Personal Care Aide (PCA)

About the role

SIGN-ON BONUS: $1,000

Responsibilities

• Personal care including: Baths—bed, tub, shower
• Back rubs
• Oral hygiene
• Changing bed linen
• Assisting the patient with dressing and undressing.
• Assisting with grooming—care of hair, including shampoo, shaving, the ordinary care of nails and skin care.
• Assisting the patient with toileting activities.
• Assisting in feeding the patient, if necessary
• Keeping patient’s living area clean and orderly.
• Prepares and serve simple diets.
• Aiding the patient in moving from bed to chair, to wheelchair and in walking.
• Reports changes in the patient’s needs and condition to the supervising nurse.
• Keeps simple records.
• Performs incidental household tasks essential to the patient’s health needs, such as: Light housekeeping
• Making and changing beds.
• Dusting, vacuuming and mopping the rooms used by patient.
• Tidying the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.
• Shopping for patient if no other arrangement is possible.
• Performing personal laundry of patient if no family member available or able.
• Performing range of motion and other simple procedures as an extension of therapy services as ordered (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills/competency).
• Recording patient care activities daily.
• Participating in case conferences.
• Prioritizing work/care tasks to ensure all duties and patient visits are completed when assigned.
• Adhering to the Organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
• Attending minimum of twelve (12) hours of in-service annually.
• Participating in meetings as requested by the Clinical Director/Supervisor.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Successful completion of an approved training program in home health services to become a personal care aide, or candidate is licensed to practice as a Certified Nurse Aide.
• Has empathy for the needs of the ill, frail and impaired.
• Able to communicate information concerning a patient’s condition clearly.
• Displays initiative to work with minimal direct supervision.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
• Must have reliable transportation and a smartphone.

Qualifications

• Caregiving: 1 year (Required)
• EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)
• PCA (Required)

Skills

• PCA Certificate (Required)

Benefits

Note: CNA's and PCA's are never allowed to administer medications

Pay

Starting at $15.00 to $18.00 per hour

Schedule

Standard shift: Day shift

Weekly schedule

Monday to Friday

Weekend availability

Not specified

Experience

• Caregiving: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification

• PCA (Required)