Personal Care Assistant

Vancrest of Holgate - Holgate, OH

Full-time - Entry Level

Holgate, OH

About the position

The Personal Care Assistant (PCA) role at Vancrest involves providing essential personal and medical care to residents, ensuring their comfort and well-being. The position emphasizes quality, compassion, and timely care, contributing to the overall satisfaction of residents in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that residents' personal care needs are provided for with an emphasis on quality, compassion, and timeliness.
• Ensuring that residents' medical needs are addressed through the delivery of quality nursing care and reporting to the charge nurse.
• Maintaining a physical environment in a clean, safe, and pleasant manner.
• Ensuring that nutritional needs of residents are met in accordance with established care plans and reporting to the appropriate director.
• Performing other related activities as assigned or requested.
• Ensuring residents' medication needs are met.

Requirements

• Move (sit, stand, bend and lift) intermittently throughout the workday.
• Lift, push, pull and move a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Assist with the evacuation of residents.
• Read/write English language.
• Pass a background check and drug test.
• STNA not required, but preferred; will state test if not certified.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in care plans.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off