Personal Care Assistant

Status: FT Shift: 1st & 3rd FLSA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt Salary Range: $12.00 - $16.00 per hour ATTENDANCE BONUS UP TO $3500.00 PER YEAR MONTHLY PERFORMANCE BONUS PROGRAM SUMMARY OF POSITION FUNCTIONS The Personal Care Assistant provides nursing and nursing related services to residents consistent with each resident's comprehensive assessment and plan of care. The Personal Care Assistant maintains a homelike environment for the residents, protects and promotes resident rights, and assists the person to maintain independence and control to the greatest extent possible. ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS • Provides direct care to residents to improve or maintain the resident's abilities according to the resident's plan of care. Seeks assistance of Nurse when unsure of assignment, procedure, or situation. • Provides delivery of care in a compassionate, quality manner with kindness, respect, and dignity. • Assists in activities of daily living (ADLs) including bathing, grooming, dressing, mobility, transferring, and feeding of assigned residents by providing set-up assistance, verbal prompts, physical support, or more extensive assistance as more fully described below: • Provides care in a manner that protects and promotes resident rights, dignity, privacy, confidentiality, self-determination and active participation. Offers and respects resident choices in matters of daily routine. Handles all resident property with respect. EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. All PCA’s must: • Be at least eighteen (18) years of age • Demonstrate an ability to read, write and understand job-related information and directions in English. • Have first-aid training within sixty (60) days of hire • Have the following training prior to providing personal care without supervision: 1. Correct techniques of providing personal care services 2. Observation, reporting, communication & interpersonal skills. • Training shall be provided by an RN or LPN under direction of an RN.