Personal Care Assistant-Full-Time

Careers We C.A.R.E. Home Health Agency, LLC

Position : Personal Care Assistant-Full-Time Location : philadelphia, PA

Job Id : 117 # of Openings : 10 Home Health Aide services may also be provided by a CNA, subject to the same supervision described below.

If necessary, they may also be provided by an LPN or RN. Responsibilities :

• Follows the plan of care to provide, safe, competent care to the client.
• Helps the patient maintain good personal hygiene and assists in maintaining a healthful, safe environment.
• Plans and prepares nutritious meals, markets, when instructed to do so by the nurse.
• Assists the patient with ambulation, as ordered by the physician, and approved and supervised by the nurse.
• Assists the therapy personnel, as needed, with the rehabilitative processes.
• Encourages the patient to become as independent as possible, according to the nursing care plan.
• Attempts to promote patient's mental alertness, through involvement in activities of interest.
• Gives simple emotional, and psychological, support to the patient, and other members of the household, and establishes a relationship with patient and family, which transmit trust and confidentiality.
• Reports any change in the patient's mental, or physical, condition, or in the home situation, to the staff nurse, or to the Aide supervisor.
• Performs routine housekeeping tasks, as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the patient, as instructed by the professional nurse.
• Prepares a visit report, promptly, and incorporates same in the clinical record, weekly.
• Confirms, on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits so that other necessary visits, by staff members, can be coordinated.
• Works with personnel of other community agencies involved in patient's care, as directed by the nurse.
• Attends in-service, as required by regulation.

Job Conditions :

• The ability to drive and the ability to access clients' homes, which may not be wheelchair accessible, are required.
• Hearing, eyesight, and physical dexterity must be sufficient to perform a physical assessment of the client's condition and to perform client care.
• On occasion, may be required to bend, stoop, reach, and move client weight, up to 250 pounds; lift and / or carry up to 30 pounds.
• Must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, in English.

Qualifications :

• Preferably a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of one of the following :
• A minimum of 75 hours training and competency evaluation program, as specified in 42 CFR 484.80 - A training program developed by the Agency, which meets the criteria so forth in PA Code 611.

55 - A competency evaluation program that meets the requirements of 42 CFR 484.80 - A nurse aide training and competency evaluation program approved by the state as meeting the requirements - The requirements of a state licensure program that meets the provision of 42 CFR 484.80

• Must comprehend the basics of personal care, housekeeping, and meal preparation.
• Must understand and respect client's, including ethics and confidentiality.
• Must have current CPR certification. Online certification is not accepted.
• Must have criminal background check
• A car is a plus!!
• Bilingual is a plus!

We C.A.R.E. Home Health Agency, LLC is an affirmative action an equal opportunity employer.