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SalaryPCA Responsibilities:
Provides various personal care and related paraprofessional services in accordance with an established plan of care. Provides for the personal needs and comfort of patients in their homes.
Performs personal care activities that assist the patient with activities of daily living
which include (but are not limited to):
Personal hygiene (assisting to bathroom or in using bedpan, bathing, care of
mouth, skin and hair)
Ambulation
Eating
Dressing
Shaving
Prepares meals and snacks according to instructions.
Performs patient-specific activities that are taught by a nurse. These could include (but are not limited to):
Assisting with the change of ostomy appliances
Reinforcement of dressings
Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises
Measuring and preparing special diets
Taking vital signs
Application of an external catheter
Performs homemaking activities which include (but are not limited to): vacuuming, dusting, sweeping or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry and cleaning bathrooms.
PCA Requirements:
High school graduate or G.E.D certificate preferred.
Six months experience as a Personal Care Assistant in healthcare (in homes or facilities).
Successful completion of a state-approved Nurse Aide or Personal Care Assistant course.
Current CPR certificate is recommended.
Ability to read, write, speak and understand English as needed for the job.
Possess a valid driver's license and have use of an insured automobile or access to adequate transportation for the job.
Meeting recurring training requirements
Policies:
Services are provided under the supervision and direction of the clinical director or the appropriate qualified professional with at least one year of home health and administrative/supervisory experience
On-site professional supervisory visits are required for all patients receiving home health aide services.
When patients are receiving home health aide services as well as another skilled service, a registered nurse (or another professional therapist if the patient is not receiving nursing services) must make an on-site supervisory visit to the patient’s residence no less frequently than every two (2) weeks.
When HHA services are being provided in the absence of a skilled service, a registered nurse must make an on-site supervisory visit to the patient’s residence (while the home health aide is providing care) no less frequently than every sixty (60) calendar days.
Services must be provided in accordance with a written home health aide care plan.
