Personal Care Aide - Alexandria, United States - Cherry Blossom Pace
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3 weeks ago
Description
Are you passionate about spending quality time with seniors and providing the care they deserve?Are you interested in joining a team that truly cares about its employees and values their voice?
Do you aspire for career growth and development opportunities?
If your answer is a resounding "yes" to these questions, we would love to hear from you.
The One Senior Care family of businesses, including LIFE-NWPA, Mountain View Pace and Cherry Blossom PACE, work as a
team to help seniors stay
safe, healthy, and
independent in their homes and communities.
Benefits:
-
$1.00 raise after
90 days of employment
- 9 Paid Holidays
- 3 Weeks and 1 Day of Paid Time Off Accrued from the Date of Hire for Full-Time Employees
- Annual Pay increases for Performance
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- Free Life and AD&D Insurance Plan
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Group Voluntary Term Life Insurance for Employee, Spouses, and Dependents
: - Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Retirement Plan with Up to 5K Matching Annually / Vesting Schedule (Pretaxable Savings)
Available Schedule Options:
- 12:00 pm 8:00 pm, Monday Friday
- 7:00 am 3:00 pm, Wednesday-Sunday
Hourly Wage:
$16.00 /hr. to start - $17.00 after 90 days
Job Summary:
At Cherry Blossom Pace, our PCA's play a crucial role in the care of our participants as they provide personal care and assistance in the center or from the comfort of their homes.
PCA's must want to make a difference in seniors' lives by working with the interdisciplinary care team to implement and carry out services and activities to proactively meet the needs of our participants.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Provides supervision, personal care, and basic housekeeping to Participants in the center, home, or in the community, within the scope of Personal Care Aid responsibilities:
- Bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting, transfers, lifting, and incontinence maintenance, laundry, meal preparation
(Home Care only), clean-up, and other general cleaning.
Home Care PCA's travel to and from Participant's homes using the aide's own properly registered, inspected, and insured car.
- Accompany Participants to appointments as needed as a passenger in our LIFE NWPA transportation vehicle.
- Medication monitoring and prompting as appropriate.
- Report any changes in Participant's medical or physical status to appropriate Team Leader or other appropriate medical Team Members to provide proactive care and solutions.
- Documents services provided and observations on appropriate forms using Alaya Care. Required personal cell phone use (will be reimbursed with proper documentation and expense filing).
- Works oneonone with assigned Participants to implement specific activity plans.
- Provides care to Participants per Interdisciplinary Team plan of care.
- Prepares Participants for treatments within center clinic.
- Participate in and support Quality Improvement initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned by Center Manager or designee.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Relates well with people of all ages but has a deep sensitivity and commitment to the elderly
- Ability to organize work and follow through on assigned tasks
- Strong verbal communication skills and can follow written and verbal instructions
- Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
- Must be able to deal tactfully and patiently with personnel, Participants, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the public.
- Must have the cognitive ability to process and perform tasks for Participant safety.
- Must be a minimum of 18 years of age
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED
- CPR and First Aid Certification
- One year of experience working with the frail and elderly population or willing to complete Company paid training to meet this requirement
Requirements:
- Requires valid State driver's license with a clean driving record.
- Successful completion of background check, physical, drug screening, TB Screening
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday
- Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move a minimum of 25 pounds
- Must be able to assist with the evacuation of Participants
- This position may encounter issues/infestations in the homes of the Participants. Following proper protocols is essential.
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