What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hha pca position at Care 365 Homecare?
Care 365 Homecare -
The Personal Care Aide is responsible for providing patient assistance with nutritional and environmental support and personal hygiene, feeding and dressing and / or, as an extension of a self-directed patient, selected health related tasks in his / her home or facility under the supervision of a registered nurse.
Responsibilities :
- Carries out the Agency's mission, philosophy, goals and objectives within guidelines of Agency policy and position function.
- Interprets and implements the Agency's philosophy to staff and members of the community.
- Participates in the development and implementation of a realistic goal-oriented plan of care.
- Follows care plan instructions as directed by the nurse.
- Provides Environmental Support :
- Make / change bed linen, occupied or unoccupied.
- Light housekeeping : Patient areas to include kitchen, bath, bedroom, etc.; dust, mop, sweep, vacuum, clean kitchen sink, counter, stove top, table, refrigerator, clean bathroom sink, tub, shower, toilet.
- Clean up after meal preparation and provision of care.
- Personal laundry : clothing and bed linen, wash, iron, and mend, prepare for laundry service.
- Maintain safe environment and clean patient equipment.
- Provides Nutritional Support :
- Develops menu.
- Prepares grocery list, shop.
- Prepares meals / snacks.
- Assists with feeding.
- Measures and records intake of food and fluids.
- Personal Care Functions- assists with or performs and records :
- Skin care.
- Grooming : hair shampoo, beard, nails, shave, oral hygiene, denture care; assist with dressing, apply elastic stocking, clean glasses.
- Toileting : bedpan, urinal, commode or toilet, adult diapers.
- Wound dressing : change clean dressing (band-aid, gauze pad and tape);
- Assist nurse with changing sterile dressing
- Performs and records simple measures :
- Blood pressure on arm
- Vital signs : temperature, pulse, respiration
- Collect specimens : stool, urine, sputum (without suctioning)
- Measure intake and output
- Test for urine sugar and acetone
- Weigh patient
- Carries out maintenance exercise program.
- Assists with use of medical supplies and equipment; assist nurse with changing sterile dressing.
- Walking : assist with our without assistive equipment, walk inside or outside of home, use of safety belt.
- Provides Related Supportive Tasks :
- Accompanies out of doors and to medical appointments.
- Assists with socialization and recreation activities.
- Assists with completion of personal business activities such as telephoning, correspondence, paying bills.
- Observes, records, and reports patients condition.
- Other Activities :
- Participates in selected case conferences.
- Maintains daily patient record and timesheet.
- Promptly informs nurse of changes, needs or problems with patients condition and / or environment.
- Performs related activities as directed by the nurse.
- Adhere to care plan instructions.
Qualifications :
- Written evidence of having successfully completed a New York State Department of Health approved :
- Basic Training Program in home health aide services;
- Equivalency Examination or Competency Only Program in home health aide services;
- Written evidence of having successfully completed a New York State Department of Social Services approved Training or Competency Program in personal care services;
- Compliance with Inservice Education requirements;
- Minimum of 18 years of age.
Last updated : 2024-10-28
