The Personal Care Aide is a person who, under professional supervision, provides patients assistance with nutritional and environmental support as an extension of self-directed patients.
Hiring for 10-hour shifts.
Must be fluent in Russian.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
- Successful completion of an approved training program in home health services, or
- An approved Personal Care Aide training program, or
- PCA Alternative Competency Demonstration (ACD) approved by the Department of Health, or
- An equivalent exam approved by the Department.
- Specific:
- Is able to read, write, understand and carryout directions or instructions, record messages and to keep simple records.
- Sympathetic attitude toward providing services for patients at home.
- Access to utilization of public or private transportation system.
- Ability to communicate information concerning a patient’s condition clearly.
- Is able to use the telephone, good communication skills.
- Functions independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to move intermittently throughout the work day, inclusive of sitting, standing and bending, pushing, pulling or moving objects and patients
- Ability to relate to and work the various personality styles, ill, disabled and elderly.
- Read, write and communicate in English.
- Maturity, emotional and mental stability.
- Experience in Personal Care or homemaking.PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Plan, purchase, prepare and serve basic diets.
- Assist with care of teeth and mouth.
- Assist with grooming – care of hair, including shampoo, shaving, the ordinary care of nails and general skin care.
- Assist with bathing patient in bed, tub or shower.
- Assist patient with eating.
- Assist patient with dressing.
- Maintain safe environment.
- Arrange schedule so that the patient follows medical recommendations such as increased physical activity.
- Report changes in the patient’s needs and conditions to the supervising nurse.
- Keep simple records.
- Perform 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.- Dishwashing.- Tidying kitchen.- Tidying bedroom.- Tidying bathroom.- Listing needed supplies.- Shopping for patient if no other arrangement possible.- Personal laundry of patient if no family member able or available; this may include ironing and mending.- Sending linen to laundry.
- Record patient care activities daily.
- Participate in case conferences.
- Prioritize work/care tasks to ensure all duties and patient visits are completed as assigned.
- Utilizes universal precautions and infection control techniques as necessary.
- AIDES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ADMINISTER ANY MEDICATIONS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!An Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.55 - $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
Language:
- Russian (Required)
Work Location: In person