Personal Support Specialis (PSS) -York County $21 per hour

$43,680 - $43,680/Yr

MRV Medical Staffing - Sanford, ME

Full-time

Sanford, ME

About the position

The Personal Support Specialist (PSS) role at MRV Medical Staffing involves providing essential care and support to patients, particularly the elderly, in various healthcare settings. The position focuses on assisting with daily living activities, ensuring patient comfort, and maintaining a safe and supportive environment. The PSS will work closely with nursing staff and participate in the overall care plan for each resident.

Responsibilities

• Collects and transports specimens as directed
• Practices careful, efficient, and non-wasteful use of supplies and linen
• Provides reality orientation in daily care
• Participates in socialization activities on the unit and assists patients with activities
• Adheres to policies and procedures of the Facility and MRV Medical Staffing
• Prepares patients for meals and services, removes food trays, and assists with meals or feeds patients
• Answers patients' call lights, anticipates patients' needs, and makes rounds to assigned patients
• Accompanies patients to appointments as directed
• Familiar with Care Plans and contributes when new information is available
• Performs all tasks/procedures included on assignment or reports to charge nurse any tasks not completed
• Attend in-service education programs, as assigned, to learn new procedures, develop skills, etc
• Assists in the preparation for admission of patients
• Ensure resident needs and desires are met quickly and appropriately
• Takes vital signs
• Provides personal care such as bathing, dressing, toileting incontinence care, etc.
• Any other duties deemed necessary within the scope of a PSS/PCA

Requirements

• Tactful and courteous approach with patients and visitors
• Treat all patient information as confidential material
• Previous experience working with the elderly in an Assisted Living or Home Care setting is preferred
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Notify the Charge Nurse of changes in residents' conditions or needs
• Capable of charting accurately in the Patient Care Record or other similar form
• Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations
• Ability to bend, twist, stoop, kneel, and reach
• Ability to communicate with clients in a friendly and congenial manner
• Current/active CPR/BLS card
• Treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
• Active Licensure or Certification on the Maine CNA registry or Maine State PSS Registry
• Ability to lift 100lbs