PCA

Description

Position Summary

Performs, in a professional manner as directed by nurses, various personal care services relative to the needs and comfort of residents and assists with related nonprofessional services that contribute to Quality of Life.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Check vital signs, weights, completes assignment sheets timely and adequately.

• Answer call bells promptly and keeps them within resident reach.

• Documents vital signs timely, obtains accurate weights and reweighs if a discrepancy.

• Communicating, documenting any mental or physical changes on residents. General assessments should be done at every opportunity, including showers.

• Always ensures resident safety, including placement of call bells within reach, monitoring and adhering to footrest policy, etc.

• Serves residents utilizing proper sanitation and infection control guidelines.

• Keeps resident dining area neat and clean.

• Performs resident oral and denture hygiene, grooming, showering, shaving, nail care; assists with dressing.

• Assists and encourages residents to be as independent as possible, including activities.

• Accurate and detailed daily documentation of all care provided to residents including intake and output if needed.

Non-Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Encourages diversional activities to confused or combative residents in Zurn Pavilion. Provide emotional support and/or companionship.

• Prepare and assist residents for therapy appointments, activities, doctor’s appointments, family outings, etc.

• Secure and stock any resident supplies needed with cost considerations.

• Attends mandatory in-services and monthly nurse meetings.

• Performs other errands or duties and responsibilities as directed

Qualifications

Qualifications

• High school education.

• A minimum of 12 hours of annual training plus 6 hours dementia training.

• Effective communication and organizational skills

Physical & Visual Requirements

• Keen sense of vision (with or without correction) necessary for close inspection and attention to minute details and small objects, and hearing to hear residents, alarms, and instructions.

• Ability to detect and react quickly to slight motions and/or the ability to distinguish colors accurately.

• May be exposed to infection, odors, and psycho-behavioral problems