Personal Care Attendant II - Day Center

Job Description

The Position : The Personal Care Attendant II provides assistance to CEI participants in the participant’s home or day center.

The Personal Care Attendant II demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide personal care and ADL / IADL care to frail elderly who need help to continue living safely in the community.

The Personal Care Attendant (PCA) II provides care and services as determined by the participant’s care plan in accordance with PACE Regulations.

The hourly range for the PCA II position at Center For Elders Independence is $ 21.42 - $ 32.13 per hour. Hourly based on the market for the PCA I position as well as experience, skills, abilities and work history.

General Duties and Responsibilities :

General Duties and Responsibilities :

Provides Activities of Daily Living (ADL)and Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADL) to support participants such as : toileting, showers, bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding / assisted dining, meal service, laundry, transfers and ambulation, range of motion

Completes safe transfers utilizing Durable Medical Equipment (DME) as required- lifts, gait belt and hoyers

Cleaning the bathroom used by the participant, may include emptying and cleaning commode

Provides appointment reminder communications to participants

Responsible for keeping center or home in a clean and orderly condition, including kitchen and activity areas, sanitizing showers / bathrooms and relevant DME

Escorting participants to CEI vans, if needed

Documents participant services provided in electronic health record accurately and on time

Act as a participant advocate by reporting any violations of the Participant Bill of Rights & Responsibilities

Respond to participant complaints in a timely manner, and understand the basic procedures for receiving and documenting complaints or requests

Promptly reports changes in participant’s condition to supervisor or designee

Demonstrate dependability by arriving consistently and on time to scheduled work hours, and submit timely and accurate timesheets

Maintain a courteous, helpful, and professional attitude on the job

Display a willingness and ability to be responsive to all customer groups- including team members, participants and their families

Comply with all agency training requirements

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Maintain professional affiliations and any required certifications

Provide a safe environment for participants and self by displaying awareness of safety hazards, and reporting and / or reversing hazards

Participate in Quality Improvement program as required

Follow all OSHA safety guidelines and CEI Policies and Procedures

Maintain the confidentiality of all participant information according to HIPAA requirements

Perform other duties as required or requested in a positive and helpful manner

Department Specific Duties and Responsibilities : Day Center :

Records services in required logs or electronic health record

Assists with individual and group activities as necessary

Accompanies participants to outside medical appointments

Responsible to ensure that all wander risk participants are wearing code alert device

Obtains and maintains food handlers certification

Assists with food service program, including serving snacks and meals at the day center, checking food temperatures, reviewing diet orders

Performs kitchen duties to include : washing dishes, sanitizing work area, maintaining supply inventory and checking for food expiration dates

Acts as Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) member as needed Home Care :

Completing vital signs monitoring

Providing medication prompts which may include supervision and double check of participant self-administration of insulin

Emptying and cleaning of foley catheters, ostomies and urostomies

Dressing and grooming the participant in preparation for day or night may include : providing shaving, oral and skin care, monitoring skin condition, positioning, and turning of participant

Assisting participants to complete home exercise program as required

Planning and preparing light meals, followed by clean-up, properly storing and organizing delivered meals and monitoring food expiration dates

Performing light housekeeping to include : dusting, vacuuming, taking out garbage and recyclables

Performing laundry services to include : washing and folding laundry, straightening / making beds and changing linens as needed

Following the home care service plan to complete tasks

Qualifications :

A valid California Certified Nursing Assistant license or Certified Home Health Aide required

High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred

A valid California driver’s license, current vehicle insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle is required if working in the Home Care Department

Current Basic Life Support CPR card and First Aid Card is required

Proficient with oral and written English is required

Basic proficiency in computer skills required

Minimum 1 (one) year of experience working with frail, low income elderly is preferred

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team is required

Bilingual is preferred but not required

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; talk and hear, as well as demonstrate manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.

This position is very active and requires the employee to frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is frequently required to walk and sit. The employee must regularly lift, carry, and or move up to 50 pounds and push or pull objects exceeding 150 pounds, using appropriate body mechanics.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While carrying out the responsibilities of this role, the employee regularly encounters a diverse range of health conditions, environmental elements, and other factors inherent to providing care for vulnerable seniors both in healthcare settings and within their residences.

The above job description is intended to communicate the general function of the mentioned position and by no means shall be considered an exhaustive or complete outline of the specific tasks and functions that will be required.

CEI reserves the right to change job descriptions, site assignments, and or work hours as required by the needs of the program.

All employees are expected to perform their duties within their ability as required by the job and / or as requested by management.

Center for Elders’ Independence is a PACE (Program of All- Inclusive Care for the Elderly) organization that uses an interdisciplinary team approach to care planning and care implementation for the purpose of providing high quality, affordable, integrated health care services to the elderly, including an Adult Day Health Center, and promoting autonomy, quality of life and the ability of individuals to live in their communities.

Unlike other healthcare plans, CEI is not a "fee-for-service" plan. It is a capitation healthcare plan. CEI is paid a set amount for each person enrolled in our program, whether or not that individual seeks care.

We are a growing company that offers stability and continues to thrive.