PCA II at Bethany Village – Horseheads, New York

Position Overview:

The Personal Care Aide is a member of the Courtyards team who assists in meeting the personal care, social, and environmental needs of the Courtyard residents.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Appropriately assist clients with personal care activities in accordance with the personal services care plan including: Baths (tub, shower, bed bath), mouth-care, denture-care, skin-care, foot-care, ambulation, bathroom privileges (bedpan, commode, toilet), transferring, dressing & undressing activities, grooming activities, and positioning.
• Appropriately assist with household tasks directly essential to the client's health and in accordance with the plan of care, including: planning and preparing nutritional meals, assisting in feeding client if appropriate, light housekeeping of client's immediate environment, change linen, make bed, laundry of client's clothing & bedding.
• Count, dispense, and assist residents with medications; complete necessary documentation. Immediately report any changes in resident’s condition, incidents, or accidents, to the Charge person.
• Accurately measure and record oral, rectal, auxiliary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered.
• Monitors residents, recognizing and reporting adverse symptoms and reactions and reports unusual changes in status to the supervisor.

Basic Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist with medications, may not administer, may remind client, read label for client, bring medications to client, position client. Client must be self-directing.
• Assist with feeding as necessary.
• Light housekeeping in client’s immediate environment.
• All others as assigned by supervisor.

Education Required:

• Personal Care aides shall have completed an approved PCA training program.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to read, speak and write English is required.

Experience Required:

• Prior experience working with the dementia resident preferred, and a genuine interest in the geriatric resident is required

Equipment Used:

• Oxygen equipment, shower chairs, commodes, urinals, grab bars, walkers, wheelchairs, and all other generally required nursing equipment.
• Valid driver’s license and dependable vehicle required.

Working Conditions:

• May require travel/transportation of residents as needed.
• Weekends, holidays, overtime as needed.
• May be required to work past regular shift, or off-shifts as necessary.
• Working conditions for this position may include the following: inside, odors, sometimes low lighting, and working independently.

Physical Demands:

• Required to lift up to 25lbs throughout the shift.
• Must demonstrate safe use and knowledge of medical equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, canes, belts, splints, and braces)
• Constant walking, standing, turning crouching, pushing wheelchairs, sitting, talking, hearing, seeing, depth perception, and concentration are required for this position.
• The ability to concentrate on more than one job at a time and the flexibility to handle multiple tasks and prioritize as needed are essential.

Hazards:

Exposure to the following may be present in this position:

• Blood-borne pathogens and infectious body fluids/waste.
• Needles
• Combative residents
• Disinfectants and cleaners

Personal Protective Equipment & Uniform Requirements:

• Nursing/scrub uniforms with appropriate footwear.
• Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment when performing personal care, dealing with blood or body spills, and working with chemicals (cleaning agents).
• Gloves (non-latex).
• Bethany Village photo I.D.

Additional Qualifications:

• Must be able to communicate with co-workers, residents, and the families of the residents.
• Dependable, prompt, tactful, patient, a desire to work with geriatric residents.
• Client-focused at all times, while acting as a pleasant professional is essential.