Elderwood Administrative Services

Senior living and rehabilitation provider

Resident Care Aide

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWest Seneca, NY, USA$16.50 - $18.02 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

The employee must be at least 18 years old.
The employee must be certified by an approved basic training program approved by the Department of Health and possess written evidence of certification.
The employee must maintain current annual skills testing approval.
The employee must be able to assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, toileting, and transferring.
The employee must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds, and occasionally participate in a two-person lift of up to 120 pounds.
The employee must be able to communicate verbally with residents, families, and staff members; read and understand task assignments; and provide verbal reports and written documentation as required.
The employee must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English at an intermediate or more advanced level.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living as needed, including meal assistance, grooming, medication management, showering, and dressing or undressing.
Move and walk quickly and steadily in emergency situations.
Assist with wheelchair transportation of residents.
Apply and use personal protective equipment as required.
Respond immediately to residents’ requests.
Provide activities of daily living according to each resident’s plan of care, individual needs, and care preferences, including bathing, dressing, eating, exercise, housekeeping, meal preparation, assistance with medical supplies and equipment, positioning, grooming, toileting, transferring, personal emergency response, routine skin care, and laundering clothing.
Notify the supervisor of changes in residents’ conditions or needs; receive resident status reports from the nurse before providing care; follow each plan of care; and inform the nurse after providing personal care, weighing residents, or completing other assigned tasks.
Maintain facility care standards by protecting residents’ rights, treating residents with respect and kindness, and reporting equipment needing repair, unsafe conditions, or residents’ personal needs to the nurse in charge.
Complete at least 12 hours of in-service programs annually to reinforce or enrich knowledge of resident needs and care.
Respect residents’ personal possessions and help maintain an orderly, pleasant environment for staff and residents.
Assist with dining-room service for meals as needed and maintain facility service and customer-focus standards.
Inform the nurse responsible for a resident’s care and document duties performed before leaving for a break or at the end of a shift.
Attend facility meetings, staff meetings, and required or preferred in-service sessions.
Develop ideas to improve resident care quality or increase position productivity and satisfaction.
Adapt to changing situations and reprioritize work as needed to meet current needs.
Use the electronic timekeeping system as directed.
Arrive on time, attend work regularly, and work as scheduled.
Follow the facility dress code, including wearing a name tag at all times.
Follow policies and procedures for electronic devices, computers, and tablets.
Support and abide by the employer’s mission, vision, and values.
Abide by the employer’s business code of conduct, compliance policies, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) policies.
Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor, management staff, or administrator.

Desired Qualifications

A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
Dependability, patience, compassion, respect for residents’ rights and wishes, cooperation, maturity, diplomacy, and a respectful manner when working with residents, families, and staff are preferred qualities.

Salary

$16.50 - $18.02 / hour

Overview

Elderwood Assisted Living at West Seneca is currently looking for a Resident Care Aide - Personal Care Aide (PCA) to join our team! Full-time or part-time, 6am-2pm or 2-10pm shifts available.

Are you looking to further your career with a company that cares about YOU? Are you a highly motivated individual that can create a supportive and nurturing environment for our Seniors? We are looking for a compassionate and qualified Resident Care Aide - Personal Care Aide (PCA) who has a passion for caring about our Residents. Does this sound like the perfect fit? You're in the right place! It's time for you to love your job and work for a company that cares about you!

Resident Care Aide - Personal Care Aide (PCA) team members assist with ensuring the health and well-being of our residents by providing personal care support. This position is responsible for meeting the physical and emotional needs of residents under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse ensuring that the highest degree of quality resident care is maintained at all times.

Responsibilities

Resident Care Aide - Personal Care Aide (PCA) Essential Job Functions:

1. Ability to assist residents with Daily Living Activities as needed that may include meal assistance, grooming, medication management, showering, dressing/undressing.2. Move and walk quickly and steadily in an emergency situation.3. Ability to assist with wheelchair transport of resident(s).4. Ability to apply/utilize Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required.5. Responsible for responding immediately to residents’ requests.6. Assists residents with the following Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), according to their plan of care, individual needs and care preferences.a. Bathingb. Dressingc. Eatingd. Exercisee. Housekeepingf. Meal Preparationg. Assisting with Medical Supplies/Equipmenth. Positioningi. Groomingj. Toiletingk. Transferringl. Personal Emergency Responsem. Routine Skin Caren. Laundering of Clothing7. Notifies Supervisor of changes in residents’ conditions or needs:a. Receives report about status of residents from nurse prior to providing care.b. Follows plan of care in providing daily living and personal care services for resident.c. Informs nurse after providing personal care services and weighing residents and other services or tasks as assigned.8. Maintains facility standards for resident care by:a. Maintains knowledge of protecting rights of residents.b. Ensures that all residents are treated with respect and kindness.c. Reports to nurse in charge about facility equipment that needs repair, unsafe conditions in room or on floor, or personal needs of residents.d. Completes at least twelve (12) hours of in-service programs annually to reinforce or enrich knowledge of resident needs and care.e. Demonstrates respect for personal possessions of residents and helping maintain an orderly pleasant environment on the floor for staff and residents.9. Assists with service in the dining room for all meals as needed. Maintain facility standards for service and customer focus techniques.10. Informs nurse responsible for the care of resident and document duties performed as necessary before leaving for break or end of shift.11. Attends facility meetings, staff meetings, and required or preferred in-services.12. Generates and develops ideas which improve the quality of care for residents or increase position productivity and satisfaction.13. Consistently demonstrates the ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary.14. Utilizes electronic timekeeping system as directed.15. Arrives to work on time, regularly, and works as scheduled.16. Recognizes and follows the dress code of the facility including wearing name tag at all times.17. Follows policy and procedure regarding all electronic devices, computers, tablets, etc. 18. Supports and abides by Elderwood’s Mission, Vision, and Values.19. Abides by Elderwood’s businesses code of conduct, compliance and HIPAA policies.20. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor, management staff or Administrator.

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Qualifications

Resident Care Aide - Personal Care Aide (PCA) Educational Requirements and Qualifications:

Eighteen (18) years of age required; high school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Certification by an approved basic training program approved by the Department of Health and possess written evidence of such certification.
Must maintain current annual skills testing approval.
Ability to assist residents with all aspects of Daily Living Activities including bathing, toileting, and transferring.
Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds; Occasional 2 person lift up to 120 pounds

Resident Care Aide - Personal Care Aide (PCA) Skills and Competencies:

Ability to verbally communicate well with residents, families and staff members
Ability to read and understand task assignments, ability to report verbally and provide written documentation as required
Display of genuine concern for the elderly; a dependable, patient and compassionate attitude towards residents. Respectful demeanor of residents rights and wishes
Ability to cooperate and maintain respectful treatment with others
Sense of responsibility, maturity, diplomacy and ability to work well with residents, families and other staff members
Ability to perform assigned tasks to a high degree of excellence and cleanliness

This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

EOE Statement

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

About the Company

Elderwood Administrative Services

Senior living and rehabilitation provider

Elderwood provides a continuum of senior care across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, covering independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing with specialties like memory care, rehab, wound care, ventilator care, and oncology care. Its services are delivered through a network of facilities and affiliated providers, using individualized care plans and, where needed, home care, pharmacy delivery, and medical transport to extend care beyond the building. The company differentiates itself by offering integrated care across multiple settings with extensive specialty programs and a person-centered approach that focuses on residents and families. Its goal is to maintain residents’ health and wellbeing by delivering high-quality, coordinated care across settings.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Buffalo, NY
Founded: 1978

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