Home Health Aide (HHA)/ Personal Care Aide (PCA)

About the role

Make a Difference Every Day At Fairport Baptist Homes Adult Care Facility, we are committed to providing compassionate, personalized care that promotes the independence, dignity, safety, and quality of life of every resident. We are seeking dependable, compassionate, and resident-focused Home Health Aides (HHA) / Personal Care Aides (PCA) to join our assisted living team. In this role, you will provide hands-on care and supportive services based on each resident’s service plan, physician orders, facility policies, and applicable New York State requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and other personal care needs identified in the resident’s service plan.
• Encourage residents to maintain the highest level of independence appropriate to their abilities.
• Provide reminders and supportive assistance with daily routines.
• Assist residents with mobility, transfers, positioning, and ambulation as needed.
• Provide companionship and emotional support.
• Observe residents and promptly report changes in condition, behavior, functioning, or other concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
• Follow each resident’s current service plan and established care procedures.
• Protect resident privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights at all times.
• Provide medication assistance within the scope of training, authorization, facility policy, physician orders, and applicable regulations.
• Follow current medication orders and promptly report discrepancies, missing medications, refusals, or other medication concerns.
• Assist with obtaining medication refills and new prescriptions according to facility procedures.
• Communicate medication changes and related concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
• Assist with coordinating and scheduling physician and other healthcare appointments as directed.
• Communicate with physicians, medical offices, pharmacies, and other healthcare providers as authorized and directed.
• Report changes in a resident’s condition to the appropriate healthcare professional