Part time Personal Care Attendant - 10:00AM-2:00PM
Part time Personal Care Attendant - 10:00AM-2:00PM
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Join the Team Voted Best Place to Work in North County!
Why Work for Gary and Mary West PACE
Because you desire work/life balance and have a passion to make a difference in the lives of North County seniors and their families!
You will receive generous pay 5 days of sick time. a 5% employer-match to our 403b retirement program and no on-call time.
Because we encourage professional development and support all staff to expand their skillset providing an annual education allowance.
You will be part of a distinct company culture where work feels like family and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team environment where you are appreciated and valued.
Come do your best work where your contribution matters!
About PACE
Philanthropists Gary and Mary West founded West Health with the mission of enabling seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity quality of life and independence. The Gary and Mary West PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) affiliated with West Health () is a non-profit that delivers medical social and behavioral services to the frail elderly to the North County of San Diego. This PACE center is entrepreneurial in nature and focuses on innovations and bringing new processes to the traditional PACE environment.
Were looking for passionate healthcare providers who want to be part of a team dedicated to enable seniors to live in their communities as independently as possible by providing compassionate comprehensive health and supportive care.
One Team One Mission
Position Summary:
Under the supervision of the Home Care Coordinator the personal care worker is responsible for providing various care services necessary for attending to the personal needs support and health status of participants in both the center and home setting.
Essential Functions:
- Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team in ongoing participant assessment and monitoring. Report on personal care services provided and the self-care abilities of participant including changes noted in participants condition.
- As part of the health care team provide personal care assistance that will maintain the independence of the participant to conduct activities of daily living including toileting showers eating and grooming. Assist in the maintenance of physical activity exercise and walking.
- Provide nursing care as assigned in a safe manner consistent with the policies and procedures of the center.
- Responsible for participant safety identify safety hazards and emergency situations and initiate corrective action as able.
- Provide behavioral supervision or support for participants such as reality orientation reminder to follow through with nursing and medication instruction diet restrictions and emotional reassurance.
- Assist with general activities such as conversing with participants recreation activities meal and snack serving and housekeeping.
- Assist in identifying signs and symptoms indicating physical emotional or behavioral change in participants and reporting these signs to the center staff and/or supervisor including but not limited to any changes in skin integrity bowel and bladder status food/fluid intake or changes in ambulation.
- Assure compliance with infection control personal protection equipment blood-borne pathogens hazardous material handling and fire safety standards.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of all participant information.
- Escort participants to medical dental optometry rehabilitation and other appointments as necessary.
- Attend staff meetings and participant care planning on a regular basis.
- Maintain current written records indicating ongoing documentation of services provided reassessments of changing needs and participants expressed wishes.
- Prepare and submit timely written reports as required.
- Maintain confidentiality of participant information.
Non-Essential Job Functions:
- Attend and participate in staff meetings in-services projects and committees as assigned.
- Adhere to and support the centers policies practices and procedures.
- Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner; and perform all other related duties as assigned.
- Be flexible in schedule of hours worked.
- Will require use of personal vehicle.
Education and Certification:
- Must possess as a minimum a GED or high school diploma.
- CPR/BLS certification required.
- Original valid driver license with proof of auto insurance.
- Clean driving record.
Skills & Experience:
- Knowledge of the principles and techniques involved in relating to frail elderly persons.
- Skill in communicating with participants their families and other staff members; ability to establish a helping trusting relationship with participants.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to the needs of older adults as evidenced by a caring approach patience in providing care and responsiveness to participant requests.
- Ability to follow directions verbal and written instructions and adapt work schedule under supervision.
- Ability to follow through with instructions and directions provided by supervisor RN QAPI coordinator primary care physician and/or medical director.
- Ability to utilize appropriate safety measures when providing care.
- Ability to relate to the public and governmental agencies in a pleasant patient and professional manner
- Ability to work effectively and harmoniously as part of an interdisciplinary team the elderly providers of services and peers in particular.
- Well organized dependable flexible and resourceful.
- Original valid drivers license with proof of auto insurance.
Medical Clearance:
Employees must have medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations before having direct participant contact.
Job offers are contingent upon a successful pre-employment drug screen background check and physical assessment.
Gary and Mary West PACE provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin pregnancy military and veteran status age physical and mental disability genetic characteristics gender gender identity gender expression or sexual orientation or any other considerations made unlawful by applicable state or local laws.
Employment Type
Part-Time
