personal assistant Chester, VA
Job description
Nurse Advantage (a Care Advantage Inc. company), the region's most experienced healthcare supplemental staffing firm is looking to hire a FLEXIBLE part-time or full-time Personal Care Assistant ( PCA ) to provide healthcare services to our clients throughout the NOVA and Richmond areas.
We work with clients that have positions in mentally disabled and needing assistance facilities and locations. We specialize in senior care, assisted living, and memory care as well. We are a people-minded organization that offers flexible schedules, W2 Employment, aggressive pay rates, and benefits; while advancing our employee's careers. If you are looking for a flexible work schedule where you work on your day and your time, while being able to represent Nurse Advantage values....then we want to talk with you!
Our positions have great perks, including Overtime Opportunities, Referral, and Incentive Bonuses, up to $500, and Employee Recognition Programs. Apply today!
Earn PREMIUM $$$ working for Supplemental Staffing!
Who we are:
- RVA's premier medical staffing agency with over 21 years of service
- A Care Advantage company, the largest privately-owned home care company in the Mid-Atlantic
- Richmond Times Dispatch Top Workplace in 2019, 2020, 2021, and NOW 2022
Job Responsibilities (include, but not limited to):
- Administer nursing care in a mental care + nursing home environment, and ensure the health, comfort, and safety of patients.
- Document care provided and report changes in resident status to shift supervisor
- Interpret lung and Heart Sounds
- Care of patients with CVA or Head Injuries, Dementia, Oxygen, Pacemaker, Foleys, Peg Tube, and mental disabilities
- Delivers compassionate nursing care while achieving resident/family satisfaction and positive clinical outcomes.
- Administers medications and performs treatments per physician orders.
- Aid physicians and nursing staff members with procedures if needed.
Requirements:
- Experience is required
- Valid PCA Certification or CNA License
- Eligible to work in the United States
- CPR certification
- Comfortable working collaboratively in cross-functional teams
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all levels of an organization
- Ability to patiently encourage patients to do tasks, assist in tasks, and then do tasks if needed
- Travel up to 15-25 miles each way daily with your own transportation
Benefits of Working for Nurse Advantage:
- Flexible Schedules
- Weekly Pay
- Referral and Incentive Bonuses
- Employee Recognition Programs
- On-the-Job Training Opportunities
Location: 23834, 23139, 23060, 23141, 22580, 23059, 23060, 23831, 23836
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
