What are the responsibilities and job description for the Personal Care Aide (PCA) position at High Country Home Care?
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Personal Care Aide Job Description
EDUCATION: High School graduate or equivalent preferred. Forty-four (44) to fifty-nine (59) hours classroom and/or documented on the job training preferred.
Minimum 18 years of age.
EXPERIENCE: 0 – 6 months
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist ambulatory client with mobility and toileting
- Provide care for normal, unbroken skin
- Assist with personal hygiene by setting up the supplies needed for the client to complete hair and scalp grooming and fingernail grooming
- Assist with bathing by assisting in and out of shower, tub and basin
- Shave client
- Provide basic first aid
- Make unoccupied bed
- Assist limited function client with dressing
- Assist with meal preparation and cutting up food for client
- Assist in and encourage physical activities and/or prescribed exercises
- Assist with following budget prepared by case manager
- Assist to find/use community services
- Perform reading and writing tasks
- Provide companionship/emotional support
- Demonstrate and assist with basic housekeeping tasks (sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, mopping, dishes, etc)
- Assist in organizing household routine
- Assist in purchasing clothing or other household items
- Assist with planning and preparing proper meals
- Skills listed below must have competency demonstrated and verified by RN before performing
- Apply Ace bandages, TED’s, binders
- Apply/remove prothetic devices for stable clients
- Assist client with self-monitoring of temperature, pulse, blood pressure and weight
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, PRN
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Spruce Pine, NC 28777 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Spruce Pine, NC 28777: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person