Personal Care Attendant, Homecare Services (PCA)

Overview

The Personal Care Attendant provides Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of daily living (IADLs) as assigned in an individual's care plan. Care is generally provided in the home, however, transportation, errands, and escort services may also be assigned as designated in an individual's care plan.

Responsibilities

• Comply with all policies and procedures set out by the Quality Home Staffing / Community Based Home Care Employee Manual provided at orientation or any additional materials provided during the term of employment.
• Position is responsible for providing services as assigned by the RN Field Supervisor in accordance with the individual's approved service plan.
• The Personal Care Attendant is required to report any deviations in an individual's functional or medical condition to the appropriate agency personnel.
• Services must be provided during the assigned schedule for each individual.
• Deviations from the assignment including, but not limited to the following must be reported to the agency.
• Deviations from the assigned schedule
• Individual declining specific tasks or requesting unassigned tasks o Individual expecting to be unavailable for a shift or multiple shifts. o Hospitalizations, Rehab, or Facility placement.
• Incidents, accidents or other events that are not aligned with the individual's plan of care.
• The Personal Care Assistant, must be able to demonstrate competence with assigned ADLs and IADLs and perform these tasks in line with the plan of care. o ADLs may include, but are not limited to :

Bathing

Report planned absences to the office as soon as possible so the scheduled outage may be reassigned to another PCA.

Qualifications

Acknowledgement :

All job requirements in the job description provided indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and / or abilities deemed necessary to perform the job competently. Job descriptions are an overview of the duties, responsibilities and requirements of the position. Employees may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested.

I have read and understand the job requirements, responsibilities and expectations set forth in the job description provided for my position. I attest that I am able to perform the essential job functions as outlined with or without any reasonable accommodations.