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Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide - Lackawanna
Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide - LackawannaAccordCare • Lackawanna, NY, United States
Personal Care Aide / Home Health Aide - Lackawanna

Personal Care Aide / Home Health Aide - Lackawanna

AccordCare • Lackawanna, NY, United States
25 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
Job description

Description

We are hiring for PCA and HHA positions!

Job Types : Full-time, Part-time

Salary : $18.10 - $20.00 per hour

STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY :

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.

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 who home medical problems.
  • 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 physcial 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!
  • ACCOUNTABILITY :

  • Registered Nurse
  • Director of Clinical Services
  • Scheduler / Coordinator
  • AccordCare and our family of brands (Health Force) is a premier in-home personal care company providing services to people of all ages and levels of need. A better quality of care comes from exceptional caregivers and AccordCare only hires the best! AccordCare is an employee-friendly company. We focus on our employees to ensure they have a healthy work and life balance. Our employees become our family, and through excellent training and support, they are ready to serve our clients with a fresh perspective on successful aging.

    Equal Opportunity Employer

    This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

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