Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Caregiver - Day Shift
Visalia, CA 
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Status: On-Call Wage range for this position is $16.00-$23.50 dependent on experience and seniority with Prestige. Job Summary: Provides direct resident care, completes assignments as a universal worker, assists in maintaining a positive physical and psychosocial environment for residents, and upholds Prestige's core values of respect, integrity, commitment and trust. Essential Functions: 1. Provides direct resident care while promoting resident dignity, independence and choice, regularly observes residents' physical and mental conditions and reports changes to the Health Services Director, Expressions Coordinator, or Executive Director. 2. Assists with or performs ADL's, takes vital signs and weights and accurately documents care services provided and observations on communication log and incident reports. Reports and documents all incidents and accidents immediately. 3. Assists residents to and from dining room and activities. 4. Performs First Aid and initiates emergency response procedures as required. 5. Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously and answers phones when assigned. 6. Follows and supports community fire safety and infection control practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions or equipment to immediate supervisor. 7. Serves meals in the dining room, assisting residents at meal time, provides resident tray delivery, and assists with dining room and kitchen clean up and maintenance. 8. Assists with tours, move-ins, move-outs, and transfers and coordinates personal care service with co-workers assisting with lifting and responds to assistance pages promptly. 9. Assists with apartment housekeeping services and resident's laundry. 10. Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings. 11. Performs other related duties as assigned. Qualifications: Must complete and pass competency evaluation within 120 days of employment, state required training including the Revised Fundamentals of Care, Dementia Care, First Aid, CPR and HIV training if not able to provide appropriate documentation of prior training. Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must be able to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High school diploma or GED with one or more years of personal care experience with older adults preferred CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Current First Aid and CPR certification. Food Handlers permit if required by State. EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED - At Prestige, it is our promise to personally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on our core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at the center of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and how we celebrate what makes us different. Prestige is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.:: Information About Prestige Assisted Living at Visalia Located at 3120 W. Caldwell Ave. in Visalia, CA, Prestige Assisted Living at Visalia is a 44 assisted living apartment and16 apartments of memory care, for a total of 60 apartments. PAL-Visalia has a reputation for being one of the highest performing assisted living communities not only in the state of California, but also on a national level! For example, in 2017 it won the "Bronze" award via the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living. Then in 2020, it achieved the "Silver" award, one of only a small handful of senior care communities in the entire state of California to win this prestigious award. In addition, it enjoyed a deficiency free survey on it's most recent survey. Visalia boasts a number of long term team members who have been there for years, so if having the same co-workers and residents you serve is important to you, this is your place. We have minimum turnover of staff compared to most all other competitors around the area. Our local leadership describes Visalia as a "tremendous place to live and work. We all share our commitment to our residents, have a great team spirit, and enjoy many themed days which keeps the workplace fun!" If working in a home-like setting, in a strong team atmosphere that has a strong promote-from-within culture, and has a national award-winning reputation, Prestige Assisted Living at Visalia is the place for you. Who Is Prestige Care? Prestige Care is a family of over 75 skilled nursing + post-acute care centers, as well as assisted living and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are an organization of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day. We have four core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. With a strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is a employer that can help you achieve your career goals and objectives. With a healthcare career at Prestige Care, you will enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment where your work truly matters at the end of every day.

 

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Job Summary
Company
Prestige Care, Inc
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
1+ years
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