What are the responsibilities and job description for the PCA Day Center (PCA) - Float, Kalamazoo County position at Senior Care Partners PACE?
Float Participant Care Assistant (PCA)
Kalamazoo County, Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Who is P.A.C.E?
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) offers a variety of services, with many of them provided onsite at a PACE Center or in participant homes.
PACE is an alternative to nursing home care and – through an interdisciplinary care team (IDT) of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, therapists, van drivers, and aides – coordinates and provides preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care services, so older individuals can continue living in the community.
Core Values
Compassion Teamwork Integrity Excellence
What P.A.C.E offers
- Purpose
- Professional Development
- Paid Holidays
- Generous PTO
- Internal opportunities for growth
- Flexibility
- Team Support
- Competitive Pay
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Telemedicine
- Life insurance
- 403(b) Retirement Savings
- Employee Assistance
- And MORE!
Primary Purpose
Under the supervision of the PCA Coordinator, Participant Care Assistants (PCA’s)will provide care to the participants in their homes or in the day center as directed by your leader or designee in accordance with the participant’s assessment and plan of care.
Key Responsibilities
- May assist with delivery of supplies to participants homes as assigned by the PCA Coordinator or designee.
- Assist participants with ADLs in the center.
- Respects participants autonomy and dignity
- Promotes participants to engage at maximum level of independence during activities
Qualifications
- High school diploma, or equivalent, required.
- Well-developed ability to show discretion and maintain confidentiality.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Detail oriented with good problem-solving skills.
- Basic computer skills.
- Minimum of one year of experience working with the frail, elderly, or long-term care population.
Work Environment
- Communicates with staff, participants, caregivers, and other organizations as necessary.
- Works beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
- Subject to callback during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, disaster, etc.).
- May be subject to exposure and handling of infectious waste, diseases, conditions, or hazardous chemicals, etc., including potential exposure to TB, AIDS, and/or the Hepatitis B virus.
- May work in an unpredictable home environment with variations of cleanliness, temperature, behaviors, smoke, animals, and other potential hazards.
Minimum Working Requirements
