Personal Care Attendant PT 24 hours

At St. Mary’s Villa (A Covenant Health Affiliate) we’re committed to being a skilled, knowledgeable, and reassuring presence for every person who comes to us for care. Providing patient-focused care is a genuine calling and a sacred trust for us. If you have a heart for bringing your best to each individual interaction you have, we invite you to join us.

**Please note this is a Part Time-24 hours per week Position**

St Mary’s Villa, where comprehensive care is delivered with empathy, excellence, and wholehearted compassion. By combining today’s most innovative practices and therapies with an old-fashioned belief in putting people’s feelings and dignity first, our 96-bed facility has long been a trusted provider for Maine families seeking care, including:

Rehabilitation and skilled medical care

Short-term respite care

Long-term nursing care

Alzheimer’s and dementia care

Palliative and hospice care

***The rate of pay displayed reflects the beginning of the pay scale. At the time of an offer, determination of your offer will reflect your skills and experience as it relates to the position.***

The personal care attendant provides direct resident care under the supervision of a licensed nurse. Assist residents with activities of daily living, housekeeping, laundry, and other daily chores. Position may involve assisting residents with medication administration.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide the following homemaker and personal care responsibilities to residents, under the direction of a licensed nurse, in order to maintain health and independence of resident:

Showers/bathing

Personal hygiene including: skin care, nail care, oral care

Dressing/grooming

Performs housekeeping duties as needed: cleans resident rooms, empties trash, strip and launder resident beds

Do personal laundry for residents

Responds to resident concerns regarding safety, medical and emotional well-being and reports any concerns to nurse.

Maintains resident’s privacy and dignity and respects the resident’s right to confidentiality.

Prepares residents for meals, serves food trays to residents and assists with feeding then makes sure residents are clean after completing their meal.

Prepares and transports residents to activities and appointments and other functions as needed.

Checks all assigned residents on rounds to determine if they have any needs or if there is any cause for concern regarding present status.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

Observes and practices Infection Control and Standard Precautions in accordance with St. Mary’s Villa Campus standards.

Utilizes equipment in a safe and appropriate manner as designated by facility policy. Observes and promptly reports equipment safety hazards or defective/malfunctioning equipment or supplies.

Demonstrates good body mechanics when performing care.

Demonstrates knowledge of fire drill and all other emergency preparedness plans.

Demonstrates knowledge about the Material Safety Data Sheets book.

Attends mandatory inservices and other inservices in order to update and enhance present knowledge and skills.

Departmental and Campus Expectations of Employee:

Seeks assistance and consultation from Licensed Nurse as needed.

Exercises tact and professionalism when dealing with difficult residents or family members.

Advises appropriate personnel of situations requiring follow-up or attention.

Able to perform proficiently and calmly under stress and in emergency situations.

Exercises effective time management skills and utilizes available resources effectively.

Approaches people in a manner which creates harmony and promotes cooperation.

Maintains good working relationship with peers, residents, and families.

Expresses concerns properly without an attitude of complaining or undermining.

Takes initiative, assesses the situation, and responds appropriately.

Advises appropriate personnel of situations requiring follow-up or attention.

Exercises effective time management skills and utilizes available resources effectively.

Establishes and maintains positive interpersonal relationships that promote a willingness to work with others cooperatively and collaboratively.

Conveys information to the appropriate persons accurately, timely, effectively and in a manner that is clearly understood.

Utilizes equipment in a safe and appropriate manner. Observes and promptly reports equipment safety hazards or defective/malfunctioning equipment or supplies.

Adheres to the policies and procedures set forth in the Personnel Handbook.

Adheres to Campus Organizational Integrity Model and practices St. Mary’s Villa core values of respect, integrity, compassion, and excellence.

Punctually starts work day and does not abuse PTO days, break time, or overtime.

Dresses in a professional manner.

Seeks out opportunities for professional growth.