Specific Needs Personal Care Attendant

Prestige Senior Living Laurelhurst House

POSITION SUMMARY

The SpecificNeeds Personal Care Attendant provides direct resident care, supports behaviorinterventions, completes assignments as a universal worker, and assists in maintaining a positivephysical and psychosocial environment for residents.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides direct resident care while promoting resident dignity, independence, and personalchoice. Regularly observes residents' physical and mental conditions and reports changes to health services leadership or Executive Director

Provides care and services as directed by the resident's cooperative service plan

Coordinates personal care services with co-workers assisting with lifting and responds to assistance pages promptly

Support residents with behavioral health or cognitive needs, utilizing de-escalation and behaviormitigation strategies

Reports and documents all incidents and accidents per policy. Completes are requirednotifications and incident report forms

Assists residents to and from dining room and activities

Participates in care planning meetings and reinforces interventions to maximize resident abilities and interests

Performs First Aid and initiates emergency response procedures as required

Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously and answers phones when assigned

Follows and supports community fire safety and infection control practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions or equipmentto immediate supervisor or ExecutiveDirector

Serves meals in the dining room, assisting residents at mealtime, provides resident tray delivery, andassists with dining room and kitchen clean up and maintenance

Assists in lifting, moving, and transporting residents using proper body mechanics or assistivedevices as directed by the resident's cooperative service plan

Assists with tours, move-ins, move-outs, and transfers

Assists with apartment housekeeping services and resident's laundry

Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings

Performs other duties as assigned

COMPANY WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES

Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust

Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents' families, visitors, and staff

Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department / center / community, andcompany information and records

Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Must hold state requiredcertification, complete state required delegation and / or training requirements and successfully complete the ADL competency return demonstration. Must have word processing skills. Current First Aid and CPR certification.Food Handlers permit if required by State.

EDUCATION

High schooldiploma or GED with one or more years of personal care experience with olderadults preferred or equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience.