Personal Care Attendant

Mind, body and well-being. Imagine being part of an interdisciplinary care team where your recommendations are revered, respected and integrated into the member care plan. Sounds too good to be true... right? MEET LIFE COORDINATED - welcome home.

LIFE COORDINATED is an integrated care company and PACE Program (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) and this is the way we operate. A Personal Care Attendant is integral to delivering comprehensive and integrated care. We are seeking a Personal Care Attendant to join our team that wants to be an integral part of changing lives every day. We are passionate and purpose driven to be best-in-class.

Our goal is to help our members live their best life based upon their personal goals. PACE allows us to invest in the right things to address root cause and environmental factors, not just symptoms and resulting medical care.

The Personal Care Attendant (PCA) provides services in the facility and/or home care settings to assist participants in safe mobility, personal hygiene, and housekeeping/daily living tasks. They work closely with other medical professionals through nursing care, restorative therapies, activities, and meals across care settings. The PCA demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in assessing, planning care for and providing service to frail elderly participants according to assigned responsibilities and PACE program standards.

The PCA role is to assist participants with mobility support to ensure safety and decreased risk for falls or injury. The PCA will also aid with feeding and personal hygiene needs including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting. Additionally, support will be provided with activities of daily living (ADLs), including maintenance of living quarters by making beds and cleaning surfaces. The PCA may also provide assistance to nursing staff with basic dressing/bandage changes, taking vital signs, and other duties as directed. They may be responsible for acting as companions to patients and accompanying them on walks or other activities they enjoy.

General responsibilities include: knowing and adhering to the philosophy and goals of the PACE Program; maintaining a quiet and safe environment for clients, visitors, and staff; keeping confidentiality of client records, reports, and discussions; participating in formulation and maintenance of PACE Program policies and procedures; participating in PACE Program Committees as requested by the Clinical Services Director; actively participating in Interdisciplinary Team Meetings (IDT); attending and participating in scheduled staff meetings and client care meetings as requested; maintaining flexibility in schedule and responding to unexpected emergencies and changes in workload to fulfill responsibilities; utilizing supplies and equipment economically; informing the Clinical Services Director of "unusual incidents"; maintaining timely and quality documentation of services provided; being professional in appearance and manner in the clinical area; recognizing own limits and seeking help and guidance from the Clinical Services Director as appropriate; responding in a positive manner to constructive criticism; serving as a role model for students and staff members.

Participant care duties include: performing participant care duties using appropriate equipment; support with participant hygiene activities including bathing, bedpan, commode, and/or toilet transfers, oral care, grooming support, and eating and dressing as needed; aiding with management of respiratory, nutritional, elimination tasks as assigned by nursing team and within scope of practice; assisting with safe wheelchair and ambulatory; providing assistance with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) across care settings including laundry, homemaking, meal preparation, light cleaning, and other household duties, shopping and other chore services; providing assistance with nursing care, restorative therapies, activities, and meals across care settings under the guidance of the skilled professional staff; participating in a joint team/family meeting to discuss current support, concerns, and suggestions for care plan update and/or revisions; establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with other program staff, contact agencies and outside organizations; performing other duties as required or requested in a positive and helpful manner to ensure a smooth-running work environment.

Licensure / Certification Requirements: Certified Nursing Assistant preferred, current, valid driver's license, current CPR Certification.

Experience: At least one year professional experience working with an elderly or frail population, working knowledge of the administrative organization of community facilities, skill in the application of current procedures and techniques of patient care, ability to plan and coordinate care for individuals, families, and groups under the guidance of a licensed nurse, ability to communicate effectively, ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships, ability to accept and utilize guidance, ability to perform duties in accordance with established policies and procedures, acceptable physical and mental health to carry out the responsibilities of the position.