school degree or equivalency required.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

·        Walking, reaching, bending, lifting, extended sitting, grasping, fine hand coordination, pushing and pulling, ability to distinguish smells and temperatures, all with or without the aid of mechanical devices is required.

·        Limited potential for exposure to environmental hazards. Understanding and adherence to company safety standards and protocols required.

·        Meet all health requirements as needed.

·        Dialogue concerning ADA reasonable accommodations are always available upon request – i.e. the interactive process.

SHARED CODE OF CONDUCT: 

B.E.T.T.E.R. is Villa's Service Excellence Code of Conduct. Becoming a member of the Villa Team includes upholding Villa’s B.E.T.T.E.R. standards every day: Be Welcoming To All, Establish a Relationship, Trust & Respect, Teamwork, Engage & Communicate & Recognize.

This description has been prepared to assist individual VILLA Facilities in evaluating various classes of responsibilities, skills, and working conditions. Facilities are independent Limited Liability Companies are free to amend or promulgate other guidelines.  This job description indicates the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of positions given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under supervision. Nothing contained herein is intended or shall be construed to create or constitute a contract of employment or establish employment at will between any employee or group of employees and the facility. The facility retains and reserves any and all rights to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.

Villa Facilities are Equal Opportunity Employers and do not discriminate based on any protected right such as race, color, nationality, gender age, disability or any protected applicable right under the National Labor Relations Act.