CERTIFIED - Personal Care Assistant(PCA)Home Health Aide(HHA)

Personal Care Aide

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

By following the care plan that has been completed by the nursing supervisor, the personal care aide provides assistance with the following :

• Maintaining a healthy, safe environment.
• Providing simple nutritional and environmental support.
• Assisting with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking, and feeding the client.
• Positioning the client when instructed to do so.
• Reminding the client to take medications that are pre-prepared by the family.
• Doing errands when authorized to do so. Documentation on the aide charting sheet daily.
• Reporting any important information or changes in the client's condition to the agency and / or the nursing supervisor when necessary.
• The use of medical supplies and equipment when appropriate.
• Emotional support and the development of a trusting relationship between the aide and the client.
• Encouraging client independence.

Qualifications / Education

Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.

Must have a PCA certificate from a home health aide training program consistent with state requirements. This must include evidence of ongoing in-service of six (6) hours of education to maintain the certificate.

Must have the maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, the client's family, and agency personnel.

Have a sincere interest in and a sympathetic attitude towards caring for the sick and disabled.

A Personal Care Aide Must

Get along well with others.

Be dependable and trustworthy.

Maintain compliance with all agency policies and procedures.

Maintain in-service requirements, six (6) hours, as specified in state and agency regulations.

Enjoy working with others. Be a good listener.

Have a feeling of empathy for the sick, disabled and elderly. Be sensitive to the feelings of others.

Be neatly dressed and have good personal hygiene habits.

Maintain good health habits with regular physical and dental exams.

Wear a Always Compassionate identification badge while working.

Functional Abilities

Able to lift, turn and transfer clients.

Able to carry bundles up stairs weighing up to 10 pounds.

Must be able to stoop and bend.

Visual / hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written and verbal communication.

Able to verbalize so that the average person can understand.

Provide direct care according to the established client plan of care.

Carry out a wide variety of tasks under the direction of the nursing supervisor.

Work Environment

Regular exposure to client elements and occasional stress.

The hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and / or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

$18.10 - $20.00 PER HR

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