Benefits:
Paid time off
Flexible schedule
Free food & snacks
Free uniforms
Opportunity for advancement
Training & development
Location: Broadview Heights, Ohio Reports To: Activity Director Employment Type: Full-Time/Part-Time
Benefits/Perks
Flexible Scheduling
Competitive Compensation
Careers Advancement
Position Summary
The Personal Care Aide (PCA) is responsible for providing direct support and supervision to participants in an adult day program, ensuring a safe, engaging, and person-centered environment. The PCA assists individuals with activities of daily living (ADLs), promotes independence, and supports social, recreational, and therapeutic activities in accordance with individual care plans and Ohio regulatory standards.
Responsibilities
Responsible for facilitating day-to-day activities and leisure and recreational programs of participants in groups and individually, to help meet their social, spiritual, cognitive, physical, and psychosocial needs.
Responsible for assisting participants to meet their functional needs in the areas of dressing, grooming, eating, continence, transferring, and toileting, while supporting the participants' desired level of independence.
Responsible for prepping and serving the meals and cleaning up the kitchen.
Keeping the environment of the day care center (all bathrooms, kitchen, offices, activity rooms, and common areas) clean and neat.
Report any changes in participants’ conditions to the Program Director, Nurse, or Social Worker.
Employee must maintain effective communication with all staff, participants, caregivers, and/or families.
Must maintain participant confidentiality at all times.
This position is sometimes referred to as the Universal Worker. As the day center evolves and grows, the duties that are shared by one position may be separated to reflect the amount of work to be done for a greater number of people.
Separate job descriptions may be necessary for additional responsibilities.
Completes continuing education as required and maintains any certification essential to the position.
Qualified Medication Administration Personnel (QMAP) must follow state requirements when administering participants’ medications.
Follows the center’s policies and procedures.
May be required to facilitate transportation services at the center. Including: driving participants to and from the center, field trips, medical appointments, etc.
Required Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED.
Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
Effective communication with all staff, participants, caregivers, and/or families.
Must have good organizational and time management skills are essential.
Must have experience in an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) platform.
Valid Driver’s License and insurance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum of 2 years of experience in long-term care (residential, adult day services, community-based care) or dementia care.
Certified Nursing Assistant/Personal Care or Home Health Aide Certified.
Bi/multilingual.
Passenger Assistance Safety and Sensitivity Training (PASS) and/or DRIVE Training (provided by Care Forever)
Physical Demands:
Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend and squat for prolonged periods; ability to push and pull objects and lift and carry up to 20 pounds, unassisted, on a frequent basis and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Full use of gross and fine motor skills of the upper and lower extremities (i.e., writing in charts, assisting with toileting and incontinence care, assisting with meals, activities, etc.)
Working Conditions:
Primarily inside in well-lit, well-ventilated areas up to 8 hours a day.
Every effort has been made to make this job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is a logical assignment to the position.