What are the responsibilities and job description for the Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide position at Health Force?
We are hiring for PCA and HHA positions in the Hamburg / Boston, NY area!
Guaranteed 40 hours per week
Overnight shift only
Pay : $22.00 per hour
BENEFITS :STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY :
The Personal Care Aide is a person who, under professional supervision, provides patients assistance with nutritional and environmental support as an extension of self-directed patients.
QUALIFICATIONS :
Education and Experience :
- Successful completion of an approved training program in home health services, or
- An approved personal care aide training program, or
- PCA Alternative Competency Demonstration (ACD) approved by the Department of Health, or
- An equivalent exam approved by the Department.
- Is able to read, write, understand and carryout directions or instructions, record messages and to keep simple records.
- Sympathetic attitude toward providing services for patients at home who home medical problems.
- Access to utilization of public or private transportation system.
- Ability to communicate information concerning a patient's condition clearly.
- Is able to use the telephone, good communication skills.
- Functions independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to move intermittently throughout the work day, inclusive of sitting, standing and bending, pushing, pulling or moving objects and patients.
- Ability to relate to and work the various personality styles, ill, disabled and elderly.
- Read, write and communicate in English.
- Maturity, emotional and mental stability.
- Experience in personal care or homemaking.
- Plan, purchase, prepare and serve basic diets.
- Assist with care of teeth and mouth.
- Assist with grooming - care of hair, including shampoo, shaving, the ordinary care of nails and general skin care.
- Assist with bathing patient in bed, tub or shower.
- Assist patient with eating.
- Assist patient with dressing.
- Maintain safe environment.
- Arrange schedule so that the patient follows medical recommendations such as increased physical activity.
- Report changes in the patient's needs and conditions to the supervising nurse.
- Keep simple records.
- Perform incidental household tasks essential to the patient's health needs, such as :
- Making and changing beds.
- Dusting, vacuuming and mopping the rooms used by patient.
- Tidying kitchen.
- Tidying bedroom.
- Tidying bathroom.
- Listing needed supplies.
- Shopping for patient if no other arrangement possible.
- Personal laundry of patient if no family member able or available; this may include ironing and mending.
- Sending linen to laundry.
- Record patient care activities daily.
- Participate in case conferences.
- Prioritize work / care tasks to ensure all duties and patient visits are completed as assigned.
- Utilizes universal precautions and infection control techniques as necessary.
- AIDES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ADMINISTER ANY MEDICATIONS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
- Registered Nurse
- Director of Clinical Services
- Scheduler / Coordinator
Specific :
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
Light housekeeping.
ACCOUNTABILITY :
AccordCare and our family of brands (Health Force) is a premier in-home personal care company providing services to people of all ages and levels of need. A better quality of care comes from exceptional caregivers and AccordCare only hires the best! AccordCare is an employee-friendly company. We focus on our employees to ensure they have a healthy work and life balance. Our employees become our family, and through excellent training and support, they are ready to serve our clients with a fresh perspective on successful aging.
Salary : $22
