PCA (Personal Care Assistant)

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Personal Care Assistant provides assistance with activities of daily living and certain hands on care such as personal hygiene care, toileting and elimination of waste, assistance with reminders to take medications, transfers, and ambulation.

The Personal Care Assistant also provides certain companion tasks such as : tasks related to the maintenance of a healthy and stable living environment for the client, light housekeeping, and other similar activities of daily living.

The provision of hands on care as described above is contingent upon licensing requirements within the state of practice.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Demonstrates competence in performing the necessary skills and perform those skills on the plan of care
• Provides health care tasks, personal hygiene services, and other related support services essential to the client’s health
• Assists with transfers and ambulation
• Performs incidental household services that are an integral part of a personal care plan (if applicable)
• Appropriately reports changes in client status or as directed by care plan
• Adheres to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) privacy policies and procedures
• Assists patient with personal care activities including bathing, oral hygiene, preparation and feeding of meals, dressing and undressing, ambulation, and other activities as needed
• Performs duties as assigned in an accurate and timely manner
• Maintains confidentiality of all clients’ information according to HIPAA standards
• Safeguards the client / patient by observing appropriate infection control procedures including but not limited to universal precautions
• Notifies the office of any abnormal findings or conditions
• Adheres to the standards, policies, procedures of the Company
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability in meeting the needs of all clients
• Effectively communicates with the office staff, including availability to work
• Adheres to time and attendance policies
• Provides requirements-related information (Annual PPD, In-services, in a timely fashion; follows all other compliance standards at all times
• Performs other Personal Care Assistant duties as assigned / necessary

Minimum Requirements :

• State licensure or certification as required by state and / or program
• One (1) year relevant experience preferred
• Current BLS Card
• Current PPD or Chest X-Ray
• Knowledge of child growth and development
• Ability to coordinate and facilitate services between the home, school,local health agency, and other community resources
• Ability to effectively elicit / provide information to andfrom appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to,supervisors, co-workers, clients) viastrong communicationskills;

proficiency inthe English language may berequired

• Computer proficiency required
• Must be at least 18 years of age
30+ days ago