Personal Care Attendant

The role

You will attend to the daily living and safety needs of assigned participants in a center and occasionally in the home. You will perform participant care activities and non-professional services to meet physical, social, and recreational needs.

What you will do

• Meet participant personal hygiene and basic needs
• Assist participants with activities of daily living such as feeding and ambulation
• Respond to and fulfill participant requests
• Perform and assist with assigned non-sterile procedures
• Prepare and plate food for meal service
• Collect and record participant care information in the EMR
• Clean and straighten participant surroundings
• Maintain orderly participant care unit supply and linen storage
• Provide homemaking services in the home including meals and light housekeeping
• Accompany participants to outside appointments

Required qualifications

• Completion of accredited vocational nursing assistant course, hospital, or comparable participant care experience including TPR, BP, bed bath, and ADL
• High School diploma/GED
• Minimum of one year experience working with the frail or elderly
• Food Handler's Certification required or must obtain within 30 days of start date
• Ability to work without close supervision and exercise independent judgment
• Knowledge of physical, mental, and social needs of frail older adults
• Ability to manage changing priorities per participant needs
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to work sensitively and effectively with individuals of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to be self-directed and work independently
• Physical strength to assist participants with mobility challenges
• Proof of medical clearance for communicable diseases, including a TB test

Nice to have

• PACE Experience
• Bilingual in Spanish, Cantonese or Mandarin

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) savings plan with match
• Paid time off
• Company paid holidays

Before you apply

• Must provide proof of medical clearance for communicable diseases, including a TB test
• Must provide proof of all immunizations are up to date
• Must provide proof of current CPR/BLS certification or obtain within 30 days
• Must provide proof of valid CA driver’s license, personal transportation, good driving record and auto insurance
• Must comply with vaccination and infection control policies

About the company

Habitat Health empowers older adults to experience more good days in their homes and communities through the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).