Personal Care Attendants

A2Z is currently looking to hire multiple Personal Care Attendants (PCA) for a highly regarded assisted living and memory care residence in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley. The PCA is responsible for providing daily care to facility residents and functions as the primary liaison between residents and facility staff. In addition to resident care this individual is responsible for other clerical environmental and organizational tasks. PCAs must have a genuine care for and interest in working with elderly people.

Duties:

Demonstrate positive interpersonal relations in dealing with employees residents residents families visitors and coworkers in a professional confidential manner

Initiate and participate in quality assurance and quality improvement activities based on the four components of quality: customer satisfaction employee satisfaction process/system refinement and financial impact

Demonstrate the ability to embrace and project the values of the facility: safety trust and respect teamwork partnership and service compassion integrity efficiency and financial responsibility

Communicate accurate and pertinent information to facilitate effective and efficient resident care

Provide informative written and oral correspondence

Make informative decisive decisions

Oversee the daily operations of resident care

Apply problem solving and conflict resolution skills where needed

Maintain awareness of societal legal environmental and competitive factors affecting the home

Work to establish a group culture

Residents Duties:

Assist residents with activities of daily living (ADLs): ADLs include but are not limited to grooming care and selection of clothing cleanliness of clothing shaving bathing oral hygiene shampooing and curling hair eating and sleeping planning daily activitiesand spending quality time with individualresidents

Assist residents in light housekeeping including inspection and/or making of residents beds insuring bedding is clean

Assist residents that may be incontinent of bowel and/or bladder including making sure residents are clean and dressed in clean clothing

Wake residents and assist residents to breakfast lunch and/or dinner

Assist residents to other daily meals and activities as necessary

Supervise residents in medication selfadministration according to the medication policy

Assist with maintenance of residents records to include charting medications recordingdaily intake etc.

Record vital signs weights and measurements and other information as assigned

Facilitate staff resident and family communication to resolve conflict and create a positive home environment

Ambulate and transfer residents utilizing appropriate assistive devices and body mechanics

Participate in resident care planning by identifying the needs of residents in accordance with the medical assessment working with other professionals as necessary

Regulatory and Legal:

Comply with facilitys policies and procedures and recommend changes as necessary

Bring to the attention of the House Manager any deficiencies that may arise

Insure compliance to policies relating to bloodborne pathogens hazard communication and infection control

Insure compliance with respect to risk management; death the dying and the aging process; fire safety; disaster preparedness; residents rights; grievance procedures; and medication administration

Housekeeping/Laundry:

Clean residents rooms and bathrooms daily; clean towels and clean linens are to be provided; supplies such as Kleenex hand soap and toothpaste should be replenished

Insure odor free facility

Wash wheelchairs and other assistive devices on a scheduled basis

Wash and dry resident laundry and facility laundry and linen utilizing both household and industrial equipment

Fold and stack linen and hanging clothing

Pick up soiled linen and deliver clean linen to resident and facility areas

Clean laundry area and equipment

Vacuum halls dining room and living areas daily

Water inside plants and flowers including those in residents rooms

Empty all trash including kitchen area trash; bag all trash and transport to outside trash area

Other:

Develop skills and education through other higher educational and/or continuing education opportunities; annual continuing education requirements shall be as determined by State regulations or as required by the Administrator/Owner

Assist with serving meals or in meal preparation according to company menus and policy

Complete full orientation upon hire

Attend staff meetings as required

Participate in patient care planning conferences

Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent

If needed a certification from a physician nurse practitioner or other health care professional to verify no communicable diseases or open skin lesions

Background check required upon offer of employment

Two years of experience working in an assisted living setting preferred but not required

Physical demands include varied sitting standing bending reaching lifting and walking

Full range of body motion including manual dexterity and handeye coordination required

Requires hearing to normal range and corrected vision

Must be able to lift on a regular basis up to 25 lbs.

Occasional lifting and carrying of items up to 50 lbs.

Able to work in occasional stress related environments due to a fastpaced environment with multiple responsibilities

Ability to lift clients into bathtub cars and into bed need strength and stamina

Great schedule keeper; dependable time management to make sure clients get up on time make sure medication is taken on schedule and clients get to appointments on time

Job Type:Fulltime: NOC 10 pm 6 am

Wage:$16.00/hr.

Job ID:19023

Call A2Z Personnel in Hamiltonor Stevensvillefor information regarding this position or to ask about our benefits which include health coverage retirement savings and personal paid time off.

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