Personal Care Attendant

At Habitat Health we envision a world where older adults experience an independent and joyful aging journey in the comfort of their homes enabled by access to comprehensive health care. Habitat Health provides personalized coordinated clinical and social care as well as health plan coverage through the Program of AllInclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in collaboration with our leading healthcare partners including Kaiser Permanente.

Habitat Health offers a fully integrated experience that brings more good days and a sense of belonging to participants and their caregivers. We build engaged fulfilled care teams to deliver personalized care in our centers and in the home. And we support our partners with scalable solutions to meet the health care needs and costs of aging populations.

Habitat Health is growing and were looking for new team members who wish to join our mission of redefining aging in place. To learn more visit.

Role Scope:

This is an opportunity for a missiondriven team player who is passionate about attending to the daily living and safety needs of an assigned group of participants in our PACE center and occasionally in the home. By performing various participant care activities and related nonprofessional services you will ensure our participants physical social and recreational needs are met so that they have the best experience possible when they are in our Habitat Health Center.

Core Responsibilities & Expectations for the Role

• Contribute to a center experience that Participants want to spend time in a team culture that cares and creates joy and an environment where all participants and team members belong.

• Continue to raise the bar. Constructively seek and share feedback and help us implement changes in order to improve clinical outcomes and experience for participants.

• Exhibit and honor Habitats values.

• Meets participants personal hygiene and basic needs in a timely and caring manner.

• Assists participants with activities of daily living such as feeding ambulation and other activities.

• Responds to and fulfills participant request or obtains appropriate assistance.

• Performs and assists with assigned nonsterile procedures and other assigned tasks in support of participant care.

• Prepare and plate food for meal service following instructions on participants dietary cards for specific diets preferences and special needs.

• Ensures that the participant is comfortable necessary supplies are available and within reach and physical privacy is maintained.

• Follows established procedure. Knowledge and performance of procedures would be acquired through continuing appropriate nursing education programs or supervised clinical experience.

• Maintains clinical and age specific competencies as defined for the assigned.

• Collects data and records activity and participant care information on appropriate forms. Ensures that information is accurate timely and recorded according to established guidelines.

• Provides participant instruction related to safety factors conducive to their care plan and recovery; demonstrates appropriate health safety and aseptic practices.

• Cleans and straightens immediate participant surroundings ensuring that the participant is comfortable necessary supplies are available and within reach and physical privacy is maintained.

• Assists in maintaining an orderly clean participant care unit by straightening supply and linen storage nursing station and equipment area.

• On occasion provides homemaking services in the home including preparing and serving meals and snacks according to specified nutritional needs and dietary restrictions as outlined on the plan of care. Performs light housekeeping tasks as outlined on plan of care including vacuuming mopping dusting taking out trash washing dishes and doing laundry.

• On occasion accompany participants for outside appointments.

• Contribution is made through active participation to facilitate continuity of participant care.

• Observes participants for emotional behavioral and physical changes in condition including but not limited to any changes in mood skin integrity bowel and bladder status food/fluid intake speech ambulation and transfer ability. Promptly reports participant change of condition to nursing or group home staff.

• Performs related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of accredited vocational nursing assistant course hospital or comparable participant care experience. Comparable experience should include skills such as: 1 TPR; 2 BP; 3 bed bath; and 4 ADL.

• High School diploma/GED

• Knowledge of PACE program.

• Ability to work without close supervision or professional guidance and to exercise independent judgment.

• Knowledge of physical mental and social needs of frail older adults.

• Able to manage changing priorities per participant needs.

• Effective interpersonal skills to work with participants caregivers and staff.

• Ability to work sensitively and effectively with individuals of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

• Ability to be selfdirected and able to work independently.

• Requires physical strength to perform essential functions of the job (i.e. assist participants with mobility challenges).

• A minimum of one year experience working with the frail or elderly.

• Proof of medical clearance for communicable diseases including a TB test.

• Proof of all immunizations are up to date.

• Proof of current CPR/BLS certification required or requirement to obtain within 30 days of employment.

• Proof of valid CA drivers license personal transportation good driving record and auto insurance as required by State law.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual: Spanish/Mandarin/Cantonese/Russian preferred.

• A state issued drivers license personal transportation and auto insurance as required by law.

Location:

• Sacramento CA (Onsite)

Compensation:

We take into account an individuals qualifications skillset and experience in determining final salary. This role is eligible for medical/dental/vision insurance short and longterm disability life insurance flexible spending accounts 401(k) savings paid time off and companypaid holidays. The expected salary range for this position is $24 to $30/hour. The actual offer will be at the companys sole discretion and determined by relevant business considerations including the final candidates qualifications years of experience skillset and geographic location.

Vaccination Policy including COVID19

At Habitat Health we aim to provide safe and highquality care to our participants. To achieve this please note that we have vaccination policies to keep both our team members and participants safe. For COVID and flu we require either proof of vaccination or a declination form and masking is required while in participant locations as a safe and essential requirement of this role. Requests for reasonable accommodations due to an applicants disability or sincerely held religious beliefs will be considered and may be granted based upon review. We also require that team members adhere to all infection control PPE standards and vaccination requirements related to specific roles and locations as a condition of employment.

Our Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion:

Habitat Health is an Equal Opportunity employer and committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Habitat Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications without regard to race color religion creed sex gender (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender identity gender expression sexual orientation marital status military or veteran status age national origin ancestry citizenship physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or other status protected by applicable law.

Habitat Health is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment Habitat Health will take steps to provide people with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs with reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. Accordingly if you require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in the job application or interview process to perform the essential functions of the position and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment please contact us at .

EVerify Participation Notice

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