Personal Care Assistant - Northen Neck Senior Care Community : Job Details

Now hiring Personal Care Assistant (PCA)!

• Competitive pay rates
• Full-time & part-time positions
• Day, Evening & Night shifts availabel!
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Paid time off
• Comfortable staffing ratios!

Northern Neck Senior Care Community is looking for Personal Care Assistants to join our team!

Position Summary: As a Personal Care Assistant (PCA), you will be responsible for non-direct care activities which may include, but are not limited to:

• Comb hair, nail care
• Pass ice, water, and distribute snacks to residents and clean nourishment refrigerator(s) and cart(s)
• Answer call lights in a timely manner;
• Determine if request does not involve direct care and then carry out request
• Helping with TV, telephone
• Getting a personal item for a resident
• Giving them a blanket or pillow
• Giving them a food tray or snack
• Organize residents' drawers and closets and label all personal items
• Organize shower rooms and clean utility rooms as well as ensure adequate inventory
• Clean wheelchairs, beds, nursing equipment, resident personal hygiene items, and other items as directed
• Assist with passing and retrieval of meal trays and assist with cleaning of dining areas after meals
• Bag personal laundry and keep it separate from facility laundry
• Bring laundry barrels to laundry room, get linens for beds, make unoccupied beds
• Bring residents to and from daily activities
• Straightens rooms and disposes of excess refuse in rooms appropriately
• Reports loss/theft/damage as soon as discovered.

Requirements of the Personal Care Assistant (PCA):

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• PCA certification
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Ability to relate positively, effectively and appropriately with residents, families, visitors and co-worker

Healthcare setting:

• Long term care
• Nursing home
• Rehabilitation center

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Work Location: Warsaw