What are the responsibilities and job description for the PCA position at Heritage Care Home?
Job Responsibilities
- Assist and teach the residents skills in self-help in activities and daily living to maximize their independence and freedom of movement.
- Based on training criteria, perform all personal care tasks. With completion of the 80-hour personal care training and competency evaluation program, perform special health related tasks, as approved by doctors’ orders, and approved, and signed off by a registered nurse.
- Provide personal assistance as needed, requested, or required.
- Respond to hand bell or other signaling calls.
- Assure that residents are dressed appropriately when in living areas of the home or outside the building.
- Be familiar with the Adult Care Home Residents Bill of Rights and assist residents in exercising their rights.
- Maintain accurate and detailed documentation as required in resident services, such as progress notes, incidents, and changes in condition, appearance, and behavior of residents.
- Assist the Activities Coordinator in carrying out planned activities.
- Provide assistance with using, emptying, and cleaning resident equipment (urinals, bedside commodes, bed pans, wash basins, showers, chairs, etc.) as needed.
- Assure residents receive their snacks, and assist them at mealtime as needed. Notify Resident Care Coordinator or SIC when there is a need for medical attention of any resident or any other change in resident status.
- Be able to apply all rules and regulations pertaining to the use of restraints as ordered by physicians in writing.
- Report any accident or incident to the Administrator or SIC.
- Help maintain the self-respect, personal dignity, and physical safety of each resident.
- Work cooperatively with all other staff and relate favorably to residents, their families, and visitors.
- Be familiar with and be able to apply all of the adult care facility’s accident, fire safety, OSHA, and emergency procedures.
- Maintain the strictest confidentiality while accessing protected health information necessary for the treatment of the resident in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
- Assure careful treatment of adult care home equipment and utilization of supplies.
- Read and adhere to all Adult Care Home and employee policies.
- Participate in any job-related continuing education as required by the Administrator.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $8.00 - $11.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Taylorsville, NC: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $8 - $11